Category Archives: road trip

151 miles today but who’s counting

Posted on June 26, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Big day on the road. Not. If I don’t finish my book by Friday morning, I might as well retire again because my editor will have lost all patience and torn up my contracts. So we stopped traveling early today, … Continue reading →

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350 miles

Posted on June 25, 2013 by is there any more pie?

350 miles is how far we drove this afternoon and this evening. We got a late start. Brief recap:  Rhode Island, heat, humidity, sunshine, Connecticut, Wendy’s, New York, Pennsylvania, rain, dark, storm, Wendy’s, lightning, lightning, lightning, low on gas, dark … Continue reading →

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where or when

Posted on June 25, 2013 by is there any more pie?

I don’t know exactly when we’re leaving on our road trip.  I don’t know where we’ll spend the night tonight. Banjo Man and I are incredibly busy with work.  We thought we would get on the road at 5 AM … Continue reading →

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grandma has landed

Posted on April 3, 2013 by is there any more pie?

I’m home.  And yes, Texas does sometimes feel a little like outer space.  In a good way.

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slave to fashion

Posted on February 3, 2013 by is there any more pie?

I’ve been watching a lot of shows on the History and Science channels lately. “Ancient Aliens”, “America Unearthed”, “River Monsters”, stuff like that. In 2004 Will (son #2) and I met in northern England, where he was finishing up a … Continue reading →

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road fever

Posted on January 24, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man came home from town with this yesterday. He was very excited.  Even if it’s actually 2013, not 2012. One word:  sale.

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the old montana hotel antiques mall

Posted on October 22, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Four floors:  main floor, two upstairs and the basement.  All filled with stuff. I found it after only one wrong turn.  I gave myself 45 minutes.  It’s called “self-medication”, by the way.  I could have plopped my yoga-pants butt on … Continue reading →

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days 6 & 7 east: indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, football and home

Posted on October 15, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Indiana sunrise Another long day on the road, but we were looking forward to stopping before 7 PM and getting ready to watch the Nebraska-Ohio State game on television at 8 PM. Little did we know what lay ahead. We … Continue reading →

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days 4 & 5 east: south dakota, minnesota, iowa, illinois, indiana

Posted on October 14, 2012 by is there any more pie?

beautiful states, nice people day 5 east:  minnesota sunrise This was taken outside of Albert Lea, MN, before we headed south through Iowa to hit the interstate. This was taken right before my morning nap. We continued on through Illinois … Continue reading →

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day 3 east: montana, wyoming, south dakota

Posted on October 12, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Heading east to Wyoming: I already told you about the snow and sleet in Billings. We eventually drove out of the worst of the weather. I slept through most of Wyoming. You know you’re in South Dakota when you see … Continue reading →

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