Welcome to my weekly update for July 12, 2026! My husband had a four-day weekend for Independence Day so we drove up to International Falls, Minnesota and visited Voyageurs National Park. It’s our 57th national park out of a total of 63! We did a little hiking but this is a park that really needs […]
Welcome to my weekly update for July 5, 2026! I hope my fellow Americans had a happy 4th of July, and the rest of you had a good weekend, however you chose to spend it! My husband and I took a little day trip last Sunday to explore some smaller sights we hadn’t seen yet here in the Upper Peninsula […]
Welcome to my weekly update for June 28, 2026! My husband was on call for emergencies at the hospital all last weekend so we didn’t do anything. It was nice for me to have a weekend to relax though. I like to share some of our pictures with you though so there are a couple below. The sunset […]
Welcome to my weekly update for June 21, 2026! My husband had a long weekend off work last weekend so we decided to visit Isle Royale National Park (Pronounced like plain old royal; nothing fancy here). It’s one of the least visited national parks in the lower 48 states because it’s so […]
Welcome to my weekly update for June 7, 2026! Hello again! My husband and I wrapped up his time working in Florida and moved on to his next work assignment at the hospital in Marquette, Michigan, on the Upper Peninsula, a couple of weeks ago. We’ve been to very few of the states surrounding the […]
Welcome to my weekly update for February 1, 2026! If you’d like to contact your US representatives about anything, the 5 Calls app is a great place to start. I hate making calls, especially about politics, but the situation with ICE is too scary to ignore. I stopped calling for quite a while […]
Welcome to my weekly update for January 25, 2026! I hope all of you in the path of this winter storm are warm and safe. The Appalachians broke up the storm in weird ways in North Carolina and luckily my family ended up mostly getting rain instead of the devastating ice that was in the forecast. I […]
We’re still settling in to our new location north of Tampa, Florida so I don’t have much to share. We did go down to Clearwater for a long walk on the beach on Saturday and it was so nice to soak up the warmth and sunshine! I always tell myself that I have more than enough seashells but I bring a […]
Welcome to my weekly update for January 11, 2026! My husband finished up his work contract in Georgia just before Christmas so we spent two weeks with our families. He started his next work assignment this week just north of Tampa. We are enjoying these Florida temperatures! North Georgia has fairly […]
Welcome to my weekly update for January 4, 2026! To start on a somber note, the husband of one of my best friends passed away just after Christmas. He was only 46. Life is precious, so hug your loved ones tight. And if you’re so inclined, send some caring thoughts and/or prayers my friend’s way, please […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 28, 2025! I hope everyone who celebrates the holidays had a great time and received some bookish goodies and everyone else had a good week! I should probably change the title of these posts to quarterly updates. *sigh* My husband and I have been in north […]