You know you are in the south…. traveling Route 41, west of Charleston, in a little town of Johnsonville, SC. The store, called The Skinning Shed, was so interesting I stopped. A friendly lady came up to me with a menu and an invitation to come on in and hold the rattlesnake, which I declined.…
Going to Charleston
Day Two Driving through “boiled peanuts” country is always fun but I just can’t bring myself to try the oblong masses down in the inky crock pot! Raining and raining some more…Last night the pleasant patter on the roof of the RV was comforting and familiar. Stayed in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Since it poured…
On the Road Again
January 2nd: We have packed up the necessaries and the dog and are departing on our Winter 2017 cross country trip to see the Grandson who will be one January 17th. Much has happened in the past year with lots of travel but these are my favorite trips. Camping types in the RV sites are…
Traveling
Over the past 6 months I have spent 14,199 miles crossing the country in an RV for three months visiting family, over 8000 miles flying visiting family, and many hours back and forth to family, friends, and doctors’ visits in Baltimore and Virginia. As I am getting ready for another month on the rode by…
St. Augustine and the Lighthouse
Sometimes when traveling, a little treasure presents itself. Standing like a mighty beacon, the St. Augustine Lighthouse was there as we entered the Anastasia State Park in. St. Augustine, Florida. St. Augustine is considered the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement within the borders of the United States. Saint Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565.…
The Blue Highway
You learn more about an area by traveling the roads through it than by reading the map about it. Traveling down to South Carolina we decided to take the “Blue Highway” through some small towns. Route 501S/301S to 14 to 41S led to a town named Johnsonville where the main trades appear to be Deer,…
What Are Boiled Peanuts?
As we continue on our way south from Maryland, passing through Virginia, and then into North Carolina, signs boasting of the availability of boiled peanuts appear. Hmmm? What are these? Boiled peanuts are a traditional southern snack. These are apparently available in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. In checking the recipes online,…
The Use of Traveling
“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” Samuel Johnson The morning air is crisp, 32 degrees, and the skies are clear with the first of the Snow Geese flying across the Assawoman Bay in Ocean City. We are packed…
My Blog 2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 350 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
You Choose
This poem is about life….a woman’s life yet also a man’s. “ You Chose” You chose. You chose. You chose. You chose to give away your love. You chose to have a broken heart. You chose to give up. You chose to hang on. You chose to react. You chose to feel insecure. You chose…
Life Gets Better 