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Before I explain what this guy is doing, let me shout to the heavens that we are in Billings, Montana tonight. It was a long day, almost 500 miles, driving from Scottsbluff. Yesterday’s journey from Lincoln had a wonderful stop … Continue reading
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special delivery
Behold my mother-in-law’s Marigold Carnival glass bowl. It was also known as “Mother’s potato salad bowl”. Banjo Man inherited it, much to my dismay and fear. I did not want to be the in-law who broke this treasured artifact, so … Continue reading
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take a wild guess
Yes, we are in Nebraska. I am pretty tired, so will give you more details tomorrow. All is well and we’ve had a lovely day. Good night.
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we are no longer in illinois
Thank God. Between the Chicago traffic and endless miles of road construction the day was a long one. Banjo Man slept in a bit, so we weren’t on the road until after 9. We’d planned a 400+ mile day and … Continue reading
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amish shopping
We are tucked into bed in Shipshewana, Indiana, our favorite Amish town. Our travel time was under three hours, so we slept late and eventually returned to I-80. Last fall I bought a cloth dish scrubbie thing here, so first … Continue reading
safe at 270
Facing thunderstorm and tornado threats this afternoon, we planned to drive the 270 miles to Fremont, Ohio this morning. That was a good decision. The rains came at 3:00, while we were touring the home and museum of Rutherford B. … Continue reading
441 miles on day one
At last, we are in Clearfield, PA. It is 8:30 pm and we can’t believe we did so well. I had my doubts when I woke up this morning. My mouth hurt and I was tired. I looked at all … Continue reading
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the more things change…
…the more they stay the same. I am in the midst of planning Road Trip 2024, fifty-three years after our first one. This photo was taken up on the Tetons (we’d taken the tram to the top of one of … Continue reading
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pasta saturday
There are days when you just want to go to Paul’s Pasta and eat Italian food. Especially on a gray January afternoon in New England. Banjo Man decided on Thursday that we needed a field trip. We waited until daughter … Continue reading
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long road home
Our trip home from Texas on December 29 was uneventful…until we tried to drive out of Long term Parking Lot E. The flights had been on time, except for a30-minute glitch in Baltimore when the flight crew couldn’t find “Thomas … Continue reading
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