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My 52 Places #7: Staunton, Virginia
Quick spring break breakaway, down to Charlottesville figuring the boys would like to go to Monticello. Girls, not so much, but… I decided we would stay in what looks like a bit of a funked-up town a few miles away, … Continue reading
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Where are you now? Where have you been…
A beautiful blur of a week at the end of March. One post with a few themes because life is too interesting and busy to actually work at this, which is why I’m just finishing up the post in April. First, … Continue reading
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Walkin in the sand
For the second year in a row I have not been given my preferred oceanfront room in which I can sleep with the sliders wide open with the breeze floating in to the gentle sound of the waves…I drown my … Continue reading
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My 52 Places #5: Baltimore
It’s been cold, gray, and dreary for over a month now. There’s been little snow, just way-below-freezing cold. With no incentive to go outside, I’ve been mostly hibernating. One of the bands I saw in Athens came to Philly — it … Continue reading
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My 52 Places – Number 2 is Altoona
Western Pennsylvania….’s where I was born and raised… Well not really, but I played Kalob Griffin Band’s IPA while zooming through the place yesterday. Zooming is right – nailed for going 87. Oh well. New car problems. Visited a small … Continue reading
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My 52 Places – 1 is Fort Lauderdale
NY Times 52 Places to Go in 2015. I usually ignore these types of command lists. But I’m thinking of playing with this because 1. I need a new distraction and 2. I already have a head start by living … Continue reading
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Abiding through Georgia. With donkeys.
Conference in Atlanta, a town I’ve never visited. Never really wanted to, but there’s fun everywhere, so I made a week of it, blew in on Sunday and a transplanted old friend introduced me to her adopted city. I was … Continue reading
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Back to New Hampshire
For an autumn break we ran up to New Hampshire, back to the old stomping grounds. Life is hectic now so there is little time to write, but I am trying to write again so I’m getting it down quick … Continue reading
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Back to Newbury Plantation
Diverging a bit from the Civil War letters project, we took a quick summer break to New England, starting in Newburyport. I took the opportunity to hunt down the memorial to my Newbury-founding ancestors that Mom and I missed last … Continue reading
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All who wander are not lost
Wandering back toward Heathrow, we stop for the night in Oxford. Thought Tom would appreciate the academic and Harry Potteresque atmosphere. It’s fun watching tourists try their hand on the punts. I wanted to drink with J.R.R. Tolkien. When I … Continue reading
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The View from the Porch 