Our experiences with equipment, locations, and events.
A book review of Enjoy Where You Are On the Way to Where You Are Going by Joyce Meyer Do you enjoy the journey? When our family would go on a trip, my sons and I would play games, sing songs, and makeup stories. It was rarely quiet. As they go older, they would also…
I’m sharing a book review of The Sword of Shannara because I just finished my first book of the year. My goal this year had been to read 52 books. The first book on the agenda came from Terry Brooks – The Sword of Shannara. I had watched the Chronicles of Shannara on Netflix (don’t…
Reviewing of the Butcher Box Service UPDATE: March 3, 2020 Subscription services are not for everyone and the customer service for these services is not always quick to respond. FAIR WARNING! For several years, we invested part of our income tax refund into organic beef. Basically, we would go in with several other folks to…
Being already behind the cart doesn’t make me excited about needing to go to town. Don’t get me wrong. We only live eight miles from town, but when all is said and done it will take at least an hour for any trip and it was an hour I didn’t have (since I had already…
You can always find a reason to complain – or you can find a reason to praise. The difference is not just in your experience but in the experience you leave with those you encounter. The Mom had a treat this past weekend. I had the opportunity to spend two whole nights in a hotel…
I was walking through Mike’s Merchandise when “The Raw Food Detox” by Ani Phyo practically jumped into my cart – which was quite a feat since I didn’t even have a cart. It was in that moment that I remembered WHY I had avoided going into Mike’s for so long. The book aisles are too…
Mystery, adventure, letterboxing, my love for the beauty of Alabama and the Gulf Coast all ran into each other. I won the 2012 SELTI Short Story Contest and wanted to turn that story into a tourism literature work. Although I did find a way to expand it into the third book of the Big Springs…
The Drury Inn, Mobile, Alabama offered some great perks for our one night stay. The price compared to the other locations in the area. It also allowed for all five of us to stay in the same room. We arrived later than I had planned. The Drury Inn offers an evening meal to guests, as…
The Gulf State Park offered fun and adventure for the family. It also had some potential for hidden surprises that did not seem so appealing to me. Anyone that has met me has probably heard at least one story that proves I have few fears of things in this world. I have been known to…
My first meeting with the single burner camp stove came after the April 27th, 2011 tornado outbreaks in North Alabama. Our little area was hit with four funnel clouds, the last of which ripped up four telephone poles along the main line. I knew we were in for the long haul, and the single burner…