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We needed a tropical getaway and chose an island in the Caribbean that we haven’t visited before, Anguilla. Our trusty travel agent, Lisa Baker at Huffman Travel, recommended the Four Seasons, which turned out to be a real winner. They took great care of us and David Jothi-Paul, Manager of guest relations, checked on us…
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MWP Decaf This is our go to Decaf Roast No. 19 cupped at 3.5 Stars at 52.5 Agtron which is “City” . Lighter roast was first of day in our Bullet. Roast No. 20 cupped at 4 Stars at 49.3 Agtron which is “Full City”. This coffee has a Dark Chocolate with touch of walnut…
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December 23 – 25, 2023 The family celebrated Christmas a little bit differently this year and it was great. We started Saturday evening when everyone gathered at our cottage then headed to Bluffton to attend church services at Heidi and Gary’s church. We then enjoyed take-out barbeque at the cottage curtesy of the Prado’s .…
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December 12-14, 2023 To get in the Christmas spirit we drove to Charleston, SC, with our dear friend Marilyn Faulkner for a quick get away. We stayed at the Charleston Place which was decorated beautifully for the Holidays, did some Christmas shopping, enjoyed dining at two great restaurants and fresh oysters at our favorite oyster…
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November 4, 2023 We arrived in Memphis from Hilton Head Island, via Delta on November 3rd in the evening in time to check-in at the famous Peabody Hotel then proceed to join the rest of the group at Itta Beno restaurant. The restaurant is within the B.B. King Blues Club which fits one of the…
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November 5, 2023 Greenville, Mississippi is somewhat typical of the story of towns along the river in this region, once prosperous, now in decline as the price of cotton fell and slavery was abolished. Once a center for supplying the plantations and shipping cotton to market it has dwindled in proportion to the profitability of…
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November 6, 2023 We woke up in Vicksburg, Mississippi the site of what some historians call the Battle that turned the Civil War. We were well prepared for our tour of the Vicksburg National Military Park having attended two Zoom lectures on the subject before our trip. Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on the…
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November 7, 2023 Natchez is named after the Indian tribe that lived in the area, when French settlers arrived and established the then village on a bluff overlooking the river. Because of its location it prospered and was occupied, by the Spanish and British. Land grants to British soldiers led to plantations being established and…
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November 8, 2023 The main objective of the day is to explore Rosedown Plantation, which is one of he South’s most intact manor homes, and gardens. The estate encompasses 374 acres that once and once was 3500 acres that sustained cotton, pastureland, stables and orchards that was worked by 250 enslaved Africans who lived on…
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