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Happy Birthday to our daughter Julie (47) and grandson Silas (11) who share an October 15 birthdate. We love them dearly. .pearson.5209

We wish a very HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY to our beautiful Birti today. We love you, girl!! 🎉🥳🎉🥳

This sweet granddaughter is six today. Beatrix Agnes June Rodgers is a delightful member of our tribe. Happy Birthday, Bea! ❤️🥳

Trying to figure out a place to visit that would be new to you? Have you ever considered a lodging choice other than chain hotels? This blog post is chocked full of links for some intriguing possibilities.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep What were parents of the 50's thinking when they taught this bedtime prayer to children?"Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.If I should die before I wake,I pray the Lord my soul to take."Yikes! "If I should die before I wake" - those were supposed to be our last words each ni...

Woohoo! Shopping at Magnolia Market in Waco was so much fun. Temptations were everywhere.

From Arizona Back to Alabama: Fun in Waco It has been a very good day.My first photo op was with a statue of a roadrunner measuring 11 feet tall and 22 feet long. Roadrunners (actual birds) are spotted frequently around Fort Stockton, Texas, so this one -- named Paisano Pete -- has been the perfect town mascot since 1980. Pete was the large...

A few foodie finds in unlikely places.

From Arizona Back to Alabama: Breakfast in AZ, Lunch in NM, Dinner in TX Hurray for being back on Central Daylight Time!!The questionable hotel from last night in Willcox, AZ had a very nice cooked-to-order breakfast. (A happy surprise). We made our way to Las Cruces, NM for lunch at Chillito's, and then had dinner at K-BOB's Steakhouse here in Fort Stockton, TX. Between...

We found some treasures as we started our journey home from Arizona today. Check them out.

From Arizona Back to Alabama: Pies, Prickly Pears, and a Park This morning we began our trek from Sedona back to Decatur, AL, and tonight we find ourselves in the Arizona Sunset Inn in Willcox, AZ, a place I would avoid spending the night if Steve were not with me. Don't get me wrong. It has the "basics" -- a bed, a bathroom, free parking, free Wi-Fi, and the....

U.S. News & World Report has placed Sedona, AZ in its list of the Top 25 destinations to visit in 2025. Steve and I are here now, so I've shared photos and some of the my thoughts in today's blog post.

From Alabama to Arizona: Happy Cinco de Mayo from Sedona It doesn't take long to run out of superlatives for describing the scenery in this part of the United States. The drive from Monument Valley to Sedona yesterday was once again breath-taking, dramatic, and amazing. Then we rolled into town and were greeted with towering red rock formations that are d...

Today I checked a destination off of my Bucket List and LOVED it.

From Alabama to Arizona: Monument Valley in Navajo Land Just when we were beginning to seriously question our decision to drive all the way from Alabama to Arizona, along came today.The drive from Santa Fe, NM to Monument Valley, AZ was absolutely mesmerizing with the stunning landscape changing often and getting increasingly wonderful. We estimated the....

New Mexican specialties and Georgia O'Keeffe in Santa Fe.

From Alabama to Arizona: Exploring and Eating Our Way Through Santa Fe Why, oh why, didn't I pack some sweaters? Evidently, I was thinking too much about deserts and cacti when I was putting my trip clothes in the car. Instead, it's windy and chilly in Santa Fe, and from the weather predictions I've checked, I'll be shivering for the next three days until we head to so...

Santa Fe thoughts.

From Alabama to Arizona: Today in Santa Fe Everywhere we look there are flat-roof, sand-colored, adobe houses, schools, and businesses. The city is surrounded by the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo (blood of Christ) Mountains. In so many ways, Santa Fe reminds Steve and me of Quito. Spanish conversations and bilingual people are common. Sa...

Sometimes sampling the local food specialties leads to consequences.

From Alabama to Arizona: Reaching for the Pepcid in Albuquerque We have GOT to do a better job of handling our meals. Remember that big steak on Monday and the fried onion burger on Tuesday? Well, add two meals today of New Mexican cuisine and you get a bloated geezer and geezerette. The abundant green and red chiles appearing in virtually every dish are no joke...