Family topic - Breakfast in America https://breakfastinamerica.me/topic/people/family/ Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:09:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://breakfastinamerica.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-2017-06-12-204131-square-1-32x32.jpg Family topic - Breakfast in America https://breakfastinamerica.me/topic/people/family/ 32 32 49034375 Lanie, April 2026 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/lanie-april-2026/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/lanie-april-2026/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:25:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42806 Lanie, April 2026 — I grabbed this candid shot of Lanie while we were taking a rest in the shade outside the butterfly house at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. Unfortunately, the butterfly house was closed for renovation.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/lanie-april-2026/feed/ 0 42806 Making plans https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/making-plans-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/making-plans-2/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:31:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42793 Making plans — Lanie and her bf Lewis joined us for our 'mini-break.' We took a few minutes before we left the hotel to decide what to do with our day. 2

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/making-plans-2/feed/ 0 42793 Turnaround Point, and stopped for lunch https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/turnaround-point-and-stopped-for-lunch/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/turnaround-point-and-stopped-for-lunch/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:40:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42512 Turnaround Point, and stopped for lunch — According to my calculations, I was about three-and-a-half miles into my hike, and this log offered a great view and spot to eat lunch.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/turnaround-point-and-stopped-for-lunch/feed/ 0 42512 Not another soul in sight — Assateague State Park, Maryland https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/not-another-soul-in-sight-assateague-state-park-maryland/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/not-another-soul-in-sight-assateague-state-park-maryland/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35130 Not another soul in sight — Assateague State Park, Maryland. 2

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/not-another-soul-in-sight-assateague-state-park-maryland/feed/ 0 35130 Ocean City Beach. Maryland https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ocean-city-beach-maryland-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ocean-city-beach-maryland-2/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:08:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35101 Ocean City Beach. Maryland.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ocean-city-beach-maryland-2/feed/ 0 35101 Ginger dips her toes in the Atlantic Ocean. Lily Beach, Delaware https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-dips-her-toes-in-the-atlantic-ocean-lily-beach-delaware/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-dips-her-toes-in-the-atlantic-ocean-lily-beach-delaware/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:53:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35064 Ginger dips her toes in the Atlantic Ocean. Lily Beach, Delaware.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-dips-her-toes-in-the-atlantic-ocean-lily-beach-delaware/feed/ 0 35064 Lanie — Just being Lanie https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/lanie-just-being-lanie/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/lanie-just-being-lanie/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:57:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35019 Lanie — Just Lanie being herself. Walk by the creek.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/lanie-just-being-lanie/feed/ 0 35019 Lizzi & Ginger Outside 78 Derngate https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/lizzi-and-ginger-outside-78-derngate/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/lizzi-and-ginger-outside-78-derngate/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:23:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34612 Lizzi & Ginger Outside 78 Derngate.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/lizzi-and-ginger-outside-78-derngate/feed/ 0 34612 Flickr meet-up https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/flickr-meet-up/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/flickr-meet-up/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:19:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34557 Flickr meet-up — We first met Jacqi in person in 2008 at Bletchley Park in the UK. Then again in Springfield, Missouri as she traveled to her new home in New Zealand in 2011.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/flickr-meet-up/feed/ 0 34557 Room with a sea view https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/room-with-a-sea-view/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/room-with-a-sea-view/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:52:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34535 Room with a sea view — We opted for a room with a sea view, for a day spent catching up on work. Watching the changes in the weather and enjoying the view up and down the coast was, as they say in the ads, priceless. Best Western Clifton Hotel, Folkestone.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/room-with-a-sea-view/feed/ 0 34535 Ginger testing the water at St. Leonards-on-Sea https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-testing-the-water-at-st-leonards-on-sea/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-testing-the-water-at-st-leonards-on-sea/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:23:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34425 Ginger testing the water at St. Leonards-on-Sea — We have a few days to explore and this is where we ended up on the first day. Five-minute read.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-testing-the-water-at-st-leonards-on-sea/feed/ 0 34425 What Gare Bears might wear in the woods https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/what-gare-bears-might-wear-in-the-woods/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/what-gare-bears-might-wear-in-the-woods/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:07:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34373 What Gare Bears might wear in the woods — With the emphasis on might. Well actually, might not. We had a good laugh though.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/what-gare-bears-might-wear-in-the-woods/feed/ 0 34373 Ginger, Gary and the Spinnaker Tower https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-gary-and-the-spinnaker-tower/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-gary-and-the-spinnaker-tower/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:35:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34367 Ginger, Gary and the Spinnaker Tower — Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-gary-and-the-spinnaker-tower/feed/ 0 34367 Ginger watching the dawn at 30,000 feet https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-watching-the-dawn-at-30000-feet/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-watching-the-dawn-at-30000-feet/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:57:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=34336 Ginger watching the dawn at 30,000 feet. We are off on the first leg of a trip to the UK. Our first visit since 2019.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/ginger-watching-the-dawn-at-30000-feet/feed/ 0 34336 Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans — Doing the Eclipse Dance — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-doing-the-eclipse-dance-2024-total-solar-eclipse/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-doing-the-eclipse-dance-2024-total-solar-eclipse/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:53:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=33724 Doing the 'Eclipse Dance.' Just before the totality. 2024 Total Eclipse. Just four minutes to go...

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-doing-the-eclipse-dance-2024-total-solar-eclipse/feed/ 0 33724 Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans — Gary & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-gary-ginger-2024-total-solar-eclipse/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-gary-ginger-2024-total-solar-eclipse/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:39:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=33717 Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans —Gary & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. +3

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-gary-ginger-2024-total-solar-eclipse/feed/ 0 33717 Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans — Lanie & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-lanie-ginger-2024-total-solar-eclipse/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-lanie-ginger-2024-total-solar-eclipse/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:38:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=33712 Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans — Lanie & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. Notice how the light in the background is already fading.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/pre-eclipse-shenanigans-lanie-ginger-2024-total-solar-eclipse/feed/ 0 33712 Sun, sand, and sea https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/sun-sand-and-sea/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/sun-sand-and-sea/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:25:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=32368 Sun, sand, and sea — Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/sun-sand-and-sea/feed/ 0 32368 Ginger soaking up the sun on the Gulf of Mexico https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/ginger-soaking-up-the-sun-on-the-gulf-of-mexico/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/ginger-soaking-up-the-sun-on-the-gulf-of-mexico/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:11:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=32350 Ginger soaking up the sun on the Gulf of Mexico — Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/ginger-soaking-up-the-sun-on-the-gulf-of-mexico/feed/ 0 32350 Day Four — Eclipse glasses https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/eclipse-glasses/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/eclipse-glasses/#respond Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:12:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=32071 Eclipse glasses — Ginger and Gary ready for the annular eclipse, in Odessa, Texas. Annular Eclipse Trip Day Four. 8

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/eclipse-glasses/feed/ 0 32071 Faux Stonehenge, Odessa, Texas https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/faux-stonehenge-odessa-texas/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/faux-stonehenge-odessa-texas/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 23:30:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=32065 Faux Stonehenge Odessa, Texas. We stopped here while scoping out potential places to watch the annular eclipse. We decided this might be too twee and too popular. The eclipse photographers were already gathering. +2

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/faux-stonehenge-odessa-texas/feed/ 0 32065 Ginger sitting on the edge of the bluff overlooking the Canadian River https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/ginger-sitting-on-the-edge-of-the-bluff-overlooking-the-canadian-river/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/ginger-sitting-on-the-edge-of-the-bluff-overlooking-the-canadian-river/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2023 21:23:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=32041 Ginger sitting on the edge of the bluff overlooking the Canadian River, south of Logan, New Mexico.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/ginger-sitting-on-the-edge-of-the-bluff-overlooking-the-canadian-river/feed/ 0 32041 Family range time https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/family-range-time/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/family-range-time/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2023 18:52:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35441 Family range time — We organized a family trip down to the Sound of Freedom in Ozark and had some fun. Katie is trying out a scope on a pistol. Gary is reloading. There was also a new AR15 to be tried out and sighted in, and some other new handguns we'd not taken down the range.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/family-range-time/feed/ 0 35441 Cats need glasses https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/cats-need-glasses/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/cats-need-glasses/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 12:22:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=31606 Cats need glasses — and Morty agrees (sort of). Anything for a fluffy lap to sit on. +1

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