Last night I made a quick trip to England and France through the film shown at the monthly travelogue at a local university. It centered on the English Channel which in French is called Le Manche which translates as “the sleeve.” Not sure why the French call it that.
The lecturer alternated between the southern coast [...]
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Quick Trip to England and France
Posted in travel on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Waterlogged Mini Vacation
Posted in travel, weather on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have had the wettest October since they began keeping records over 100 years ago. There are flood warnings out now. The ground is so saturated there’s no place for the rain to go but into the rivers.
Last night a friend and I went to a program on Thai Classical Music and Dance at Jefferson College in [...]
Indulging in A Vacation Activity
Posted in family, holidays, travel, tagged holidays, travel on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What kind of activities do you enjoy when you’re on vacation? I know that a lot of people like to shop. I think it’s the “thrill” of new-to-them shops and stores. Even nationwide chain stores seem different somehow when they’re not your local store.
Today my sister and I had a mini-vacation day which we spent [...]
A Mini Vacation
Posted in holidays, travel on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the day I have a mini vacation. I enjoy listening to A Prairie Home Companion on the local NPR station. I would love to go to St. Paul, MN, and see a live production of it. Alas, my budget won’t cover that this year.
But, Garrison Keillor is bringing the show to St. Louis [...]
Goals Update
Posted in Knitting, travel, tagged Goals on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m failing miserably at accomplishing the goals I set for myself. In April I did not practice the piano even once. I will never learn to play ragtime at this rate. This makes me wonder if I really want to play ragtime piano. If it was important to me, I’d surely take the time to [...]
A Mini-Vacation
Posted in travel on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been receiving emails detailing Southwest Airline’s new flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul. I’ve been casting around for vacation ideas and thought maybe this would be a good opportunity to explore an area new to me. Plus there could be shopping at the Mall of America. If I timed it right, I might even be able [...]
A travel itch
Posted in travel on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night I attended a talk by Rick Steve about his European travels. He showed some slides and talked about them, about why he likes to travel in Europe, the experiences he has and the kinds of things people who take tours with his company enjoy. Boy, does that ever make the travel itch flare [...]
A good day for reading
Posted in books, travel, weather on November 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today is a grey, overcast day. It really looks wintery although the temperature is about 50, I think, so it doesn’t really feel wintery. The forecast says we’re to get a mix of rain and snow later today so that will definitely feel and look like winter. Days like this are good for curling up [...]
Goin’ to Kansas City
Posted in Knitting, travel on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I read on her blog that Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (the Yarn Harlot)) was going to be in Kansas City, MO on October 13, I opened my calendar to see if there was any way I could attend her book signing. I had been wanting to go away for a few days and just hadn’t found [...]
