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Tanya’s New Book
Find the Celebration Book Description Find the Celebration in Life. Every Day. This is the story of how two women, a grandmother (Betty) and her granddaughter (Ava), search for happiness and love amidst personal struggles as they experience life in the French Quarter, New Orleans – Betty in 1942 during World War II, and Ava seventy…
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Pet-Friendly Beer Destinations: Charlotte
Every opportunity I can, I venture to spots where my dog can join me for happy hour. It’s often paired with long walks from our current apartment in uptown Charlotte, too – an attempt to get some outdoor physical activity in first, with a beer stop in between. One of the parts I love so…
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Charlotte Uptown Walk: Getting Inspired
This morning I set off on my usual Saturday morning walk with my dog Barley through the uptown neighborhood. I love these long walks, but today this walk was extra special and inspiring! The feeling of inspiration is something I’ve desperately been missing in my life ever since getting diagnosed with, and fortunately conquering, cancer…
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My Favorite Irish Spots
St. Patrick’s Day 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina: Jim and I plan to go out for a Guinness somewhere today, maybe to Workman’s Friend in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood, by far one of our favorite Irish pubs in Charlotte, but otherwise it will be fairly uneventful. This day has me reflecting back on some of…
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Live in the Moment
Today is Mardi Gras Day and it’s been approximately one year since we moved from New Orleans to Charlotte. What a year it has been. Since I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in July of 2022, my motto to live in the moment is more important than ever. Two surgeries and countless doctor…
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Asheville, North Carolina: A 3,400 mile journey with Barley
My History as an Asheville Resident When I think back to the period when I lived in the city of Asheville, there were lots of highs and lots of lows. The first time I learned about this Western North Carolina city in the mountains was in the year 2015, while we were living in the…
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A 3,400 Mile Journey with Barley: Birmingham
Day 1: New Orleans, LA to Birmingham, AL. Distance: 342 miles A long road trip seemed like the perfect idea as the world of 2020 drifted away, and with it, the ability to travel again here within the US in 2021. My family loyally travels to Ocean City, Maryland annually, a family tradition that started…
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Travel Writing
A personal story I recently wrote about life in New Orleans during the pandemic was published on the Go Nomad travel website. Check it out here: https://www.gonomad.com/165266-new-orleans-during-the-2020-pandemic
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Hiring Tips: Recruiting Great Service Staff
Beer is not just grains, hops, yeast, and water. Beer is love and friendship, technology and magic, identity and language, arguments and duels, music and fashion, conservativism and revolution, history and the future. In beer you can follow the rise of civilization, feel the character of nations, and witness the renaissance of our food culture. …
