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Travel, Weekend getaways

“Last Minute Trip To Myrtle Beach”

Looking for a last minute weekend adventure? Head over to Myrtle Beach for sun, fun, delicious food, and some thrilling adventures. We were able to snag a room at the Club Wyndham Ocean Boulevard Hotel in North Myrtle Beach. What a beautiful hotel there are four towers, three are located right on the beach and…

Travel, Weekend getaways

November at Hilton Head Island

Searching for a little Salt Water Therapy! Check out Hilton Head Island. Hilton Head Island has been ranked the #1 Island in the US by readers of Travel & Leisure Magazine and Conde Nast Traveler for the past several years and even ranked #2 Island in the world by readers of Travel and Leisure in…

Travel, Weekend getaways

Mount Airy, NC Home of The Andy Griffith Show

Real life setting for the Andy Griffith Show A delightful and unexpected find Mount Airy, NC also known as “Mayberry” hometown of TV star Andy Griffith, and model city for the 1960’s TV sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show”. This small quaint town on the edge of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is a…

Recipes

Impress your Guest Christmas platter

Holiday entertaining

Travel, Weekend getaways

Babyland Home of the Original Cabbage Patch

Babyland Home of the original Cabbabe Patch Kid

Weekend getaways

Sunflowers and Selfies Smithgall Woods Park

Sunflower fantasy What could be better than hiking thru a beautiful Sunflower Field and taking selfies of you and your loved ones on a beautiful afternoon. Smithgall Woods Annual Sunflower and Selfies event offers a family-fun day of hayrides, games, photo ops, a native plant sale, and a blooming field of Sunflowers. I spent the…

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Telluride Colorado Colorado’s best-kept secret

Our Adventure in Telluride Telluride Colorado’s best-kept secret. Getting to Telluride you have to fly into Montrose it is the closes airport from there it is about an hour ride on the telluride express. This gave us plenty of time to talk with some of the locals on the ride. We meet a woman that…

Travel, Weekend getaways

Hiking and much more Smithgall Woods State Park-Conservation Area

Smithgall Woods State Park and Conservation Area located near Helen Ga is a great place to spend the day. There is all kinds of activities here for everyone. Catch and release trout fishing on Dukes Creek North Georgias premier trout stream, Archery, Biking, Birdwatching, Geocaching, hiking, and hunting, camping and cottages are available. (some activities…

Travel, Weekend getaways

Winter’s Day hike at Tullulah Falls Gorge short line

Beautiful winter day exploring Tullulah Falls Gorge State Park. Tallulah River Tallulah Gorge State Park is a 2,689-acre Georgia state park adjacent to Tallulah Falls, Georgia. It runs along the county line between Rabun and Habersham Counties. The park surrounds Tallulah Gorge, a 1,000-foot deep gorge formed by the action of the Tallulah River, which…

DIY, Recipes

Thanksgiving Platter

Decorate your Thanksgiving table with this cute turkey platter. It will be the hit of the party. Thanksgiving Turkey-Shaped Cheese Platter Appetizer. This awesome platter is shaped like a Thanksgiving turkey The turkey head and body is made out of a pear, and the feathers are made out of the layers of grapes, cheese, salami,…