Mosey Into Nashville

A couple of weekends ago, I took off for a girls weekend in Nashville with one of my oldest, and dearest gal pals, Jamie. Many moons ago she was the maid of honor in my wedding. It had been 6 years since we had spent time together; so I was… Continue reading

Norwich Mental Asylum

One day in January, as we were driving around looking for places to explore, something came across our RADAR while searching for interesting places to check out in the area. It was The Norwich State Hospital, also known as the Norwich Mental Asylum. This was an abandoned mental asylum on… Continue reading

Groton Submarine Force Museum

Want to hear something really cool? About 10 days ago, we traveled to Groton, Connecticut. This is where the Groton Submarine Force Museum is located. In addition, it is home to the USS Nautilus, the very first nuclear powered submarine. Here’s the cool part. The Nomads were able to board… Continue reading

From Concord To Salem

Have you ever heard of Concord, Massachusetts? I have heard about it but knew little about its significance. Mama Nomad really, really wanted to go there. She said “Salem, Massachusetts is not far, we can visit it while we are in the area.” That was enough to intrigue me so… Continue reading

Largest Arcade In The World

For the eldest Nomad son’s birthday, we went to the largest arcade in the world. It is called Funspot. I made mention of it in his Happy Birthday post. But, the visit seemed to warrant more than a mention. Where do you go to find the largest arcade in the… Continue reading

Newport Mansion Tour

Mama Nomad’s parents visited us right after Christmas to celebrate a late Christmas as well as Ethan’s Birthday and the New Year. They flew in this time instead of driving. Since they were on a plane, we knew that space was a concern for any presents. What they did not… Continue reading

Fort Williams

A few weeks ago, we went to New Hampshire to volunteer at Shire Sharing. After eating at Rudders Public House, it was late so, we decided to stay the night in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. One tip about hotels in Portsmouth, if you go closer to the airport (which is just… Continue reading

Shire Sharing

While we are in the Northeast of the USA, we wanted to visit every state in New England. And, before last weekend (November 21 and 22), we had visited and explored 4 out of the 6 New England States. So, of course, we had to visit the other 2; New… Continue reading

Cheers

Where does everyone know your name? The obvious answer is Cheers. While The Nomads were in Boston, we had to, of course, visit Cheers. And, what do you know…everyone knew our name. How did we know they knew our name? Why, the theme song was playing as we entered, of… Continue reading

Freedom Trail

Last weekend, a week before Halloween, The Nomads were restless and needing to tickle our itch for adventure. Mama Nomad had been wanting to visit Bean Town, partially because she was/is a big NKOTB fan. Boston has a lot of history and things to see, so we hit the road… Continue reading