Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
“The town felt very European, I’d say. It was cool. Loved seeing that tunnel. It seemed very un-peopled. That $250,000 house there (with 23 rooms, a former B&B)—that was kind of amazing. The train was much beloved by Isaac. Running along the tracks. The sheer drop off was exciting.” —my mom’s thoughts on the town…
So here’s what happened. We’re all loaded up, sitting in my driveway, about to back out. The car is running. Kids are strapped into car seats. Grandma is squished in between. We’d mapped our route through Baltimore and Pennsylvania to get to upstate New York. And it’s at this moment the friends we planned to…
It was barely warm enough for us Southerners to swim in the chilly (to us) waters of Lake Beltzville, but we did it! Mountain lake swimming—how novel! And you don’t even have to worry about sharks. Or box jellyfish. We enjoyed a beautiful day at this picturesque Pennsylvania lake. I even got a tasty cheese…
We are watching out for Amish buggies and staying out of the corn fields here in Pennsylvania! My Uncle Rhett and Aunt Janet and their kiddos, Savannah and Cade, were the picture of hospitality hosting five houseguests who arrived a full day early. That would be my parents, my kids, and me. I remember…
It was hot, but we’re so cool we still had fun. Nearly 100 degree weather couldn’t keep us away from June’s Stories and Songs at The Hermitage Museum. Free admission and tot-tertainment! Every third or fourth Tuesday of the month at 10:30am, in the shade along the river with a nice breeze. Looking forward to…
ATLANTIC OCEAN (13 JUN 2015) – V-1 Divisional Officer LT Chris Krueger, from Houston, performs laser range finding on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in ARG/MEUEX, a scenario-based amphibious integration exercise, in preparation for a…
Life is so much better with sleep. Now Eloise is free to stay this size forever if she wants. Isaac too, if he promises to stop licking everything.
