Category: Travel

• Virginia is For Lovers: Fellowship at The Porches

  I’m happy to share some snapshots from my week as a Fellow at The Porches in Norwood, VA. A few fun facts: the residence was built in the 1850s (it has a tiny Harry Potter-like bathroom under the stairs; added later on since the original home had no indoor plumbing). The porch was perfection for…

  KellyQAnderson

  April 24, 2023

  Lifestyle, poetry, Travel, Writer Life, Yoga

  amwriting, creative nonfiction, fellowship, flash writer, flash writing, porches, the porches, virgina îs for lovers, virginia, Writer Life

• “It’s Christmas Time in the City…”

  Just dreaming of this…in 2011, Fitz and I went to Paris to commemorate our 30th birthdays. We stayed mere steps from the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysee. This photo brought me way back to that magical time. Another special part of that trip? Coming home and finding out that I was pregnant with Wells.…

  KellyQAnderson

  December 21, 2019

  Holiday, Travel

  arc de triomphe, champs elysee, Christmas in the city, christmas lights, city, city lights, glow, holiday lights, merry christmas, paris

• 10 Things on my 10-Year Anniversary

  Last month marked a big milestone: a decade of marriage. Here are ten random things I’m sharing in honor of the occasion: We took our kids to Vintners Inn, the site of our ceremony and reception in 2009. They loved running through the vineyards and eating grapes right off the vine. Each anniversary, I usually throw…

  KellyQAnderson

  October 18, 2019

  Lifestyle, Love, Travel

  10 years, anniversary, california, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago writer, converse, destination wedding, Love, marriage, Midwest, midwest writer, Sonoma, vineyard, vintners inn, wedding, wine country

• California Bound…

  Celebrating 10 years since this 🍷

  KellyQAnderson

  September 18, 2019

  Lifestyle, Travel

  10 years, anniversary, california, destination wedding, Sonoma, wedding, wine country

• City Girl Confessions: The Art of Missing Home

  City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor. My husband once proclaimed that five days is the ideal getaway. Shorter than 5? That’s great. But longer? That’s when home sickness can start to creep in. Hold up, though. I’m not talking about the slow ache that can come from deep longing-…

  KellyQAnderson

  April 5, 2019

  Columns, Travel

  amwriting, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago suburbs, chicago writer, city girl, city girl confessions, family vacation, glencoe, home, homesick, Midwest, midwest writer, Parenting, quirks, southern living, spring, spring break, sunshine, texas, Travel, traveling, vacation