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Revisiting Savannah

May 5, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

Savannah, Georgia, was always one of the places I wanted to visit during my lifetime. Mostly this stemmed from my love of Eugenia Price’s books. So for our 25th anniversary (2012), my husband took me on my first trip to Savannah and St. Simon’s Island. It is still one of my favorite trips ever. A couple of weeks ago, my husband had a week-long business trip to Savannah, so of course I tagged … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Mystery

April 21, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

I promised a full post on this fascinating subject, and I’m delivering! On our last full day in Boston, rain was the forecast. We looked online the night before trying to find tickets for a museum. Any museum. We only found availability at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, which, after looking at the website information, was right up our alley! Works of art displayed in a historic home, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History

The Big Boston Birthday

April 7, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

We spent the last weekend in March in Boston for a very special birthday. Our oldest—our only girl—turned 30! Jeff and I had already planned to go up there to celebrate with her when one of my sisters called. She and my other sister were worried Elizabeth would be alone on her birthday and wanted to be there with her. (Both of my sisters have a unique relationship with my daughter.) I said, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family

Going Gray

March 17, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

I’ve always dreaded gray hair. Maybe that’s because my hairdresser found several gray strands on my head before I graduated from high school! From my late teens through my early 40s, I waged war against going gray, first with drug store color, then with highlights and lowlights. But somewhere in my mid-40s I made peace with gray hair. Not that I wanted it then, mind you. I was just okay with it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry

More than I could ask or think

March 3, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

I confess, I didn’t know until yesterday what I would post today. I’m not usually that late in deciding my topic. (Actually writing the post? Well, that might be a different story!) Anyway, I had no idea what to write about. But, strangely, I wasn’t stressed. I figured the Lord would come through with an idea just in the nick of time. However, I didn’t expect Him to do it in such a big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship, Writing

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