Have you met Norbert yet? I just met Norbert this past week, even though he has been around for awhile. Norbert has his own book author and photographer. Together they write books about Norbert and his sage “advice” on living a happy and helpful life. Norbert is a therapy dog totalling all of seven inches […]
Good advice for the adventure Lara and I had a couple of weeks ago. We spent an evening at Decatur Glassblowing creating our very own glassblown pumpkins. We had a great time and look forward to taking more classes in glassblowing. Christmas balls, here we come. Decatur Glassblowing is a hot glass shop located near […]
While I love visiting the Atlanta Botanical Garden, I now have a new spot to visit and my membership gets me into both. In 2015, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, opened its’ first development phase. I can’t believe its taken me two years to get there. Gainesville has about six acres of developed gardens of […]
After a late start hitting the road to Athens, GA, I texted our daughter for suggestions for lunch. Of course, she googled it and came up with Champy’s, after learning of my yen for fried chicken. Champy’s, I might not have stopped normally, but I’m so happy we did. No Regrets! The style(we’ll call it […]
The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.
Sam Collier 8/23/2014
My name is Lara, I am Lynne’s daughter. While I may not always be able to do the day tripping with her, we do try out some other things. What could be better to have on a hot summer day than ice cream!? I have wanted to try Butter & Cream in Decatur for awhile. […]
When you look at a field of dandelions, you can either see a field of weeds or a field of wishes…
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller
The most beautiful stones have been tossed by the wind, washed by the water and polished to brilliance by life’s strongest storms.
I love the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. We’ve been members for several years and every year we can count on the Gardens to present us with several outstanding, special attractions. In the past, these have included: displays of beautiful glassworks by Chihuly, numerous topiary sculptures of bugs, giant snakes, trolls, Scarecrows by local schools and garden […]