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Packing for a Hiking Vacation
Our usual week long vacations destinations are to the beach while our bigger vacation take us abroad. We have occasionally gone to the mountains for a few days but we have never taken a week vacation in the mountains. Therefore, for this vacation I had to think differentlty. I had to pack items that would work on dirt trails, in water and maybe a cave visit. Being me though, I still will wear my statement earrings and will try to be fashionable. I decided to pack one dress but everything else can be mixed and matched for hikes or slightly streneous exercise. Shoes I am packing 4 pairs of shoes:…
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Sweetwater Creek State Park
Welcome back to another adventure and hike. This time we met some friends at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs. “A wooded trail follows the stream to the ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company, a textile mill burned during the Civil War. Beyond the mill, the trail climbs rocky bluffs to provide views of the beautiful rapids below. Additional trails wind through fields and forest, showcasing ferns, magnolias, wild azaleas and hardwoods” (gastateparks.org). The park is just under an hour drive from my house but 20 min ride from my friends’ so we decided to meet there for a hike and a picnic. We really enjoyed this walk!…
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Coral Dress and Sunflowers
Sunflowers! I love sunflowers! Growing up in the south of France, it was not unusual to come accross fields of sunflowers while traveling. I still remember going to a week long camp and my friends and I picking seeds from the sunflowers to eat them. I haven’t come accross those large sunflowers here but I decided that this year, I would find some fields to visit. Sunflowers and lavender are my favorite! After an internet search, I came accross Anderson Sunflower Farms in Cummings which is about an hour drive from my house. It was a $20 parking fee per car and you could then explore the fields and take…
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At Home Traveling and Adventures
As you may have noticed, there has not been any pictures of travels apart from our long weekend in Chattanooga, TN this past January. Instead you have seen many pictures of hikes and visit to outdoor spaces such as state parks. You will continue to see more of those and I am so happy to have booked a week right next to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina so I will have a few new pictures and adventures to share. Today I wanted to encourage you to explore the area where you live. You do not have to do a long road trip to have a little fun this…
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Cloudland Canyon: Another Visit
We visited Cloudland Canyon on our way back from Chattanooga on our last family vacation in January. Cloudland Canyon State Park is in North Georgia and about 1 hour and 45 minutes from us. When we went in January, the waterfalls were majestic as we had had a really wet winter and thankfully, even though we just went in the middle of summer, the waterfalls were still beautiful and full of water (not like our trip to Nocalula Falls in Alabama last fall where there was barely a trickle of water. The first picture is now vs January. We packed a picnic but did not want to carry it…
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Monochromatic Black for Summer
I love an all white look for summer but I also love an all black look too! While I wouldn’t wear all black and sit in the sun, an all black look is chic and classy for summer and can be appropriate depending on your activity. Today, I am sharing a look I wore running errands and hanging out at the house, a look I did a little walk in and a dressier look I would wear going out or going to an indoor event. Black skirt and graphic tee Often times, when I wear all black, I like to add some color with bright accessories. I have neutral sandals…
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Cooper’s Furnace Hike
As I have mentioned before, I really love where we live. We have great neighbors, we are not too close to Atlanta but close enough if we want to do something and we are in short driving distance from several places to hike. This past week, my sister in law and I went to hike at Cooper’s Furnace which dates to the civil war era and the stone structure still stands. Since the older kids were still wiped out from the prior day’s activities (a hike and the pool), we just took my toddler with us. We’ve done this hike several times but I had forgotten how narrow the path…
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Inspired by Paula of Dimples on my What
I started reading Paula’s blog a year and a half ago, I think. I love to follow different bloggers not only for their sense of style (which she has therefore my inspiration for today’s outfit) but also for inspiration in other areas of life. Paula is a wife, a mother, and a grandmother and shares fashion tips for full figured women as well as shares personal inspiration. One of my favorite post was Overcome the Dark, Keep the Light on which something I needed to read at the time. She reminds me that I should draw strength from the scriptures (which is a habit I need to get back into).…
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Red, White and Blue: Patriotic Outfits: Sunday Showcase Link up July 2020
It is with pleasure that I join and collaborate with Ada (from Elegance and Mommyhood) for her Sunday Showcase link up.(Link up will be live around 8 PM each Sunday) . We will co-hosting a new link up every 1st Sunday of the month! Don’t forget to visit Ada and see more about her 4th of July looks! Today’s theme is a propos for the 4th of July but these outfits would be great for Memorial Day and any other patriotic holiday. While I sometimes wear a tee with a flag, I usually try to use patriotic color in a stylish and not too obvious way. Today I am sharing…
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4th of July Decor
Today I am sharing my patriotic decor. I usually pull it out a few weeks before the 4th, sometimes remember to have it out for Memorial Day weekend as well as Labor Day and Veteran’s Day. What I like about it is that all of it was budget friendly and I feel that it is complete so I do not have to invest any more money each year. My front door wreath was a find at Aldi 2 summers ago for less than $20! I love it: it is wooden so I have to make sure to store it well but it has held up well. It makes a pretty…