Operation ReLoSouth: Round Two!
For those of you keeping score, my husband Mike and I just returned from our second Operation ReloSouth trip of 2012. We visited the coastal Georgia/South Carolina area, lovely East Coast locations...
View ArticleNew Beginnings? Road Trip to Hampton Lake in SC
The view from our home site. My husband Mike and I bought a lot in a planned community called Hampton Lake; it’s about halfway between Savannah, GA and Hilton Head Island, SC in a town called Bluffton....
View ArticleRoad Trip: Hampton Lake, S.C. or Bust
My new adventures typically begin in a car (unless they begin with a wild animal in my own backyard). And this adventure is no different. My husband Mike and I decided we would drive the 13-plus hours...
View ArticleFirst Looks: The Greater Bluffton, S.C. Area
Last Tuesday, my husband Mike flew home to New Jersey and work. Before he left South Carolina he encouraged me to get out and “discover the area,” “find a TD Bank,” “find the best bar & grill...
View ArticleGoing in Circles: South Carolina vs New Jersey
Here in South Carolina, they are plentiful. I’m talking about traffic circles, my friends. Approaching the one in Bluffton for the first time, I was amazed by the number of instructional signs that led...
View ArticleBluffton, S.C. Farmer’s Market: Variety!
When you go on vacation do you eat out every meal? Once a day? With three weeks to explore the Bluffton, S.C. area, I figured I’d mix it up some. I mostly prepared my own breakfast and lunch (leftover...
View ArticleHilton Head, S.C.: The Beach Is Great, But Have You Tried the Cupcakes?
During my three weeks in Bluffton, S.C. I drove across the bridges to Hilton Head Island a number of times. I love the beach and the drive took an easy 30 minutes versus the hours in bumper-to-bumper...
View ArticleSnow Day in South Carolina
first came the freezing rain. My husband Mike and I, after a great deal of list making and agonizing, chose to retire to the Low Country of South Carolina, Bluffton to be exact. Hampton Lake to be even...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Living: Ice! Snow!
Wearing my Dad’s old jacket…the only warm coat I had! One of the reasons my husband Mike and I relocated from New Jersey to South Carolina was for better weather: N.J. winters are cold, snowy and icy....
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