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about time, yes it is
Last week I packed up and rode with my parents northward into Washington, wishing I could visit the people I’ve met online who live that direction, but focused on seeing my brothers, my sister-in-law, and a few old haunts. Mom and Dad had just returned from a three-week trip with my aunt and uncle, down … Continue reading
Posted in family, friends, life, newsy, reflection, travel
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paris
First, we bought day passes for the Metro. My very first subway ride. When the young guy holding his terrier got on, I began to feel I was in Paris. Next a man entered carrying a guitar. Not long afterward he was belting out upbeat Spanish tunes (so maybe I felt I was in Madrid; … Continue reading
Posted in travel, wonder
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getting there half the fun
Eight weeks ago this morning, Tim and I strolled along this sidewalk in Paris.We passed a congenial scarecrow.I was finally recovering from several anxietized moments nearing the end of our Europe trip. The previous day, Saturday, we’d left the lovely Josenhof B&Band had begun an all-day trip toward that gay city, our destination.On the way … Continue reading
before a nap
Not much news at my house, though friends are going through difficulties in varying ways. I’m thankful that the story told here turned out better than it could have. I’m praying for their family, and for at least four more amid stress and change. Tim’s aunt, still in the hospital, is doing better. I want … Continue reading
Posted in friends, nablopomo, travel
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medicinal
What to do the day after visiting somber reminders of man’s inhumanity to man?Oktoberfest! Before we left western Germany, our friends thought ahead about the festivities. They did this:in preparation for this: Tim doesn’t like beer, and I can’t have gluten, so we traipsed off through Munich (in the rain)and at last found our solaces … Continue reading
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leaving Dachau, somehow
Well. I uploaded pictures from our second day in Bavaria weeks ago. Today I’m finally posting them. See, we traveled through this tranquil countryside.To find that the same peaceful land housed this reminder of horror.I came out of Dachau so glad that a group of survivors made sure people would never forget. Then when we … Continue reading
Posted in reflection, travel
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Josenhof
Our friend Anna made reservations for four nights at a Bavarian bed and breakfast. She got the information at the place’s website, and it looked fine, but of course judging only by the web you never know. On our way from Anna and Doug’s house to the b&b near Memmingen, I rode in the back … Continue reading
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can you say Castle in Dutch?
It’s Kasteel.This one’s got a moat.Fascinating to thinkpeople ate heresat heredefended herefor centuries. So, last I saw Tim, he was goofing off.Here are our patient hosts, Anna and Doug.Where’s my husband? Shoulda known, in trouble for telling the guards puns. What would he do without me? We’d better leave Holland now and head for Bavaria.
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refreshed
I’m starting to feel home. Writing, submitting, worrying about the general state of the world. These things, plus folding towels, they’re all right. Homebody me. A hobbit in slippers. Ever reluctant to leave hearth and hovel, so grateful to return. Yet, the memory of the road. It goes ever on and on. Once inside you, … Continue reading
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flavors
Beforehand, a taste of our town (embarking at the airport).At Salt Lake City’s airport (with Robby J. in mind, while salivating over See’s chocolate).Hints of snow from above; our CascadesA marketplace in The Netherlands…!
Posted in travel, yum
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