Starting with Jacksonville’s white sand beaches on the Atlantic coast as the perfect anchor for a couple of days exploring this beautiful northeast corner of Florida, the Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant is...
Historic Brunswick Story and Photos by Nancy Kirkpatrick Our Town. As a resident of a nearby island, it may seem a stretch for me to refer to Brunswick – situated across the causeway on...
The blessing of fleets began as a European tradition. Coastal villages and towns held celebrations to encourage a healthy and abundant season of fishing. These festivals began in Southern European countries where...
The Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant. A step-back-in-time jewel of a hotel on the northeast coast of Florida was my destination and a mere ninety-minute pleasant drive from my...
The Urban Dictionary describes yarn bombing as “A type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted cloth, rather than paint or chalk. While yarn installations–called yarn...
We hear and read so much about traveling to discover the hidden gems of the world – getting off the beaten path – that sometimes the treasures in our own back yards are...
My grandmother’s garden was laid out in neat, wide rows of color framed by golden brown swaths of rumpled soft earth. I came to think of her garden as the natural order of...
It is March and already winter in Coastal Southeast Georgia is coming to an end. Our winters are short and mild and seldom keep us inside for long, but we still anticipate the return...
I’ve described myself many times over the years as a “color person”. I live in color. Breath in color. Dream in color. Maybe it’s the artist in me or it’s one of the...
February’s birth month flower is the violet. I’ve been acquainted with the wild flower variety since childhood. Growing up in Michigan, I loved looking for them in the spring. These tiny, sweet violets...