Holiday Travel With Rewards

by Denise // 11 December, 2015 // 2 Comments

At the beginning of the year, my husband and I made a promise to travel more this year. From that decisive goal-setting moment, we set our sights on a summer trip to Europe (Vienna and London) and possibly a road... Continue reading →

Places I Love

by Denise // 2 February, 2010 // 15 Comments

Every week, I visit I Heart Faces and promise to participate in the challenge, but I then I get distracted and forget to submit my photos. But not this week! Although this week’s challenge seemed relatively easy, it was difficult... Continue reading →

A Hidden Gem

by Denise // 22 January, 2010 // 17 Comments

After our visit at Black Bear Books, Allana begged us to take her to Doc’s Rocks Gem Mine the following day and we happily obliged. However, before Ms Walker’s (owner of Black Bear Books) recommendation of Doc’s Rocks Gem... Continue reading →

Black Bear, Black Bear, What Do You Read?

by Denise // 15 January, 2010 // 4 Comments

Stumbling upon quaint mom and pop shops makes visiting small towns a real treat and Black Bear Books in Boone, North Carolina is no exception. After freezing our snowballs off snow tubing, Allan and I decided to warm up... Continue reading →

Tons of Tiny Tannenbaums

by Denise // 13 January, 2010 // 32 Comments

While visiting Ashe County, N.C., my family and I were amazed by the number of Christmas tree farms cascading along the mountainside. Later, we learned that Ashe County is one of the nation’s top producers of Christmas Trees, particularly the... Continue reading →

Totally Tubular

by Denise // 12 January, 2010 // 18 Comments

We love to plan winter trips to North Carolina to offer our girls a chance to play in the snow. The weather during this year’s trip to Boone, North Carolina called for snow showers, but to this Florida girl it... Continue reading →

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Holiday Travel With Rewards

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Black Bear, Black Bear, What Do You Read?

Tons of Tiny Tannenbaums

Totally Tubular

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