Sarah Anne Carter

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It’s on my bucket list to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. I grew up as a military brat and spent four years of my childhood on mainland Japan where cherry blossom trees lined the streets of the base. Seeing the white blossoms every year was such a treat! […]

A Day Trip to DC for Cherry Blossoms

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on April 29, 2026 by Sarah Anne Carter

We’ve made several trips to NYC now, but none in the time span between New Year’s and spring break – until now. This might just be the best time to visit NYC if the weather cooperates. We went the first weekend of March. The crowds were so much smaller than […]

NYC When It’s “Quiet” (early March)

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on April 22, 2026 by Sarah Anne Carter

I had the opportunity to take one of my children to a location that was on her bucket list – The Biltmore. My husband had training in Charlotte, N.C., so we had a free hotel room to stay in, along with free flights. We left on a Sunday afternoon, flying […]

A Visit to the Biltmore

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on February 25, 2026 by Sarah Anne Carter

A Summer in Springfield is set in Springfield, Ohio, and I used many of the local businesses and people in the story. Some names were changed, but if you live here or know Springfield, you can probably guess many of the places mentioned in the book. Here are some of the […]

A Summer in Springfield Inspirations

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged writing on October 8, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

The original plan was to fly standby to Boston early in the morning and come back that evening. However, flights filled up and we had to go with Plan B – Washington, D.C. I took two daughters and one of their friends with me on this trip. We got up […]

Day trip to Washington, D.C.

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on August 13, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

When you can fly standby, you sometimes make impulsive decisions. I saw that Parker Valby was doing a holiday mile race near Tampa in December and thought one of my children would want to go run in it. She did and she loves Parker, so we made a plan to […]

Two Days in Tampa

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on January 22, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

There’s a feature with flying standby where you can pick your date and your departure airport and it will tell you the “best bets” to fly to that date. They’re the destination locations with the most seats available. When my husband and I wanted to take a quick 20th anniversary trip, […]

Boston in the Winter

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on January 15, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

NYC in the fall (two days)

NYC in the Fall (2 days)

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on December 11, 2024 by Sarah Anne Carter

Washington, D.C., in the Fall – Day 2

Washington, D.C., in the Fall – Day 2

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on November 27, 2024 by Sarah Anne Carter

Washington, D.C., in the Fall – Day 1

Washington, D.C., in the Fall – Day 1

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on November 20, 2024 by Sarah Anne Carter