08. Mar, 2010

Butter Churning and Whip Snapping at the Cracker Festival

Butter Churning and Whip Snapping at the Cracker Festival

The Cracker Days Mayor visiting the broom maker and her blacksmith husband

I’m late by one week- the family and I attended Cracker Days at Rainbow Springs State Park last Sunday (February 28th) in Dunnellon, FL. The blustery morning chill eventually rose and heavy coats were abandoned for long sleeved shirts and a run in the [...]

24. Feb, 2010

Pirate Treasure or Junkyard Fodder: Searching for the Past on Amelia Island

I wish I could download a picture of our lovely weekend family adventure on Amelia Island, as I spent the first hour at Fort Clinch snapping away at the creepy brick passages and the flotilla in the distance, but then I discovered I had left our photo card at home (sigh), so I abandoned the [...]

17. Feb, 2010

The Early Gardening Bug

The Early Gardening Bug

The seed catalogues have arrived and my daughter and I poured over their pages, making our wish lists like they were selling toys for Christmas. Johnny Seeds is my personal favorite, but we have Territorial Seeds and others as well.
We both planned out our next garden. My daughter had a long row all to herself  [...]

16. Feb, 2010

219 Steps- Lighthouse View of St. Augustine

219 Steps- Lighthouse View of St. Augustine

219 steps- sounds like the beginning of a clever spout of Zen Buddhist wisdom…..I once climbed 300 steps to the first level of the Eiffel Tower one dreary Parisian morning- it was half the price of the elevator and with no queue! My friend Lisa and I were rewarded with solid fog encasing Paris and we [...]

11. Feb, 2010

Walking With Spirits: A Ghost Tour of St. Augustine

The third most haunted city in the United States (Charleston holds 1st place honors with New Orleans coming in a close second), St. Augustine offers a myriad of tours to enlighten visitors of their encroaching spirits. My sister and I decided to test the fates and signed up for The Original Ghost Tours of St. [...]

My Adventures

About Me

“Mom, tell us about your adventures…” and thus the tales of a 30-something world traveler, turned Mom, began.