Through our forty-plus years in Kansas City, my husband and I have taken several vacations to Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri. Table Rock Lake is near Branson, Missouri, one of the nation’s preeminent entertainment destinations. From country music shows, to amusement parks, to fishing or boating, everyone is bound […]
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Forgetfulness and Flexibility
I went out of town last week with great plans for what I would accomplish. I would care for and play with my granddaughter, of course, but babies take naps, and surely I would have some down time. And then I got to the security line at the airport in […]
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Northwest Arkansas: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Other Attractions
My husband and I drove to Northwest Arkansas last weekend, just to get away from home for a few days. Our primary objective was to re-visit the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. We’d been there in May 2012, but hadn’t spent a lot of time at the museum, which […]
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Weston Bend State Park: A Short Hike and a Small Summer Adventure
My husband and I have done very little traveling since the pandemic hit. Health issues (non-Covid-related) and shut-downs have kept us close to home. This past Memorial Day weekend, the weather was perfect, and we didn’t want to be cooped up in the house. We were determined to find something […]
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Easter 2009—Playing Tourist in New Orleans
Last weekend was Easter, and I reminisced about past Easter vacations. We took many vacations when our children were in school and their spring break coincided with Easter. But as I reminisced, one adult Easter vacation came to mind—in 2009, my husband and I went to New Orleans to visit […]
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Cheering On My Rowing Husband: Des Moines Regatta, 2008
My husband took up rowing after our daughter joined the crew team at Georgetown University. Her team was really good, and they took the silver medal for lightweight women rowers at the 2006 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta her junior year. Her success at rowing spurred him on, and […]
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Post-Pandemic Travel for a Joyous Occasion
I recently returned from my first out-of-state trip since the pandemic began. Actually, it was my first trip of more than 100 miles from home since October 2019, when my son was married. The occasion this time was my daughter’s wedding in Seattle. I worried about getting there, as the […]
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Not So Random Photos: An August Trip Down Memory Lane
I’ve written many times about Pacific Grove and Carmel, California, and other venues on the Monterey Peninsula. But for decades I didn’t visit that idyllic place in my past. My grandmother moved away from Pacific Grove in the summer of 1967. My husband and I went there once or twice […]
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Big Sur: Memories Good and Bad
I’ve written several posts about childhood trips to visit my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California. And, I’ve been back to the Monterey Peninsula many times as an adult. One of the spots we frequented during my adult visits is Big Sur. Big Sur is a rugged stretch of the Pacific […]
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Random Photos: An October Trip Back in Time
My husband and I have taken many nice autumn vacations in September and October. Some of these autumn trips have been to Colorado, the Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park, San Francisco, and a Rhine River cruise. And, of course, we’ve also made trips to see family in Seattle, Washington, D.C., […]
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