by Johnnie Alexander | Jul 18, 2017 | Random Travel, Treasured Moments, Where Treasure Hides
We’ve been on an extended road trip the past few weeks–one of my daughters, her three sons, and my two dogs. Though the dogs didn’t go everywhere we did. They got to stay at The Keep, my sister’s mini-farm, while the rest of us headed west. We...
by Johnnie Alexander | Jan 24, 2017 | Authors, Books, Random Travel, Treasured Moments
The charming town of Bisbee, Arizona is proclaimed as “The West’s Best Small Town to Live.” This isn’t idle speculation. In recent years, Bisbee has been voted the Best Historic Small Town in America by both USA Today readers and Sunset...
by Johnnie Alexander | Jan 10, 2017 | Random Travel
Tombstone is famous for the 1881 thirty-second gunfight at the O.K. Corral between the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday on one side and Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on the other. The shootout has inspired books and movies, including...
by Johnnie Alexander | Nov 15, 2016 | Authors, Random Travel
Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo lived the majority of their lives on Rocky Ridge Farm near Mansfield, Missouri. This photo, according to one of our tour guides, was one of the couple’s favorites. A large print is on the fireplace mantel in their...
by Johnnie Alexander | Nov 8, 2016 | Authors, Random Travel
My literary travels didn’t end when I left Green Gables, Anne Shirley’s home on Prince Edward Island’s North Shore. About three weeks ago, I packed up my Vibe and headed west to visit the museum of another children’s lit favorite–Laura...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 31, 2016 | Books, Family & Friends, Random Travel, Treasured Moments
My daughters talked me into participating in the #Write31Days Challenge. I hesitated at first, unsure what to blog about. But since I’d just come home from a vacation–and had a ton of photos–it seemed like a great opportunity to write about my trip...