We’ve all heard of the ongoing onslaught of baby boomer retirees in the U.S. It’s real. Think about this from the Pew Foundation: “Starting on January 1, 2011, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 65th birthday and for every day after for...
After six weeks in Sarasota, Florida, enjoying the Holidays with family and friends, the next road led us 376 miles to Key West, Florida. Our stay became a rich and memorable experience filled with exciting and interesting people in a picturesque and historical...
In September 2010, we were in Morganton, North Carolina, house sitting for a wonderful two-months. Unknown to us, the weeks to come would be simultaneously difficult, heart-wrenching and rewarding. We had been in Flint with Mom for a few weeks in July, toward the end...
We’ll need a map for this one! Far from the French Quarter, where the road south ends, we found Venice, Louisiana, and one of those unexpected experiences with great food and conversation. Traveling south along LA -23 the scenery was less than we expected given...
Some days you leave the house for a seemingly normal outing and then WHAM! life confronts you with the profound and wonderful where you least expect it. That’s what happened to us yesterday. We left our temporary bayou home around 9:30 a.m. and drove to the...
