By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I don’t think I’m quite ready. Every year I’m so sure that I am — that excitement is the only thing stirring in me — but this time, I’ve stumbled into new sentiments. By the time you’re reading this, Thanksgiving will already be tucked away and we’ll be well on ourContinue reading “Not Quite Ready–But Getting There 11/30/2025”
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Riches, Roots and the Roads Between 11/23/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt We began our mountain vacation with a bang. That first full day brimmed with the kind of moments that stay with a family for years — long after we’re tired of scrolling through the photos and long after we’ve burned off the extra pounds from all the delectable food. Yet beneathContinue reading “Riches, Roots and the Roads Between 11/23/2025”
The Quiet Between the Peaks 11/2/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My life is something like reading an echocardiogram. There are high hills and low valleys, with a few unremarkable flat lines in between. Now that I think about it, if I’m making that analogy, my life is probably more like an abnormal echocardiogram—patterns rather sporadic and unpredictable. I’ve always been thisContinue reading “The Quiet Between the Peaks 11/2/2025”
Where Liberty Lived–And Still Lives for Good 7/6/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt The concept of freedom has been on my mind as of late. Yes, my nation just celebrated its Independence Day—that’s part of it, I suppose—but it isn’t merely a dose of patriotism that has stirred these thoughts. Honestly, my mind went a million different places, many of which I didn’t expect.Continue reading “Where Liberty Lived–And Still Lives for Good 7/6/2025”
Ghosts of Summers Past
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter has now finished her 3rd grade school year and summer is upon us. Even she commented on how quickly it seems to have gone by. It feels like we should be maybe mid-February or early March in the school year. Like we’ve been back since Christmas for a whileContinue reading “Ghosts of Summers Past”
Experimental Exploits 3/30/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt At my daughter’s behest, I suppose I owe you all a story. I wrote a few weeks ago about an experiment that my family was going to undertake. And, as conclusions drawn from experiments often are, the results were a fascinating mixture of somewhat unremarkable and rather surprising. We attempted ourContinue reading “Experimental Exploits 3/30/2025”
Just As Louis Said… 10/13/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I have always loved being immersed in nature. Not in the taking a casual walk about the front lawn type of way but more of a walking through a quiet forest in the middle of nowhere type of way. These past few days my experiences with nature have been the kindContinue reading “Just As Louis Said… 10/13/2024”
Homecoming 10/6/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt By the time this publishes I will be in my happy place. I had planned all along to talk a bit about my beloved mountains when planning what to write. However, I know this is a somewhat exhausted topic, while not for me as I would happily write about this asContinue reading “Homecoming 10/6/2024”
The Search for Reprieve 6/23/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It is that time of year. Families are taking their unschooled children on trips to revel in all that is not the typical life. So many are seizing the opportunity for a getaway. Social media filled with photographic evidence of everyone’s good time on vacation made me start thinking about theContinue reading “The Search for Reprieve 6/23/2024”
And Away We Go 10/8/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt At the time this is published, I will be on vacation. If you’re a long-time reader, then I know what you are thinking. You are concerned that you are about to get another lengthy diatribe about my beloved vacation destination of choice. While I could easily go on for an indefiniteContinue reading “And Away We Go 10/8/2023”
A Foreign Native 11/20/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Today’s blog probably won’t be lengthy. As I type this, I am currently in my most favorite place on this planet. And no, I haven’t traversed the whole planet so I cannot outright promise that there is no place that I might actually find more endearing. There may very well beContinue reading “A Foreign Native 11/20/2022”
An Inept but Heartfelt Tribute 12/12/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It is a frustrating thing to want to write a piece of gratitude and honor for someone and know that whatever you write will fall immensely short. Nevertheless, ineptitude has never stopped me from allowing the words to spill forth so here I begin. The day this post publishes is theContinue reading “An Inept but Heartfelt Tribute 12/12/2021”
The Extra of the Ordinary 11/14/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It is a special time of year. And yes, I do in fact know how trite that sentence was, but trust me I am going somewhere. While yes it is the beginning of some very major holiday celebrations it is also a time of year, for me at least, that specialContinue reading “The Extra of the Ordinary 11/14/2021”
Home Away from Home 10/18/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I am writing this at one of my favorite places on the planet. I only call this one of my favorites because there are other places that I have yet to visit that MIGHT rival it but then again it may still reign victorious even after my traveling dreams are fulfilled. Continue reading “Home Away from Home 10/18/2020”
Sweet Relief 7/19/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Summer in the south. It’s a…potent event. Sure, it makes for great tans and ridiculous amounts of fun in various bodies of water but there are times that it is pretty convincing that somehow our beloved Earth has switched places with Mercury and is now so close to the sun thatContinue reading “Sweet Relief 7/19/2020”
A Higher Calling 5/24/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt From what I have gleaned growing up in the south, the majority of the population has one of two locations that are the typical vacation locale. Now, I am not talking about some special trek off to an exotic country. Those are not the standards. For whatever reason, we southerners tendContinue reading “A Higher Calling 5/24/2020”
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