Vintage Store mini-haul

By Elizabeth Prata It's going to be hot today and hotter the next few days. Like 90+ hot temps we don't usually get until July. May is 70s and June is 80s and THEN we get the 90s in July and August the 100s. Sigh. I was hoping to keep the air conditioning off in …

End of school year is coming!

By Elizabeth Prata The leaves have fully budded, the first fruit trees have flowered and bloomed and petals have fallen to make way for leaves. The birds are back in force and spring is truly underway. It's halfway over, in fact, with summer getting closer every day. I do love a Georgia spring and I …

Yard Sale today!

By Elizabeth Prata In the early morning the mist rises off the little lake. Sometimes geese swim in it. Fish crows perch there too. I always laugh when I get up on a Saturday morning and the covers are almost still as perfect as they were when I made the bed 18 hours before. Obviously …

Spring Break: Conclusion

By Elizabeth Prata When Spring Break comes around, or Summer Break from school, a lot of people go on big trips. To the Beach, cabin in the mountains, drag the RV somewhere, or cruises. A friend is traveling to France when school ends. I'm truly glad for them all. They have families and it's important …

Spring Break: Athens- Project Safe and Bell’s

By Elizabeth Prata It's not glamorous but for my last day on Spring Break I had wanted to visit a thrift store in Athens. My friend had told me that there is a thrift store that uses the proceeds to fund a women's shelter, a place that protects women fleeing domestic or other abuse. I …

Spring Break: Canon, GA

By Elizabeth Prata For Spring Break, I decided not to go away overnight but instead explore the near environs. There is indescribable beauty around here, and lots of history. There's state parks, covered bridges, farms, historical charming little towns, and more. I had learned that the nearby town of Canon has a district listed on …

Spring Break: Poplar Springs Campground

By Elizabeth Prata The second Great Awakening had an impact, of this we know. I was not aware of the impact it had on the south until this week. Encyclopedia Britannica says, Second Great Awakening: Protestant religious revival in the United States from about 1795 to 1835. During this revival, meetings were held in small …

Spring Break: Visit to Historic District of Canon

By Elizabeth Prata I headed up to a small town in rural north Georgia nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge. There is one part of an entire street designated as a National Historic District, containing three historic churches. I love looking at historic buildings, especially churches. This one is Canon Universalist, founded by …

Spring Break Visit to State Park

By Elizabeth Prata I had made a decision not to go away during Spring Break, a week off from my job in an elementary school. But I did decide to go on jaunts to nearby places. I went to the Botanical Garden one day. On another nice day we had during the early part of …

Spring Break visit to the Botanical Garden

By Elizabeth Prata Do you ever enjoy planning something more than you enjoy actually doing the thing you'd planned? I like the thought of going to the Botanical Garden, but actually following through...oftentimes I don't. I DO enjoy doing things. But rarely. I almost enjoy thinking about doing them, more. For this Spring Break that …