COVID and Conflagrations by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. This month, I decided to see how the United States was faring with interstate travel during the current pandemic as well as witness firsthand the devastating wildfires out west. My 90-year-old engineer-trained father-in-law spends countless hours in assisted living isolation (due to COVID) trying to figure out Read more
Cross-Country, COVID-19, & Sweet Lemonade Part 2 – Missouri and Kansas by Christina Fain After a pizza and a good night’s rest in St. Louis, we continued west. The Missouri landscape soon began to change from our familiar rolling hills to an ebbing and flowing terrain of green hills settling into miles of flattening fields. Read more
Cross-Country, COVID-19, and Sweet Lemonade Part 1 – Heading West By Christina Fain This spring, I agreed to accompany a friend on a cross-country drive to visit her oldest daughter in Littleton, Colorado. We are two Silver Sage moms with two eight-year-old kids. The pandemic has upended our lives, as it has for many of Read more
Historic Churches: A Glimpse into the Past by Tammy Grey When most people think of Georgia, they envision Atlanta, peaches, and peanuts. Once you get away from the bright lights of the capital city, however, you will find there are dozens of small country towns all over the state, each with its own unique treasures. Read more
Top 8 Reasons to Retire to Arizona Most Silver Sagers who reside on the East Coast, retire to Florida. But we’re going to give you the top eight reasons why you should really consider Arizona as your retirement destination. Publisher, Tracy Hill flew to Arizona (not during COVID) and the streets of Phoenix and Scottsdale Read more
Arriving to Cuba! Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. After missing the connecting flight from EWR to MIA due to an unexpected snow squall in the North East, I arrive at HAV five hours late, but with a happy Cuban taxicano. He speaks no English and I speak little Spanish but together we manage to understand each Read more
Top 7 Ways to Winterize Your Car As winter approaches throughout much of the world, it’s a good time to think about prepping your car for the cold winter travel months. And even if you live in warm weather climates, it is still a good idea to check these items at least once a year Read more
Sans the Selfies by Peter Kravitz At Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado and Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico you can shoot a million photos, but none can truly capture the full grandeur of the southern Rockies, especially with an iPhone 7. The dunes, the tallest in North America, Read more
The Old 5 & 10 by Tammy Grey Stepping into Dick’s Old Time 5 and 10 is like stepping back into a nearly forgotten era. This Missouri landmark has called Historic Downtown Branson home for over fifty years now. Richard (Dick) and June Hartley started the business, and they ran it together until Dick’s death Read more
