Earlier this week, I returned from my family’s annual summer vacation in a small, bucolic Rhode Island town. My grandmother built the house where we stay shortly before I was born, and it is a treasured place for me and my family. The few weeks I spend in Rhode Island are precious, filled with beach…
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6 Days on the Coast of Southern California
On Monday, H and I returned from a near week-long vacation to Southern California, an area neither of us had been before. What we found were bright, comfortable days, local, delicious food, and so much beauty in this part of the country. We spent most of our time soaking up the refreshing salt air, and…
Book Thoughts: Without a Hitch, One Italian Summer, and These Precious Days
I am sharing a few books I’ve read and loved this spring! I hope you enjoy: Without a Hitch by Mary Hollis Huddleston and Asher Fogle Paul I finished Without a Hitch on my plane ride back to Nashville over spring break. This was such a cute and fun book to read, especially now as…
My Low-Key, Easy Bachelorette Weekend
This weekend, some of my bridesmaids and I celebrated my bachelorette party. These parties are something at which I have rolled my eyes for a while now, especially living in Nashville. Being from Nashville, going downtown is the last thing I want to do. I’m also just not a big drinker. I prefer smaller and…
Spring Break Trip: Miami, Key Largo, & Key West
Warm, tropical breezes, palm trees, the calm ocean, fresh cuisine – a dream spring break trip that H and I are grateful to have had after originally planning it in March 2020 and then indefinitely postponing. This past week finally presented the perfect opportunity to have our tropical vacation. We initially had a setback when…
In Anticipation of Spring
It’s been a cold winter; the past couple of weeks have been especially bitter, rainy, and gloomy. I am craving spring. Despite all the cold, I went on a walk with Cleo in our neighborhood and noticed the first daffodils blooming as well as a patch of white and soft purple Lenten roses. I recall…
