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Travel
April

10 Days in Paris

My big international trip this year was 10 days in Paris, in early May. No second countries, no side trips — all Paris. We did split our time between two

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Travel
April

A Girls Trip to Panamá City

Girls Trip 2024: We wanted to go somewhere international but not across the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere interesting, but not a bland resort made for American tourists so Central America seemed

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Food
April

South Carolina Made Cheese

Cheese is not often thought of as a major South Carolina agricultural product, but there’s more cheesemaking going on in South Carolina than you think — and in a variety

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Travel
April

Our Trip to Belgium

One of the best parts of Europe is how you can move from one country to another so seamlessly and quickly. And that basically answers the question of why we

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Life
April

Returning With Changes

It’s been well over a year and a half since I have posted, and it’s for predictable reasons: I got a new job in early 2022. And I realized I

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Life
April

Looking Back at 2022

We are looking back at 2022 — in hopes that 2023 might be the year to finally (fill in your personal blank)? I love looking back at these reflective surveys

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Life
April

Looking Back at 2021

It’s almost time to leave the year 2021 — in hopes that 2022 might be different finally? I love looking back at these reflective surveys each each and seeing what

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Food
April

Gifts for Beer Lovers

There are two kinds of people in the world — those who keep extra presents on hand for unexpected occasions, and those who don’t. Well, that’s not true, there’s a

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