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The John Wayne Room
We stayed last night at a cute little vintage-y motel in western Colorado. The kind they used to call “motor courts” where you park right outside your bedroom door. This one had a western motif with log walls, and each room had a different western theme. Lyle had reserved the John Wayne Room for us. Not that we’re big John…
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Another Road Trip: Day 1
We’re traveling again this week, driving from Idaho to Tennessee. We’re taking a couple of extra days to take the “scenic route” and to visit our parents briefly. Just thought you might be interested to see our route and our travel stats for Day 1. I’ll be posting about our adventures along the way, too. Trip Tallies: Departed Post Falls,…
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Springtime Babies
{goslings at Falls Park} Emily said, “I think ducklings are lovely.” “Yes,” said Little Bear, “and owlets are nice, too. Owl says they are.” Emily laughed. “Oh,” she said, “I love all little animals.” “Me, too,” said Little Bear. —Little Bear’s Friends by Else Holmelund Minarik
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Random Goofiness
Sometimes everyday things just strike me funny. I can hardly bear it if no one’s with me to appreciate the humor. Here are a few goofy things I noticed recently: There’s a directional sign near our City Hall pointing to our “sister city” (Herrborn, Germany) 4,908 miles away. I first found out about our “sister city” a few years ago…
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From the Passenger Seat
Views from last week’s road trip… Heading east on I-90. Montana. My drivin’ man. State capitol building. Jefferson City, Missouri. Springtime in the Ozarks.(No doubt the picture would be better had the photographer bothered to roll her window down.) (But it was raining! What can I say?) See the “QT” on the road sign to the right?We like to stop…
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Pike Place Tulips
We didn’t make it to the tulip farms this year, but I have to say, Pike Place Market in the spring is the next-best thing! One morning last weekend Lyle and I met my cousin in downtown Seattle for coffee at Starbucks on the waterfront. It was a misty spring morning… typical for Seattle… perfect coffee-drinking weather… which is probably…
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Travel Stats for Tuesday/Wednesday
Continuing this week’s whirlwind travelogue… Time in Missouri with family for Dad Cook’s funeral: not quite 21 hours. Departed Missouri Military Cemetery at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri: 1:45 p.m. CDT on Tuesday. Hours driven: 27.5 Hours slept: 3.5 Miles driven: 1,783 miles [I drove twice coming home for a total of about 200 miles while Lyle slept a little more.…
