Recent Lost Sole
The Sands of Time.
This shoe was found on the Highway 98 bridge in Panama City, Florida on our way home from a great weekend away. Nora finds it fun to stop and get pictures of lost shoes and I love that!Since Nora’s birth, I have been having trouble keeping up with Life’s...
The Sands of Time.
This shoe was found on the Highway 98 bridge in Panama City, Florida on our way home from a great weekend away. Nora finds it fun to stop and get pictures of lost shoes and I love that!Since Nora’s birth, I have been having trouble keeping up with Life’s...
Nora and I’s Thing
Nora enjoying her popcorn on the top floor of the Grand Hotel.Since Nora was first able to walk we have had a special thing we share together. She calls it going to the elevator.nOur house sits in a historic downtown area and just down the street from us is the Crown...
Nora and I’s Thing
Nora enjoying her popcorn on the top floor of the Grand Hotel.Since Nora was first able to walk we have had a special thing we share together. She calls it going to the elevator.nOur house sits in a historic downtown area and just down the street from us is the Crown...
The Long Road to Cincinnati
This shoe, Lost Sole #477, I found while looking through a junkyard to find a blower for the Ark so I could once again have A/CThe road trip to Cincinnati was complicated from the very beginning. I had just finished a photoshoot that evening and we barely had time to...
The Long Road to Cincinnati
This shoe, Lost Sole #477, I found while looking through a junkyard to find a blower for the Ark so I could once again have A/CThe road trip to Cincinnati was complicated from the very beginning. I had just finished a photoshoot that evening and we barely had time to...
Attraction: The Lost Sea Adventure, Sweetwater, TN
It was so dark down in there Iever got a great shot of the “Sea” itself. And Nora wasot cooperating for smiling for some reason. So this is all we got.When I was about 10 years old I remember visiting the Lost Sea and I loved it. So I thought it would be...
Restaurant(s): Al Fresco, Pensacola, Florida
Aew Pensacola landmark, the idea and execution is great!Al Fresco is located downtown Pensacola in an area that has recently undergone a transformation. What was old empty buildings, just going to waste. Isow a vibrant and bustling area. One of my favorite additions...
Restaurant: The Hangout, Gulf Shores, AL
The Hangout atight, where dancing on the tables is a ritual.This is more of a complex than restaurant. The place is quite large inside and outside. The inside has walls covered with so many eclectic and interesting items you can get lost looking at them. For instance...
Zoo/Aquarium: The Audubon Experience, New Orleans, LA
On a recent getaway to New Orleans we visited all of the Audubon attractions, The Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium and Imax. The best advice I can give to help make the experience better is toot go to the zoo in the summer as it is brutally hot! Unless you are going to...
A day in the life . . .
This Lost Sole, #440, found just around the corner from our house. I just love the beaten and weathered look of this sturdy boot. The other photo is of Nora having a good time eating a chocolate covered banana on our front porch.Mostly I write of the big moments that...
From Homeless to Homeowners
From top to Bottom: Panferio home destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, Devilliers house in North Hill, house on Moreno just outside of North Hill, and finally our current home on Davis in Old East Hill.Almost 8 years ago this past March Sharon and I embarked on our...
Flooding disaster averted, for us
This Lost Sole, #439, was found floating in the backyard of aeighbor's house. This is a during and after image. The during is blurry because the rain was coming down so hard I couldot keep my camera exposed for more than a second at a time.While out browsing through...
Recent Lost Sole
The Ark under attack
Previous trips to the junkyard had yieldumerous lost soles. I spotted quite a few again, but this roller skate was the one that caught my eye and begged to be added to my portfolio. I mean it is just a shoe with wheels and has a sole just like another other shoe.When...
All’s well that ends well.
Lost Sole #437, found as we were going down the road leading to Manatee Springs, Florida, which is pictured in the photo below itI know that many of my frequent readers like the stories of travel where we have something crazy happen to us but we eventually overcome...
Restaurant: Dean’s South of the Border
View from out back of Dean's South of the Border. Photo by me :)To say Dean’s South of the Border in Punta Gorda is a mexican restaurant doesot do it justice. While it does have great Mexican food, the shrimp fajitas are the bomb, they create all styles of food...
Restaurant: La Thai Uptown
Merlin Chauvin, Co-Owner/Exective Chef.Making my top 3 Thai restaurants, is La Thai Uptown in New Orleans, LA. Great food, superb upscale decor and ambience, and probably the friendliest and most adept staff I have seen at a restaurant, let alone a Thai place. And did...
Nora catching the fever!
Nora's first Lost Sole discovery on Feb. 16, 2012I was wondering how long it would take before Nora showed interest in finding shoes. Wellow I know, Nora located her first Lost Sole at the age of 27 months 🙂 She found it while walking to our local vegan restaurant....
Shoe Guy meets World Guy
Many times I regretot stopping for something I find interesting, but this is one of my top regrets. I wish I had my own photo of the World Guy with Lost Sole #432 (pictured above) and personally met him.On my way back from New Orleans I had decided to travel Scenic...
New Orleans Gumbo Crawl
The best gumbo I found so far in the French Quarter was at 441 Royal Street. If you have any suggestions forext time I visit please let me know in the comments section belowSomething I like to do when I visit a city, is find out what they are famous for and then try...
Holiday Travel – Part II
Sharon and Nora sharing a Christmas moment at Aunt Glenda's house and also Lost Sole #431 found outside Dugan's Irish Pub in Brevard, NCI will start off part II by saying it was thankfully a lot less eventful than part I, but I still feel Ieed to deliver a part...
Destination: Brevard, North Carolina
Looking Glass Falls just outside Brevard, N.C. in the Pisgah State ForestThis part of the world is known as “Land of the Waterfalls“. With aame like that how can youot want to visit and explore? Weeeded a stop halfway between Baltimore and Pensacola that...
Museum: Port Discovery Museum, Baltimore
As you can see, the playground area of the museum is incredible!This museum is really big. The center piece being a large multi-level playground with rope bridges, ladders and tunnels. It looked like a lot of fun, but there were too many kids on it as this was a...