by Nancy Herkness | Aug 20, 2009 | Daughter, Family, travel, Uncategorized
How do you find a manatee? Look for clumps of people staring down into the water at a marina like this: We were hugely excited when we saw our first manatees surfacing at the South Seas Plantation Marina. They’re an endangered species so we figured it was pretty...
by Nancy Herkness | Aug 18, 2009 | Family, travel, Uncategorized
You all know my penchant for going on vacations that stretch my fairly meager spirit of adventure. Well, this was one of those. My sister somehow convinced us to rent a houseboat and cruise the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida with her and her family (who rented...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 22, 2009 | RWA, travel, Uncategorized, writing
One of my college friends is a senior photo editor for National Geographic, a publication where photography is king. Since we were meeting for lunch in D.C., she invited me to meet her at her office. Did you know National Geographic has a small museum that’s open...
by Nancy Herkness | Apr 23, 2009 | college, Daughter, travel, Uncategorized
While visiting my Darling Daughter at her college in the cornfields of Ohio, I was delighted and intrigued by three llamas wandering about in a field we drove past. I stopped to say hello and got greeted with much interest by the Head Llama (below) who found my...
by Nancy Herkness | Feb 22, 2009 | travel, Uncategorized
For his winter vacation, our son announced he wanted to go skiing. Not water-skiing, downhill skiing. My DH and I looked at each other and wondered where this mutant being came from. Our family usually spends the winter break someplace where you can bask in the...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 26, 2008 | Family, travel, Uncategorized
Since my Dearest Husband and I were only 90 miles from Hearst Castle, we decided to drive down scenic Route 1 to take a look at William Randolph Hurst’s grand hilltop home. The problem was that Route 1 was shrouded in fog. It was very atmospheric but the views were...