Such a wonderful trip to St. Simons Island!

Quite magical for my mom after being on the island

in 1946 when my Dad was stationed there.

HIGHLIGHT of the stay was finding the housing

development that they rented a house in . . .

check out these completely priceless

THEN and NOW pics

1946

2016 ~ 70 years later!!

styling on the hood 
of their 1938 Plymouth   complete with rumble seat

 Had such a great historical tour of the island on one of our first days there.  THANK YOU Captain Rod for such an enjoyable glimpse of the past

Our choice of accommodations at the

King and Prince Beach Resort

couldn't have been better being it's 

a historic property on the island

THEN. . .

and NOW as we enjoyed it

and of course … wining ~ dining ~ shopping are a MUST on any trip . . .

MUST purchase a Eugenia Price book as she wrote many titles while living on the island.
 

 St. Simons Island is such a cute east coast beach town . . . add it to your travel list!!

                        Mom on a beach stroll in 1946

 

I bet in it's day HAZEL's
was a great little spot

The adventure continued on to Charleston for my niece's beautiful southern wedding.  

JUST HAD TO stop off downtown Savannah at the City Marketplace first for a piece of

sweet potato pecan pie!!

FULL ON SOUTHERN CHARM AND HOSPITALITY

at niece Mary Kay & Tyler's wedding celebration . . .

shrimp & grits of course! in the YUMMYgourmet dining stations listed below

Mary Kay's wedding day and
my Mom's 91st birthday
WHAT A DAY OF CELEBRATION INDEED!

and now it's back to Wisconsin

for a few more weeks at the lake.

What a LUCKY GIRL!!

Ahhhh . . . back in my favorite spot on the planet!

SPRING
has
sprung
at the
lake

BEAUTIFUL Mothers Day weekend in Lake Crystal.
So enjoyed being by the water again and
getting a much needed family fix

Mom and I think maybe 

we NEED

one of these!

scenery
and
wineries
make
for a
delightful
week of
exploring

a few of my favs in Walla Walla...

L'Ecole No. 41  ~ great wines in restored historic
schoolhouse with original classic charm.
Built in 1915 L’Ecole N° 41, French for “the school” located in school district 41 

glass of wine and good reads . . .




Looking like Grandma's house down to the screen door on the porch,
this is the quaint Tasting Room of Woodward Canyon

LOVE their sconces!!

 

 

Fun to follow the
Columbia River
all the way to
Portland

Little did I know when I took this shot one
afternoon that he was just waiting for
his ship to come in . . .

next morning on my river walk this
river paddle boat was parked on his perch




HOW FUN IS THIS BAR
repurposed from oak barrels

and perhaps some chairs to go with it!