Journey Jotters

Bitten by the travel bug

For our stay at Caddo Lake, we spent the weekend at Spatterdock Guest Houses, owned and operated by Dottie Carter. A native of the Uncertain area, Dottie owns six guest houses on Taylor Island. She also lives on Taylor Island. One of the reasons I booked here was an opportunity to explore Dottie’s creativity and …

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Yesterday, I posted about the essence of Getaway cabins. For Thanksgiving last year, I booked a Getaway cabin in the Dallas Outpost at LaRue, Texas. This area forms a part of the Piney Woods, known for its thick pine forests. LaRue is about two and a half hours from our home in North Texas.

2020 will forever be a watershed moment, a time when our lives became irreversibly divided into the pre-and post-pandemic periods. Like most people, we spent the greater part of the year staying home, venturing out only for important activities like work, groceries, or nature walks. We booked and canceled cabin stays when cases became exceptionally …

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