"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." ~ Anne Lamott Life rolls on, even if you're not ready, with or without you. Well, I guess you have to go. But I have not been rolling gracefully. So I'm going to try Anne's remedy and unplug. The theory …
It's time to move on. I could ramble on about summer vacation memories for a long time, but I'd rather not. Don't want to be that online version of the friend who drags out their slides and shows you a million pictures every time you come for a visit. So here are a few last …
I grew up watching the adventures of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV. My mother made me wear dresses, but my heart longed for a coonskin cap and buckskin jacket. I was happy to learn both men weren't just television caricatures, but real people who participated in the building of America. In my child's …
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Three things stood out in my thoughts this week: Amazement that my husband and I celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary - A memory from our summer road trip in which I considered being dropped off at the nearest airport because I didn't want to ride with him anymore - And a sentence I read in …
We remember the Alamo and read about Gettysburg. And who doesn't know about the Titanic, or has seen the movie? But do you remember the Sultana? Probably not. I heard the story of the Sultana steamboat while cruising the Mississippi River at Memphis. April 27, 1865, the Sultana exploded a few miles up river …
We hadn't planned on staying the night in Salt Lake City. Of course, we also hadn't planned on loosing time to an oil leak in the truck and a flat tire on the trailer. We were two days behind on our journey and Doug wanted to make that up. But we needed fuel. And we …
Even though I studied geography in school like any other kid, and even though I have a quilted map of the United States of America hanging on the wall above my sewing machine (doesn't everyone?)... I always thought of Indiana as a way, way, way, north state. It felt odd to leave Kentucky (to me, …
We spent eleven full days visiting our son and his family in North Carolina. Any one of those days could easily be considered a favorite. We're not hard to please... just sitting around drinking coffee qualifies. Did the occasional afternoon nap qualify? Yes. Yes it did. Fortunately we share a fondness for haunting antique shops, …
At a stop light in Corydon, Indiana, a young man jumps out of his pick-up truck and runs behind ours. Before we can even think what's happening... "your gas cap was off", he yells with a smile and thumbs up as he jumps back into his truck... Young people learning summer jobs at the KOA …
In spite of the fact I can hardly wait to go places and have new experiences... it is often done with much gritting of teeth and stifled discomfort. Doesn't make sense, does it? I want to go, but I want to stay. I want to experience new, but I love the familiar. I want to …
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