by Whitney Anderson | Jan 13, 2019 | Cooking
I like cooking. But, I don’t like planning for it or shopping for it. Which is weird, because I love planning in general. I love being prepared, and I like cooking at home, but I have really struggled with meal planning. For a while, this is what meal planning...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 18, 2018 | North Carolina, Outer Banks, Travel, USA
At the end of May, we took the kids on their first Outer Banks beach vacation. I came here as a child and have been here countless times so I couldn’t wait to introduce them to this special place. We had been holding out for more maturity, but decided we really...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 12, 2018 | North Carolina, Outer Banks, USA, Wildlife
For years, I have heard about the wild horses of Corolla and I have always wanted to see them. The idea of wild horses just fascinates me and I truly love to see animals in their natural habitats. These horses are the descendants of Mustangs brought over by the...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 11, 2018 | North Carolina, Outer Banks, Travel, USA
I have been to the Outer Banks many, many times, but always explored south from Nags Head to Okracoke. So, on this trip, we decided to explore the northern area of Currituck and Corolla. We started the day at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, which is an all brick...
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 13, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel, USA
To celebrate my birthday, my parents offered to keep the kids so we could take a weekend trip. After our summer trip to Asheville, we decided to go to Boone this time. I knew I wanted to go to Rough Ridge at sunset so that’s what we did on our first evening...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 1, 2017 | Nature, North Carolina, Travel, USA
Grassy Creek Falls ended up being a bit of an adventure. It was a one mile hike downhill to get to the top of the falls. Then, it was a scramble down a very steep slope to get to the falls. We weren’t anticipating that, but I didn’t fall down the slope, so...
by Whitney Anderson | Aug 10, 2017 | Nature, North Carolina, Travel, USA
When I started researching things to do near Asheville, I discovered that nearby Mt. Mitchell is the tallest peak east of the Mississippi at 6,684 feet, so I knew we wanted to visit. After starting our day at Craggy Gardens, we continued further up the Blue Ridge...
by Whitney Anderson | Aug 9, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel, USA
On our first full day in Asheville, we headed up the mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Our main destination was Mount Mitchell, but we decided to stop at Craggy Gardens. When we parked and got out of the car, the views were breathtaking. Also, the clouds were...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 30, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel, USA
Erick and I recently took a weekend trip to Asheville to celebrate our anniversary. Our first stop was a gorgeous waterfall called Looking Glass Falls. It had been a nice sunny day, but as we got closer to the general area, it became gray and then as we got into the...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 5, 2017 | Cooking, Recipes
This broccoli asparagus quiche is a great basic quiche recipe that can be adjusted to use whatever veggies, meat or cheeses you have on hand. My son actually begs me to make this quiche and it’s a great way to sneak in some broccoli first thing in the morning....
by Whitney Anderson | May 15, 2017 | USA, Virginia
For the second year in a row, we went to Pharsalia’s peony workshop. (See last year’s visit.) You learn about growing them, cutting them and arranging them. For me, it is such a fun day and Erick is a good sport to come along. Pharsalia is the most...
by Whitney Anderson | Apr 11, 2017 | Holistic Living
I began switching out cleaning products several years ago, and my first foray into this was buying less toxic products from cleaner companies like Seventh Generation. Some of those products are good and some not really much better, so eventually I started making own....
