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Dry Tortugas National Park
Those of you who know me well know how much I love visiting National Parks! I used to have a United States map hanging in my office with a pin in every national park I had visited, with quite a few more to check out! I also put stickers on my bike helmet from every visited park. I know, that is a bit extreme. Most people put stickers on their water bottle, or in a book or something instead of on their bike helmets! Anyway, i recently had the opportunity to visit the Dry Tortugas National Park and investigate Fort…
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Pottery Play in North Carolina
Even though I am out and about, I am keeping up on my pottery skills. I found a pottery studio here in Wilmington, North Carolina, called Bookworm Pottery & Co. filled with fun people who have incredible skills. When I was looking for a place to play with clay, I stopped in to check it out. I was greeted by Alyssa, a kind, vivacious newbie to the pottery world. She started classes a year ago, and fell in love with pottery. Now she works at the studio, even leading some classes. Her enthusiasm about both pottery and the Bookworm Pottery…
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A Walk Into History
Wilmington, North Carolina, and the surrounding coastal areas are steeped in history. From the Historic Downtown of Wilmington, to the Fort Fisher State Historic Site near the mouth of the Cape Fear River, to the town of Southport located where the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic Ocean there is a lot to discover. I have always been fascinated with history, and I love when history has been preserved. I don’t believe a person can pick and choose what happened in the past, sweeping things under the rug that you don’t agree with. Those things can serve as a reminder…
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Birthday Weekend Outdoor Adventure!
Have you ever had one of those birthday weekends where just about everything went right? Well, I just had one of those. On Sunday, scents of sausage and eggs beckoned me from the kitchen as my eyes slowly opened. Stretching to welcome the beginning of the next trip around the sun, I was greeted by an excited granddaughter as I made my way to the kitchen. Billy, my son-in-law, was in the middle of creating a wonderful “healthy like you like it” birthday breakfast that included eggs in the hole, using seed bread, and sauteed garlic and spinach, and finished…
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Wilmington, North Carolina
Leaving the mountains and forests, I made my way to Wilmington, NC, where I have the privilege of staying with my daughter Robin’s family. I have been here about 3 weeks now, sharing a bedroom with my 6-year-old granddaughter, Tilly. It has been pretty chill, with a lot of hanging out and just living. There have been a couple of trips to spend time at the beach with family friends, a trip to Cape Fear Museum with Robin and Tilly, a visit to the North Carolina Aquarium with Tilly, cribbage games with friends, dance and gymnastic classes with Tilly, and…
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Family Reunion
I bet you are wondering why the photo of the cards. Well, I grew up with a deck of cards in my hands because of my dad and the Johnson family. Dad actually learned math by playing cribbage, and by the time he was 4 years old, he was playing cribbage so well that he would call you on any mistakes, or catch you if you tried to cheat. Cribbage is one game the Johnson family has always played. Between 30 and 40 people have been getting together for the annual Johnson family reunion for nearly 30 years. We always…
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