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    Weekend Getaway: Georgia

    Y’all, I just spent the weekend with my daughter and her girlfriend in Georgia. When I tell you having adult children is a whole different level of momming, I’m not kidding. I love my kids, I love them dearly, but the one thing I’m most proud of is how much I genuinely like them. And, gosh, it makes my momma heart happy that they want to hang out with me. Savannah, Georgia While my daughter drove and Katie kept her company, I napped in the back. Not gonna lie, being able to relax on the road was super nice. I had to get a snap of this poster of The…

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    10 on the 10: March 2023

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey. How’s your weekend going so far? Mine is OK. Yesterday was so cold and rainy after several days of darn near 90º weather and today? Well, it’s absolutely perfect, which is big coming from me. It’s 67º, my optimum temp is 72º. It’s a little cloudy but warm. I can deal. I may even grab…

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    Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Website

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. My sister and I turned fifty yesterday. FIFTY. Where did the time go? In some ways, I still feel like that young mom looking around for the adult in the room and realizing she is me. Do you remember that feeling? It’s not that I thought I’d wake up on the day of my fiftieth and magically have…

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    Weekend Getaway: Laurel, Mississippi {Wisteria House}

    If you’ve been following along, I’ve been sharing pictures from a trip The Hubs and I took to Laurel, Mississippi. It was, honestly, as close to a spur of the moment decision you can make when you’re talking about a four-hour drive and a reservation. Meaning, we’ve talked about visiting Laurel since the show started because we’re huge fans of Ben’s and Erin’s, and, suddenly, The Hubs was like “Let’s just go.” He looked up bed and breakfasts in the area and landed on the Wisteria House. Because check-in wasn’t until late afternoon, we decided to drive around and get a feel for the town. As we were driving, I…

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    10 Must-Read Books by Black Authors

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. According to the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, there were 721 challenges to library, school, and university materials in 2021. Those challenges resulted in nearly 1600 individual book challenges or removals. Books by or about Black people or members of the LGBTQIA+ community were the most targeted. Why? Because the focus of the books are racial…

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    Weekend Getaway: Laurel, Mississippi {Leontyne Price Musical Park}

    A few weekends ago, The Hubs surprised me with a trip to Laurel, Mississippi. I’m a big fan of Home Town with Erin and Ben Napier on HGTV, so I’ve been wanting to go check out their area for a long time. It’s as homey and welcoming as I’d imagined. The people are nice and, seriously, it’s everything I thought it’d be. I took a lot of pictures while I was there, so I’ll be sharing them over the next few days, weeks, I don’t know. I just know I’ll be sharing them. As an added note, I didn’t take any pictures of the renovated homes because it felt intrusive.…

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    10 on the 10th: February 2023

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey. As always, I’m late with the post. No reason, no excuses. I think this is just who I am now. How are things in your world? It’s been cold and rainy here for days. We had two really nice days, but, for the most part, the rain and cold has been nonstop. I’m so over…

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    What I Wore: Sustainable Clothing from Rangeelaa

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey. How’re you doing? I’m sitting here, staring out my window. I think we’re at the third or fourth day of rain and I’m sooooo over it. It’s both cold and rainy. I cannot deal with both. First of all, I cannot handle being cold. I keep my home/car/office temp at 75° minimum, so you know…

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    Weekend Getaway: Laurel, Mississippi {Architecture}

    Last weekend, The Hubs surprised me with a trip to Laurel, Mississippi. Y’all, this was like a dream come true. I have been a fan of Ben’s and Erin’s since the first episode of Home Town. My dream has always been to renovate an old home… You know, add all the modern conveniences but keep the charm. What I like about their renovations is that they incorporate many of the homeowner’s pieces with new items to make everything cozy. That’s how I’d want to do things. You can tell the homeowner’s are walking into their place, versus walking into a perfectly curated home that will be dismantled as soon as…

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    Project 365: Week 3

    Yup, I’m late this week. No real reason. Laziness. I guess. But I’m still snapping, so there’s that. 015 It weirds me out when she sleeps with her eyes open. 016 “A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!” Sarah Jessica Parker 017 The plaque reads: “Masonic Building Built c.1927 Has been placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PLACES By the United States Department of the Interior” I have a thing for abandoned buildings. This one is located in downtown Alexandria, LA. 018 Filler pic of a snoring pup because I didn’t shoot anything today. 019 I’m a digger of murals. They tell so much about the…