Entertainment… Atalaya Castle and Arts and Crafts Festival 23 May 201223 May 2012 Enter here, my friends, right through the door of the imaginations of a pair of artists and art historians, Archer and Anna Huntington. Located inside of Huntington Beach State Park,…
Entertainment… Yellowstone’s Amazing Sites and History 28 Apr 2012 A pair of moose were our official greeters to Yellowstone National Park upon our arrival. I thought it fitting that they should be yours as well. What followed though, seemed…
Civility… 7 x 7 Awards Go To… 3 Dec 20113 Dec 2011 On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7x7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the…
Entertainment… A Different Kind of Sunset 15 Sep 201115 Sep 2011 Marvelous Sunset in Big Sky CountryWhenever I meet someone who has been lucky enough to see the Great American West, they usually respond with a comment about the sunsets followed…
Entertainment… Amana Colonies in Iowa 9 Sep 201110 Sep 2011 One of the conditions when I agreed to the road trip was that we not miss what was right in front of us in an all out rush to…
Entertainment… Recreating Our Favorite Meal on the Trip West 6 Sep 20116 Sep 2011 One of my favorite things about travel is bringing home a new idea for dinner. A great wine, new cheese, or a method of preparing a dish prolongs my visit…
Entertainment… Thirteen Days, Fourteen States 1 Sep 20111 Sep 2011 We returned to North Carolina today, making it the fourteenth state in thirteen days. We didn't plan it that way, it just evolved - a little like the energizer bunny,…
Entertainment… A Long Way From Home With Flooded Out Bridges 31 Aug 201131 Aug 2011 Wyoming to Nebraska to Kansas and our GPS lady is about to blow her fuse and our patience. We aren't following the exact path we took at the beginning of…
Entertainment… Geysers, Sulphur, and Roiling Pots of Mud – Oh My! 28 Aug 201128 Aug 2011 Grand Prismatic SpringWho was the first human of modern civilization to see the earth smoking, roiling pots of mud, boiling turquoise and sapphire pools surrounded by orange veins, and geysers…
Entertainment… Majesty Made by God and Man 25 Aug 201125 Aug 2011 Majestic wonders - both God made and man made - filled our day, beginning and ending with Custer State Park. Keystone, a tour through the Black Hills - including driving…