Category Archives: travel

The Maine Thing

Those of you who know me either personally or through this blog know I have this fascination with Maine. Over the past six years I have trekked to the Pine Tree State well over a dozen times and have visited … Continue reading

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Free Range Thoughts

Well, I’m back from a nearly 800 mile weekend excursion to New Jersey. I thought I’d share some of the moments gleaned from the free range of my mind. Things I didn’t do … Go sightseeing. Usually, my journey to … Continue reading

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Driverless Cars

I haven’t really felt like writing much lately. In fact, I haven’t really felt like doing much of anything lately. But this morning as I was surfing the Net, I came across a feed saying the Brits are planning to … Continue reading

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Is That Creepy?

My daughter, son-in-law and grandson were visiting last week from Ohio {and they’re coming back this weekend along with my sons and their families from Kentucky and Massachusetts}. We spent some time sitting in the gazebo along with my local … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Lost

Here we are. Another Friday. Another installment of Five Minute Friday courtesy of Lisa Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/06/five-minute-friday-lost/) and her crew. It’s here where we focus on a prompt word and just let the words flow freely for five minutes {more … Continue reading

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15 To Go

This is shaping up as a wild, fun-filled summer. If all goes as planned, I’ll my kids here together for a happy occasion for the first time in nine years. Sure, we’ve been together, but generally it’s because of sickness … Continue reading

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All Aboard! … Jury Is Still Out

Last weekend, my Ohio great-granddaughter Addison was dedicated {like a baptism in a non-denominational church}. I decided to be an eye witness, so I spent last weekend in the Buckeye State. Getting there is always an interesting challenge, especially since … Continue reading

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The Navigator and the Map

As I have mentioned before, one of my regular devotional reads is Ron Hutchcraft. It’ s even better when I can hear him, but in case I miss his commentary on the radio, I subscribe to his daily A Word … Continue reading

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My Bucket List

I really don’t have a bucket list. Sure, there are some things I would like to do, but if they don’t get done, I don’t think I’ll lose any eternal sleep over it. I have no desire, for example, to … Continue reading

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First Night

If all goes as planned, I will be heading to the Jersey shore in the morning. Yeah. I know. It’s the end of December and the thermometer will barely be above the freezing mark. But there is a reason. You … Continue reading

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