If you could go back and change careers, would you?

I’ve known from the time I was a little girl that I wanted to be an artist.

Art/Illustration, ExploringLaura MurrayOctober 20, 2020Career Change, Indiana JonesComment

I haven’t been to every single county in the entire state, but I’m working on it - and I’m using my copy of Amazing South Carolina as a fun travel guide to the 46 counties that make up this incredible state!

Amazing States, ExploringLaura MurrayApril 21, 2020Comment

Our DC Food Adventure!

Anyone who knows me knows I love to eat….

ExploringLaura MurrayMarch 3, 2020Comment

Doing Washington DC the right way

I’ve only got TWO days in DC to visit ALL.THE.MUSEUMS! But… I spend WAAAYYYY too much time in museums. I actually PLAN on breezing through pretty quickly and not staying all day, but then I look up and realize they’re closing in 5 minutes and I’m only in the 3rd room. Steve and I did this at The MET in New York several years ago - we ended up staying 7 hours (SEVEN) …

Art/Illustration, Business, Amazing States, ExploringLaura MurrayFebruary 11, 2020Comment

How to make Lego sculptures as fierce as RuPaul

I definitely don’t need another hobby, but I was kind-of jelly of the people who had built all that stuff out of Legos! I mean, who DOESN’T love building magical creations with Legos? At least everyone SHOULD love playing with Legos.

ExploringLaura MurrayJanuary 28, 2020Comment

A day late - for good reason!

Alabama became a state in 1819 and from 1820-1826 the state capital was at Cahawba - a brand new town at the confluence of the Cahaba and Alabama rivers…

History, Amazing States, ExploringLaura MurrayOctober 5, 2019Comment

Fuel for the soul

What a beautiful coffee shop! It was light and airy. The mustard yellow leatherette chairs gave a sophisticated warmth to the stained concrete floors, black iron accents and blonde wood.