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Tag Archives: gardens

April 25, 2025

Moorten Botanical Garden

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Our recent trip to California found us looking for some out of the ordinary places to visit and as always we found some of the best places. One place was the Moorten Botanical Garden in Palm Springs. It was a really fun and inexpensive place Continue reading →

April 12, 2023

Sarah P. Duke Gardens- Durham, NC

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Are you tired of all of my spring pictures? I hope not because there are more coming. Today I just wanted to share a few pictures from our trip to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, NC. Located on the Duke University campus this Continue reading →

February 15, 2023

Eden Gardens State Park, Santa Rosa Beach

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Our week at the beach started out with a trip to Eden Gardens State Park in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. What a delightful park this is and what a wonderful morning we were able to spend walking around and exploring. The park includes 163 acres Continue reading →

July 28, 2022

Central Gardens – A Bright Spot in Clear Lake, Iowa

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Our recent trip back to Iowa found us trying to cram in as much as we could. One of my favorite places to go in Clear Lake used to be Central Gardens. We fit a walk through the gardens in during our brief visit and Continue reading →

October 2, 2020

Fall at Biltmore – Part One

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Fall is arriving in North Carolina and this past weekend Chris and I spent a few hours walking around the grounds at Biltmore in Asheville. I wanted to see if the mums were blooming yet and see what else was blooming. No, the mums are Continue reading →

July 8, 2020

What’s Blooming at The North Carolina Arboretum

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Monday I shared with my readers some of the amazing sculptures made of Legos at The North Carolina Arboretum. What an amazing exhibit that is and on that I would not mind going back to see a second or third time. Thanks to all who Continue reading →

February 6, 2020

McBryde Garden – National Tropical Botanical Garden

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It was a dark and stormy day. Chris and Beth Ann set out for an adventure. Destination: McBryde Garden located in Koloa, Hawaii. Do you think you know how the rest of the story goes? Suffice it to say we had an adventure and one Continue reading →

October 25, 2018

The Biltmore: Last Looks at Chihuly and More

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The Biltmore. Again. I may be trying to see how many times I can write about The Biltmore in one year.  I keep telling my readers that there is something new to see every time we visit. Chris and I did a quick visit last Continue reading →

September 28, 2018

Exploring The Gardens at The Palace of Versailles

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The Palace of Versailles was one of my favorite stops during our trip to Paris last year.  We hired a tour guide who took us from our hotel to the Palace, gave us an amazing tour and then got us safely back at the completion. Continue reading →

December 15, 2017

There’s Still Beauty in the Gardens

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Gardens don’t always look great in the winter months even in the South.   But you just never know what you are going to find when you walk around the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens outside of Dothan, Alabama.  You might have seen my post yesterday Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
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As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
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Old Girls in Low Cotton
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This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
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I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
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All the Light We Cannot See
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This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
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An Abundance of Katherines
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Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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