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Hi! Winnie Griggs here. Last month I told you about our planned family vacation to the southwest part of the country. Well, this month I thought I’d share a little of what we saw and did while we were there. The first stop on our trip was Vegas and it was the only destination where [...]
I love the South! During a recent visit to Baton Rogue, Louisiana, I visited the South’s oldest and most beautiful plantation estates the renowned “The Sugar Palace” Crown Jewel of Louisiana’s River Road the Houmas House Plantation and Gardens situated between Baton Rogue andNew Orleans. Although I was familiar with the Southern Plantations of yesteryear, [...]
On Tuesday, my husband and I celebrated 20 years of marriage. He planned an elaborate mystery trip for me, not telling me anything about where we were going. Not even when we were on the plane. We were married in California and spent our honeymoon night at the legendary Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. [...]
Today I want to share with you a little tidbit of history I stumbled across in my research, one I was previously unfamiliar with. During the early days of the westward movement, when travelers and adventurers were still exploring the Colorado Rockies, there was a legend about a great wonder to be found hidden [...]
