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Out'n'About in the South

Junkin at the Nashville Flea Market

August 29, 2010
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On Saturday, Layla and I headed up to the Nashville Flea Market to check it out.  We had both heard good things about it, so I was anxious to see it for myself.  We did enjoy it a lot and by far, the best things to be found are outside the buildings.
I have very fond [...]

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Yogurt Mountain

August 21, 2010
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After first hearing about Yogurt Mountain on the Rick and Bubba show, I had to check them out firsthand.  Sounded like my kind of place. If you love sweet yogurt treats and all the toppings, you will be over the moon in this place.  Apparently they are only here in Alabama, so for [...]

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Browsing Homegoods with Layla

August 11, 2010
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What better place for inspiration is there than Homegoods?
Cute Ms. Layla came up to Birmingham for a little impromptu shopping trip, so I met up with her at Homegoods and we walked around browsing all the fun eye candy inspiration that is always to be found in this store. Walking, browsing, chatting.  We could have [...]

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Key West Vacation Home

July 14, 2010
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I’ve long been a fan of Traditional Home and have subscribed for many years, but recently let my subscription lapse since I am getting so many magazines now.  But, I still love to see their stories and pictures and when this landed in my inbox recently, I had to share it with you.
A beautiful Key [...]

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The Lodge at the Ranch

July 6, 2010
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Two years ago, I watched along with millions of others in blogland, as Ree, the Pioneer Woman and her hubby did the renovation on their lodge.  It was fun to see the transformation happen as she documented the progress on her blog.  So, what a treat it was for ME to actually travel to OK [...]

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Whale Watching at San Juan Islands

July 3, 2010
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It was 15 years ago when I first visited the Seattle area and went on a whale watching tour, so we decided that it was something we’d like to do together, so we drove up to the town of Anacortes (about an hour and 1/2 or so from Seattle) to catch the ferry over to [...]

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Bainbridge Island

July 2, 2010
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We found a sweet little breakfast spot just up the hill from our hotel, called Bang Bang Cafe and enjoyed a couple of breakfast burritos there, as well as coffee and scones.

It was very good, so we ate there twice and enjoyed it both times! After a hearty breakfast, it was time to hit [...]

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