October 6, 2024
I feel like I have been on vacation for a year… each day an unknown waiting adventure. I welcome the adventures. In fact, I am here for them… away from all I know and love. So let me pay my dues then let me get to a place where I Read more…
With a long overnight in Charleston, I just knew I was going to find my way to Magnolia Cemetery. But since rental cars were so high, I had to Lyft on over. It was well worth the price. The grounds were alive in pale green, sopping wet and had alligators Read more…
April 13, 2024
This historically registered early 1900’s schoolhouse sits on the end of a road in Lando, South Carolina. When Lando was a textile mill town, the mill workers’ children attended this 3-story school, but it hasn’t held a class since 1955.
April 12, 2024
Facetiming with my favorite face Some exploration around these parts I tried to night shoot but I’d have to drive a lot farther–too much light pollution Laundry & studying I throw everything in my salads. Care package was a big highlight Special offerings to make my time here better Decorating Read more…
August 29, 2019
Do you know how much I dislike the I-95? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s the worse kind of roadtrip driving. Direct but uninteresting, it eliminates half the magic of the road. Though South of the Border, an original gangster roadside attraction, has expanded a great deal since my last visit Read more…
July 10, 2016
The bummer of my flight being cancelled seemed to infiltrate my food choices, too. I plan to make up for these less than wonderful options with a kick-butt breakfast tomorrow. But first, some roamings: The Babcock Building of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, now empty and decaying. The UFO Welcome Center Read more…
July 9, 2016
With only a few hours to get my munchy on, I hit Nana’s Donuts in doorbust fashion. Nana’s Donuts used to be Diggity Donuts, which I have been peeping on Instagram for a bit. I was excited to learn that what seemed to be electronic evidence of their demise was really Read more…
July 7, 2016
Jacksonville, Florida has vegan credibility. This I state enthusiastically in my head while the locals in Southern Roots Filling Station discuss New York City vegan eats. I could chime in, I suppose, and tell them that New York City isn’t all that spectacular. Well, I mean that the places they are Read more…
January 21, 2008
South of the Border. I have long seen these bumper stickers growing up in suburban New York. Being a fan of nonsensical roadside attractions, I had to appease my curiosity and make the swerving merge from the left lane to exit. The time of our visit was perfect: dusk in Read more…
