Curve. Not your typical name for a baseball team. But the Altoona Curve is NOT your typical minor league team. Not by a long shot. (And Peepaw and I have been around baseball long enough to know!) Baseball…It’s In Our Blood Yup. That’s Peepaw…back in the day. Yes, Peepaw and I have spent a good […]
Baker Mansion – Altoona, PA – History Comes To Life
The Baker Mansion in Altoona, PA was an iron magnate’s dream. And that dream is still alive today. Elias Baker had no idea how many obstacles he would face as he began to build his iconic home in 1844. This gorgeous, Greek revival architectural marvel took five years to complete. What’s more, Mr. Baker’s financial […]
The Mishler Theatre – Altoona, Pennsylvania
The Mishler Theatre. What an iconic and historic treasure in Altoona, Pennsylvania. For years we had kept the idea of exploring this intriguing destination on the back burner, ever since Peepaw’s brother Grant told us of its existence. But as we planned a visit to Washington D.C. earlier this year, we remembered Grant’s description and […]
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament – Altoona, PA
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament made our trek up the steep hill well worth the effort after our hearty breakfast in Altoona. I was certainly out of breath after that climb! This imposing structure was built in 1851, and it has served the Catholic community of Altoona, PA ever since. It is located in […]
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art – Altoona PA
Our Altoona exploration began almost as soon as we dropped our luggage in our hotel room. We had a museum to explore nearby! FIVE Museum Locations! The brochure describing the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in downtown Altoona is definitely worth a visit. The beautiful museum exists to preserve, exhibit, and advance American art. And […]
D.C. In A Day – Come With Us!
Washington D.C. is an amazing destination. And we knew we couldn’t do it justice in our short visit. But we decided our best chance to cram in as much as possible would be to take a guided tour. That decision turned out to be the best decision we could have made! We booked our eight- […]
Day Two – OBX Makeover – Plus Meemaw’s Tears
I knew I wouldn’t need to set an alarm to wake up on Day Two in Corolla, because I planned a first date with the sunrise over the ocean! So I crawled out of our toasty warm King bed in the third floor main bedroom, and I pulled open the sliding door out onto the […]
OBX Beach House Makeover – Day One
Day One – The OBX Day One in the OBX. Let our adventure begin! A home makeover means different things to different people, and that certainly held true for our new beach house investment in the Outer Banks earlier this year. Peepaw and I are not naive. We knew we were in for a real, […]
Welcome To The OBX…Our NEXT Big Adventure!
The OBX. Until several months ago I’m not sure if I had ever heard that letter combination. (And I was even a travel agent in my past life!) But that changed in a hurry one day when one of our sons and his wife told us about their plans. They were on a search for […]
Herkimer Diamond Mine – Herkimer County, New York
Prospecting for a diamond? That was never on my list of things to do in New York. But when we discovered a diamond mine was located so close to Little Falls we just had to try our luck! As I’ve said before, Mother Nature was quite unkind to us during our New York adventures. The […]