Greetings from the land of sunshine, hospitality and pork chop breakfasts. Aside from enjoying the lovely weather (near 70 still), and meeting new people (southern hospitality is NOT a myth), I’ve been stalking the endless furniture stores giving the design direction of our new place a lot of thought, and I’ve concluded I need about 18 more houses to satisfy my decorating itch. It’s sort
My Thoughts on Wilmington
Moving, even for the most intrepid among us, can be stressful at best. Throw into the mix a move to a place where you have no family or friends, and it can be downright terrifying. I won’t even discuss the added complications of adjusting to a different culture, and I’m not talking about a move from the US to another continent, but simply staying within
Southern Living Idea House on Bald Head Island
After the disastrous move we had a few weeks ago, I can finally AND happily say life has calmed down to a low roar and we’re getting our sea legs here in the Tar State. There’s so much to see and do, we’re like kids in a candy shop. Sunday we went to the Southern Living Idea House located on beautiful Bald Head Island, an
Delays, Disasters & Doofuses
These last few weeks have been a whirlwind. The kind that gives you pause and makes you wonder if and when a sense of normalcy will ever return. But now that we’re settled in BAM for the next few months, it’s getting there. Painfully slowly mind you, but getting there, and progress IS progress. Let me start with where I left off, just prior to
It’s a Wrap (almost)!
We are in contract and hope to close on September 15th! I’ve gotten numerous emails wondering what’s happening with the sale so a quick post should answer most of the questions I’ve been asked. Question #1: Where will you stay while the house is being built in NC? Answer: In BAM, but it will take at least six months to build the house.
The ‘Occasional Nomad’ Is Back
This post will be short both on photos and words. I just wanted to get something out since it’s been a while, but it will take me some time to collect my thoughts and download/edit my pics. Hopefully by next week. We returned home on Monday after three and a half months on the road, visiting a few towns in Florida as well as Hilton
How To Live An Extraordinary Life
For most of us, we’ve settled into 2017. Maybe we’re so ‘settled’ that the ubiquitous goals to lose weight or organize our homes have already gone by the wayside. And that’s ok. Yes, it’s wonderful to have an organized home. But having an alphabetized spice rack isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s great to have goals to get the little things done that make
Happy Holidays!
To all my friends out in blogland, I want to wish you and yours a wonderful, joyous holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year! Now get off the internet and eat too much, and we can compare muffin tops after the 1st of the year, when I’ll be back with tales of new adventures :).
Why Do We Take Pictures?
I belong to a FB group whose focus is the photo editing software called Lightroom. Whenever I log into FB, my feed is inundated with postings from this group. Mostly it’s photographers showing their work and the photos are more often than not beautiful, so I don’t mind this new phenomenon at all. It gives me something to work toward actually. But it did get
Lessons I Learned When I Redesigned My Blog
The title of this post is a bit deceiving. You see, *I* didn’t redesign my blog, a graphic designer did. (I would no sooner mess with the back end of my blog than volunteer for colonoscopy research.) But I had a vision, a timeline and a budget in mind. Did any of those things actually come close to what I planned? Not exactly. So
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