Susan ByersJan 16, 20216 minWell ...It’s over. That terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year is history, Alexander. A new year has dawned. Hope for a better future grows....
Susan ByersNov 11, 20204 minLemonadeIt has been a month. Our campground is a 30 minute drive from our house, and every day since we closed, we drove to and from the camper,...
Susan ByersSep 18, 20204 minEndings & BeginningsFall is finally coming to Upstate New York. A couple of nights ago, the temperatures finally dipped into the 40s. We awoke to thick fog...
Susan ByersAug 6, 20205 minCh-ch-ch-ch-changesGreetings from the beautiful Berkshires in western Massachusetts. We are ensconced at Peppermint Park, half an hour from civilization...
Susan ByersMay 26, 20202 minPastoralepas·to·rale/ˌpastəˈräl,ˌpastəˈral/ noun noun: pastorale; plural noun: pastorales; plural noun: pastorali MUSIC a slow instrumental...
Susan ByersMay 1, 20204 minMarking and MakingAs you know, we are hunkering, waiting out the virus, a few miles outside Floyd, Virginia. We will be in this campground until mid-June,...
Susan ByersApr 13, 20204 minSilver LiningsEASTER SUNDAY, HARRISONBURG, VA "It never rains, but it pours." Yes, another of my mother's oft-used expressions, but like most clichés,...
Susan ByersApr 10, 20205 minThink of a Cow in a Green PastureThursday, April 10 "Think of a cow in a green pasture," my mother would always say when we were stressed. Today, her words came back to...
Susan ByersMar 20, 20203 minHunkeringWow, how life has changed. A couple of weeks ago, we came back to the DC area so I could have shoulder replacement surgery. My sister...
Susan ByersMar 6, 20202 minRuminations on a Winter LandscapeAs we drove north toward Philadelphia the other day, descending out of the Virginia highlands, I found myself thinking about the beauty...
Susan ByersFeb 27, 20203 minMagnolia!Our second stop in Texas was Waco, to visit The Silos, the downtown multi-use destination owned by Chip and Joanna Gaines and made famous...
Susan ByersFeb 23, 20204 minBut Wait, There's More!How could I have left Austin and not talked about two of the most remarkable places we visited?! Goodness ... Well, before we head to...
Susan ByersFeb 17, 20203 minDeep in the Heart of ... You Guessed It!We just finished a whirlwind tour of Austin, Waco and Grapevine, Texas, just outside Dallas. Stops in Austin and Dallas were primarily to...
Susan ByersFeb 1, 20206 minN'Awlins, Y'all!There is much to love about New Orleans. There is the juxtaposition of old and new, antique iron lace, stucco and brick against a...
Susan ByersJan 17, 20204 minHot Hot HotAfter four days of driving (we try to limit drive time to four hours a day out of deference to the cats and old joints), we are in...
Susan ByersDec 30, 20195 minSometimes, You Have to Get Creative ..."But where will the kids come for Christmas?" my sister asked me. We were still working toward moving into the camper full time, and we...
Susan ByersDec 10, 20192 minDiary of a Rainy DayWhy does it always feel colder when it rains? We woke up to a hovering gray sky, and shortly after we walked the dogs, it started to...
Susan ByersDec 6, 20195 minInsanityBefore our house of 25 years ever made it to market, we had an offer from a young Air Force officer and his wife (we're calling them Jack...
Susan ByersOct 28, 20194 minGift HorseI have sadly neglected this blog for the last year, while we worked on the camper and the house and moving our lives into storage and oh...
Susan ByersApr 24, 20193 minDisappearing ActI know. I disappeared. For almost a year. But when the contractor shows up and you are desperately trying to stay one step ahead of...