by B.L. Unkel | Oct 21, 2023 | Travel
Summer has finally given way to Fall here in Southeast Texas. I must admit that weeks ago I began longing for Tennessee’s crisp autumn days and fall colors, as well as the many Living History and Heritage Day Festivals and cemetery walks scheduled each September and...
by B.L. Unkel | Oct 7, 2023 | Travel
I love to travel. (Though after years of doing so for work, any traveling I do now is strictly for fun.) But travel’s not always practical or feasible, especially if you’re talking about far-off places. Travel In the past, if you wanted to see a specific place...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 5, 2023 | Travel
When you go on vacation, do you notice what’s around you or do you “wear blinders” and just focus on getting to your destination? The Trip Last week I drove Mom to South Carolina for a reunion with her three sisters. We took I-10 east through Louisiana...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 1, 2023 | Travel
Recently, several of my critique partners and I gathered in Tyler, TX, for a mini-writing retreat. On the way home, we stopped at a historic site/rest stop on the north side of Jacksonville. If you haven’t yet visited it, make plans to do so next time you’re in the...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 29, 2023 | Travel
Did you know there is a National Park Week? This year it’s the week of April 22-30. The History In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the creation of the U.S.’s first National Park, Yellowstone. But did you know the man credited with the idea of...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 11, 2023 | Travel
Not every city, county, and state in the U.S. have the same laws. And some laws, that made sense at the time they were written, are now so out of touch they’re ridiculous. Others seem totally bizarre, regardless of when they were written. In any case, if a law is...
