Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos.

https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/04/17/you-know-the-song/

We set out in a hurry to get west — only to realize we were already on Route 66. From there, the plan changed, and the road got a whole lot better.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/04/05/retracing-the-past/

Driving the Natchez Trace, we weren’t just seeing the South — we were retracing Jim’s story, one memory at a time.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos.

https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/03/13/rx-learn-to-play/

A doctor’s century-old advice to “learn to play” leads us to Bellingrath Gardens — and back to memories of Mama, whose love of growing things shaped more than we ever realized.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/03/03/picos-pov/

Every traveler has a story — this one just happens to bark. From a roadside rescue to life on the road, Pico’s journey became part of ours in ways we never expected.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/02/24/data-bing-data-boom/

From library parking lots to late-night WiFi hunts, staying connected became part of the journey. Then, almost overnight, something changed — and the road opened up in a whole new way.

Experience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos.

https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/02/16/chassahowitzka/

Part of us hesitates to even share this one. Hidden along Florida’s Nature Coast, this low-key spot turned out to be one of those rare places you almost want to keep to yourself.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/02/09/its-just-stuff/

The house was gone by morning. In the days that followed, loss gave way to something else — a quiet shift in how we see the things we keep, and the ones we don’t.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/01/24/smokin-sheep-head/

When oysters are cheap and the seafood’s this good, cooking feels optional. But one morning we fired up the grill anyway — and ended up with a meal (and a day) worth remembering.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/01/16/kentucky-bourbon-trail/

A last-minute decision led us to Bardstown — and into the heart of bourbon country. What followed was a few days of learning, tasting, and realizing we’d landed in exactly the right place at the right time.

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https://livinginbeauty.net/2017/01/05/ho-hum-rv-park/

We passed up the polished resorts for something simpler — and found a place that was hard to leave. Right on the Gulf, Ho-Hum lives up to its name in the best possible way.