Catherine M.
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Virginia Road Trips:
If you’re like me and get all kinds of excited at the mere idea of a road trip, then you know the pure joy that can be had taking the wheel to get to a destination. Virginia’s southeastern corner, known widely as Hampton Roads and more locally as the 757, offers a myriad of starting points in traveling by road. However, the mere point of a road trip doesn’t have to be ending up at a set destination. The road traveled in of itself can be an excellent reason to get out there and see what Virginia has around the next bend.
By Catherine M.about a month ago in Families
Taking Road Trips with Children as a Single Parent:
The author’s children, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN Traveling was always a privilege that I loved having. Not only was I fortunate that a parent of mine was from a very scenic part of the United States in which relatives resided, I have also lived in areas that were popular tourist destinations my entire life. If I wanted to, I could keep busy every weekend where I reside now, because area attractions are mere miles from my doorstep.
By Catherine M.about a month ago in Families
Traveling With Children:
The family vacation: just what is it supposed to look like for the “average“ family? Does it include the ubiquitous theme park destination? Maybe it consists of a getaway to a kid-friendly tourist town? Or, perhaps, a quiet cabin with plenty of outdoor activities to connect a family to nature? Are “staycations” exploring what’s in your family’s own backyard more of your collected preference?
By Catherine M.2 years ago in Families
Thank you, Pop:
Two weeks after my father’s funeral, I decided I was finally ready to start the bittersweet task of sorting through his personal affects one Saturday morning. Feeling the now all too familiar lump rise up in my throat, I clamped down on my emotions and willed myself to drive to Pop’s on a bright, sunny day that completely contrasted my melancholy.
By Catherine M.3 years ago in Families
Diary of a Trash Collector
I have long made a habit out of recording my strange, sometimes fascinating finds as a trash collector for a private park. Passes the sometimes uneventful stretches of time that punctuate my day. Despite the routine, no day is ever quite the same.
By Catherine M.3 years ago in Humans