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Remembering Grandmum

posted on : May 4, 2019

Earlier today my paternal grandmother, Ruth Bertha Anning Hardy, took her final breath and joined my grandpa in heaven. She would have been 97 years young in June. My grandmum was born in England, UK, in 1922. She and my grandpa, Edwyn “John”, also from the UK, raised…

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Euphan Helen Carter Goldsmith: 1935-2017

posted on : December 14, 2017

Early this morning the Lord took home a gem of a lady, my husband’s grandmother, Euphan Helen Carter Goldsmith. Known to us as “Memaw,” known to many others as “Baby,” Memaw was an absolutely wonderful woman. Back in the day she and her husband…

Family,Friends,Sports,Travel,Triathlon,USA

The 2015 Tri-2-Beat Cancer Triathlon (Sprint)

posted on : August 25, 2015

Wooooo!!!!! That is where I’ll start. This weekend was insanity. I ordered a new tri kit from Coeur Sports which arrived on Thursday before the race. Talk about cutting it close. THEN, (Major TMI Warning) the ::ahem:: lady ::ahem:: came to visit me for the first time since…

Family,Loss

Happy Trails, Uncle Jerry

posted on : May 29, 2013

Sunday mid-morning I received a devastating phone call from my father. Jerry, my uncle, had passed away at 61 years old. Jerry wasn’t just my uncle. He was my mom’s only brother and he had cerebral palsy. At one point in my childhood I can…

Family,Holidays,Keana

A Very Turkey Vacation

posted on : November 27, 2009

A TON has gone on in the past two months! Firstly, I would like to share the good news that I was asked by Phillip and Evie to join them when Phillip moves the competition horses down south to Aiken, South Carolina mid-January to late March. It is a…

Family,Travel

Home from Litchfield Beach

posted on : August 10, 2009

Home, bittersweet home from the beach! I have to say that this trip was one of the best beach trips we’ve ever taken. There were no “too-much-time-together” disagreements which made the whole trip better! The weather was PERFECT. We got a few storms…

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Litchfield Beach Update

posted on : August 5, 2009

This week is family beach week at Litchfield Beach in South Carolina. It’s a bit south of Myrtle Beach but north of Hilton Head. It’s not so touristy which is really nice, so the beaches are really clean and not crowded. Mom, dad, Tristan, and I…

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Remembering Grandmum

Euphan Helen Carter Goldsmith: 1935-2017

The 2015 Tri-2-Beat Cancer Triathlon (Sprint)

Happy Trails, Uncle Jerry

A Very Turkey Vacation

Home from Litchfield Beach

Litchfield Beach Update