In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, here is a photo of my own dad, seen here with my son. This was taken three years ago in South Carolina. My husband, son, and I traveled there to visit my sister Sue, while my father and stepmother joined us from California. We were supposed to getContinue reading “Photo Friday: Father’s Day”
Category Archives: Travel
Friday Four – Travel 2
I did a Friday Five last week about travel. (Friday Five is a weekly blog prompt.) But I focused only on the question about my best trip ever, because I couldn’t narrow it down to just one, and instead of one, I listed five. I like the other questions, too, so I’m going to answerContinue reading “Friday Four – Travel 2”
Friday Photo: Prairie Dog 2
Oops. When I scheduled this week’s Friday Photo, I hit the wrong date and it posted yesterday. Is Thursday the new Friday? With the pandemic shutdown in effect, sometimes it’s hard to tell. You can check out yesterday’s post if you’d like to see the photo I posted of this prairie dog’s cousin. And hereContinue reading “Friday Photo: Prairie Dog 2”
Friday Photo: Prairie Dog
Last week’s photo was a chipmunk. In the same vein, this week I offer you a prairie dog! No, we don’t have prairie dogs here on the East Coast. A few years back, I took a road trip across much of the country with my husband and son. In Wyoming, we stopped to see DevilsContinue reading “Friday Photo: Prairie Dog”
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mother’s Day
The last few days have been trying — even more so than the coronavirus shutdown brand of trying we’ve been living with for the past two months — and I am so far behind on posting to this blog. Sunday was Mother’s Day. We’d planned to drive to Williamsburg to check on my mom. IContinue reading “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mother’s Day”
Photo Friday: World’s Largest Rocking Chair
Thanks to pandemic-related lockdowns, most of us are stuck at home and probably sitting a lot more than usual. And that puts me in mind of a chair. This is not just any chair. This Missouri landmark was the world’s largest rocking chair. The last time I took a road trip to a conference inContinue reading “Photo Friday: World’s Largest Rocking Chair”
Photo Friday: Along the Arno
When in doubt, look to Italy. If that’s not my motto, well, it should be. I was stumped for a photo to post today, so once again I’m turning to my favorite country, the country of my ancestors. This is from Florence, which, in addition to being in my favorite country, is pretty much myContinue reading “Photo Friday: Along the Arno”
Photo Friday: Best Friends
Oops. This one is a little late. The week got away from me. I took this photo in Italy, and am posting it now because, well, it’s Italy. Do I need more of a reason than that? To me, this speaks of friendship and comfort and simple, timeless pleasures. As screwed up as the worldContinue reading “Photo Friday: Best Friends”
All-State Auditions
Over the weekend we drove back down to the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for the second time this month. The first time was because my son has applied for admission there for next year and had to audition to get into the music department. He auditioned on piano, and he thinksContinue reading “All-State Auditions”
Month of Letters, Day 20
Today, for the 20th day of February, I sent three pieces of mail for the Month of Letters challenge. All three were Postcrossing cards, two to Germany and one to the U.S. To Anklam, Germany, an atmospheric evening shot of Jackson Square in New Orleans. The Postcrosser there, a 28-year-old named Lydia, loves New OrleansContinue reading “Month of Letters, Day 20”
