Welcome to my weekly update for July 30 2023! Oh my goodness. I knew it had been a while since my last update but I didn’t realize that it had been over four months! It’s been a busy season. My sister visited us in Escondido, CA the first week in May. We had a great time sightseeing all over southern California. My husband […]
Welcome to my weekly update for April 23, 2023! We went to The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA this week. I visited while my husband attended a work conference in 2018. It was so spectacular, I made him go back to experience it with me this year. It was even better than I remembered! These Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for April 16, 2023! We went up to Catalina Island and spent one night last weekend. It has a couple of tiny little towns but we only visited the bigger one, Avalon, named after King Arthur’s Avalon in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, Idylls of the King. It’s a beautiful island, Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for April 9, 2023! Happy Easter, Happy Passover, or Ramadan Mubarak to those who celebrate! I’ve been an affiliate of Malaprop’s Bookstore in my hometown of Asheville, NC for years now. I link to their website for books I haven’t reviewed yet. I’m keeping that relationship because I love my Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for April 2, 2023! We spent last weekend with my husband’s cousin and his wife in San Diego, celebrating the cousin’s birthday. We ate way too much and had a great time with them, as we always do. On Monday, we caught a break in the rain and drove back Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for March 26, 2023! Another quiet week here with more rain. But this weekend is supposed to be nice so we do have some plans to get out a bit. Posted: In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race by Amy Cherrix: Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for March 19, 2023! We had another quiet week here, just watching the rain pour down. I’m going to share pictures from a portion of our February drive from Las Cruces, New Mexico here to Escondido, California. We know that Las Cruces can be downright cold in the winter but Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for March 12, 2023! I saw a Facebook post several weeks ago asking for volunteers to be virtual moderators for a kids’ program at the North Carolina Arboretum, which is in my hometown. I’m not working while my husband and I travel with his job but I have a surprisingly Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for March 5, 2023! Thank you to everyone who took the time to let me know you were having trouble commenting last week. I believe I’ve addressed the issue and you should be able to comment now, including those of you using Firefox. If I’m mistaken and there’s still a Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for February 26, 2023! I’ve had to work on some background security stuff on the blog, so if you have trouble commenting or notice anything amiss, please contact me. I took another long unintentional blogging break but hopefully I can get back into a groove for the next few months. Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for December 25, 2022! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! I hope you have some bookish gifts under your tree! I’m going to keep this post fairly short and to the point. Most of you probably have family and friends to visit, new gifts to enjoy, or naps to take. Continue Reading…