Things that happen and things we seek out
We love Custer State Park – the mountains, the forests, the lakes, the scenic drives and the wildlife! Custer has one of the world’s largest publicly owned bison herds (bison/buffalo – I tend to call them buffalo although they are technically bison). There are over 1,000 buffalo! They round them up at the end of…
There are two scenic roads in the Black Hills of South Dakota that are so much fun to drive! Iron Mountain Road is close to Mount Rushmore and Needles Highway is close to Custer State Park. Both roads are actually connected and there are lots of picnic spots along each road. We love driving through…
When we were in South Dakota a few years ago we wanted to tour Wind Cave National Park but we ran out of time. We decided to make it a priority this time! Before our tour, we wandered around the exhibits at the visitor center. Chris spotted this display on root systems. We had no…
South Dakota has some serious summer storms! The wind here is intense and can last for days. And the summer thunderstorms have just as much lightning as a Florida summer storm – possibly even more. This was the radar on the evening of June 12, 2022. Thankfully that little break in the middle is what…
We decided to check out a showcase of animals in Cheyenne over at the fairgrounds. We happened to arrive during the goat show and the pig show. I’ve been to dog shows before and it was so fun to see the goats all lined up just like show dogs! These goats were beautiful – and…
Summer is here so we decided to head over to our favorite pizza place in all of DC: We, The Pizza. We, The Pizza has lots of pizzas out and ready so you can order by the slice. We enjoy mixing and matching our slices and we usually get the Forest Shroomin’, The White Pie…
James was a therapy dog at a private school in Washington, DC and we both really enjoyed our time there. The school was going to be getting a resident therapy dog so James had his final visit and goodbye with the students. James also got some very nice thank you gifts! James is still a…
When we first moved to DC, I made it a priority to go see the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin when they bloomed. And pretty much every year after, we still head down to the Tidal Basin to see the blooms. Luckily we have lots of cherry blossom trees near our house so we…
The Tidal Basin is the most well known area of DC for visiting the cherry blossoms, but I like to visit cherry blossom areas that aren’t as popular (or as crowded!). In our neighborhood in Georgetown, we have a few local parks with a few beautiful cherry blossom trees. But I always like driving through…
We met up with my cousin Jeanette, her husband Hiram and her kids Leslie, Nathan and Melody to pick apples in Ohio. It was about this time last year when we stayed on an orchard in British Columbia, Canada. We learned so much about apples last year so we knew how to pick the best…
We live in the Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta with a rails to trails path nearby called The Beltline. It is one of the nicest rails to trails paths because there are lots of stores, parks and restaurants along the Beltline. Before the Coronavirus shutdown, I walked to CorePower Yoga (an awesome hot yoga studio…
It is weird to think that we have a curfew here in Atlanta from 9pm to 7am. I don’t like walking James late at night and I’ve always preferred going to the grocery store in the morning. But the idea that I can’t run out for a 10pm late night ice cream snack is just…
I’ve taken a few photos with my phone over these past few weeks – just in case I forget how crazy this pandemic was. I mentioned yesterday we bought some “just in case” food at Costco in late February and two of those items were paper towels and toilet paper. I wasn’t aware of how…
I wanted to blog about our Coronavirus Covid-19 experience. I know in many years I will forget (hopefully) how crazy these times were. Back in February we had been reading about the virus and we had bought some items at Costco “just in case.” We knew we would be leaving Atlanta in April (that isn’t…
I can’t believe it has been a month since I made our face masks. When I was making them, I honestly just wanted a Saturday afternoon craft project. I don’t have my sewing machine or fabric collection here in Atlanta, but I do have a tiny travel sewing machine and some leftover fabric from some…
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC is one of my favorite museums. I’ve definitely spent more time at this museum than any other museum and I’ve visited this museum the most. Since we have been in Europe, the new presidential portrait for Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have been completed and they…
I am enjoying walking around Geneva. There is lots of shopping and there are a lot of public spaces and parks all around Lake Geneva. The Jet d’Eau is a famous landmark in Geneva and it was fun to watch! While walking around shopping alone one day, I came across this group of musicians and they…
James gets so much attention when we travel! I think it is really cute. People often stop and pet him as they walk past him. We are on our way to Geneva, Switzerland and these children got so excited when they saw James. Of course James gets excited, too, and he rushes over to say…
We’ve been waking up before the sunrise to go to our favorite bakery in Lyon (Boulangerie de la Martinière) and since we were up so early, we decided to walk along the Saône River (it joins up to the Rhône River just south of Lyon). Along the east side of the river, vendors were setting…
While we were in Lyon we had the chance to see some amazing places like this old theater in the photo above. We didn’t get many of these places on video so I’m going to share this story with you in photos. Some of these places were very grand and impressive like this restaurant. And…