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The colorful, vibrant SMA

Two weeks here, and I am as smitten as ever. I was lucky enough to have my friend, Tracy, here for a week-long visit. And having her company allowed me to take a break from the day-to-day and explore more as a first time visitor and tourist. I still managed to keep up with my… Read More The colorful, vibrant SMA

November 18, 2025 KimLeave a comment

Tennessee in three parts

After returning from St Maarten, we closed the camps and tucked them in for the winter. Then our winding path from New Hampshire to Florida brought us down to Massachusetts (to say bye to Tam and the pups), then Pennsylvania (for a day visit with Milan and Sadie), then to Virginia for a workday, and… Read More Tennessee in three parts

October 30, 2025 KimLeave a comment

Nomading Caribbean Style

As we wrap up our time in New Hampshire and prepare to return to Florida we have a rather nontraditional route plotted out. First stop on this winding little road was the island of Sint Maarten. We were fortunate enough to be invited to join four of our very best friends for a week in… Read More Nomading Caribbean Style

October 13, 2025 KimLeave a comment

Twelve days in a desert paradise

Palm Springs lives up to the hype. As an east coast person, I had only really learned about the famous Palm Springs through TV and movies. Glamorous, wealthy, fabulous. Perfect weather. Perfect tans. Perfect teeth. Everywhere perfect. That can’t be real. Surely. Nope. It’s real. Palm Springs is all that. Sure, it has some flaws… Read More Twelve days in a desert paradise

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 KimLeave a comment

A week in Tucson and a night in Yuma

We continued our march across the country and chose to stay a week in Tuscon, Arizona, in a rental home that abuts the Saguaro National Park. In fact, to get to the home we needed to drive through a winding portion of the park itself before getting onto a rutted dirt road for the last… Read More A week in Tucson and a night in Yuma

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 KimLeave a comment

A week in El Paso, Texas

We left Big Bend and headed to El Paso, which seemed a reasonable place to spend a work week between National Park destinations. We managed to have a perfectly normal workweek, wherein we did chores, went to the gym daily, cooked meals, and did all the regular day-to-day activities of an average week. El Paso… Read More A week in El Paso, Texas

March 17, 2025 KimLeave a comment

Austin deserves more

Our first week-long stop was Austin, Texas. We arrived after an overnight in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on a Sunday, and we are now departing on Friday. We managed to squeeze a lot into our short time here. We got to catch up with friends from Salem and friends from Virginia. We got to eat excellent… Read More Austin deserves more

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 KimLeave a comment

NYC Pizza Recommendations by Larry

This may be our family blog, but Kim does the bulk of the content. Today, however, we have a very special post, by my favorite guy on one of his favorite topics: NYC pizza. Larry was recently asked to give his recommendations for pizza in NY. This was the result of that simple request. You… Read More NYC Pizza Recommendations by Larry

January 16, 2025April 15, 2025 Larry UnderhillLeave a comment

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