I wrote a few days ago about my memories of 9/11/2001 here in Northern Virginia, where I live just a few miles from the Pentagon. I did not write about the events of the rest of that month, which were just as sad and unsettling, on a more personal scale, as that terrible day. AsContinue reading “After 9/11”
Category Archives: Travel
Nineteen Years
I was five months pregnant and in bed that morning nineteen years ago, thinking about getting up to pack to begin a 12-hour drive to a conference in Indianapolis that day. The phone rang, and my mother urged, “Turn on the TV!” We watched together while the second plane crashed into the World Trade CenterContinue reading “Nineteen Years”
Home Again, Home Again
Just under two weeks ago, he moved into his dorm. Today, the college freshman is home again, at least for the next few weeks, due to campus temporarily closing because of rising numbers of Covid19 cases. Classes will continue online, and the school will figure out new procedures to put into place and then reassessContinue reading “Home Again, Home Again”
Photo Friday: Grand Caverns
Last weekend I drove to Harrisonburg, Virginia to bring my son a piano keyboard. He just started his freshman year at JMU and needed one for a music class. (The campus is now closing down, unfortunately, because of the pandemic, and we’ll have to go pick him up this weekend. But last week, we hadContinue reading “Photo Friday: Grand Caverns”
The Empty Nest Fills Up Again
Ten days ago, I helped my son move into his freshman dorm room at James Madison University. Seven days ago, he started classes, with a mixture of online and in-person classes. Five days ago, I drove down to bring him a new piano keyboard he needed for a music class. And yesterday, the university announcedContinue reading “The Empty Nest Fills Up Again”
Photo Friday: Settled In
As hard as it is for me to wrap my brain around it, my son began college this week. We rented a minivan, packed it up, and drove down to the university over the weekend to help him move in during his scheduled move-in time slot, noon to 3 pm Sunday. (His roommate was scheduledContinue reading “Photo Friday: Settled In”
Postcards From the World: A German Castle
I received this lovely postcard today from a German Postcrosser named Ulrike, who lives in Munich. It shows a striking image of Cadolzburg Castle, a medieval castle in the Bavarian district of Fürth. Documentation of the castle goes back as early as 1157; it was an important site for hundreds of years.
Photo Friday: Cottage by the Lake
One of the worst parts of the pandemic-induced lockdown is not being able to travel. Of course, there isn’t a hard-and-fast no-travel rule here, but we are encouraged to stay close to home. And besides, travel just doesn’t feel safe right now. But I am desperate to get away. That’s why I was thinking aboutContinue reading “Photo Friday: Cottage by the Lake”
Photo Friday: Father’s Day
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”
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”
