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THE HENRY FORD – 22 FEBRUARY 2015
As I told you on 19 February in “Coming Soon,” a revisit to Dearborn, Michigan, after almost 58 years was on the horizon. In the last post on Detroit I told you I had to devote a page to The Henry Ford … Continue reading
COMING SOON – DEARBORN and NYC REDUX – STAY TUNED
In 1957 I was a star of GIANT STEP, a TV Quiz program hosted by Bert Parks. One of my prizes was a trip to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan with my Dad. Soon to be re-explored. A … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous Musings
Tagged Dearborn, Grand Central Terminal, Henry Ford Museum, Michigan, New York City
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A 21 HOUR RESPITE – 16-17 February 2015
For school break, David, Mari and Alex rented a condo at Killington for several days skiing. They usually stay with me and take day trips to the various ski areas nearby, but they wanted an extended stay to hit the … Continue reading
NO TIME TO POST WHEN IN THE CRESCENT CITY – 6-10 February 2015
And to make matters worse, I have been “snowed in” in New Orleans. Yes, snowed in having to endure 70 degree temperatures because the northeast is again “closed.” But there are stories to tell, and hopefully within a week my … Continue reading
SOME THINGS YOU DON’T HAVE TO REPEAT — AND OTHERS YOU DO – 25 JANUARY 2015
Yesterday I planned to go to the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show at the Big-E in Springfield, Massachusetts, but the weather was iffy, so I stayed home and researched and wrote various articles all day instead. At one point … Continue reading
PERFECT START FOR 2015 “SHUNPIKING” – 16-19 JANUARY 2015
My goodness, it has been over two months since I have reported some “shunpiking” and adventures. But, as you know, November and December I devote to my production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and now I am happy to report that … Continue reading
Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips
Tagged Bear Mountain, Cold Spring, NY, Red Lion Inn' Stockbridge Mass, The Red Lion Inn
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HOME FOR 41 HOURS? – WHAT DO YOU DO? – ANSWER — 14 HOUR ROAD TRIP – 8 November 2014
Well, actually I had help, and it did not take too much convincing. Rob asked me to join him in visiting his parents grave at West Point, “and we could stop at the Red Lion Inn on the way home,” … Continue reading
WHAT DO I DO, WHEN NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? — THE RED LION INN — 4-6 November 2014
The RLI feels as much like home for me as home does. I had two nights in a row before A CHRISTMAS CAROL begins negating three day adventures. I struggled, and struggled with where to go, and what to do. … Continue reading
CANDLELIGHT and MISCELLANEOUS RAMBLINGS OF A “HOPELESS ROMANTIC” 2 November 2014
URBAN DICTIONARY “Hopeless Romantic” – “This person is in love with love. They believe in fairy tales and love. … All hopeless romantics are idealists, the sentimental dreamers, the imaginative and the fanciful when you get to know them. … … Continue reading
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Tagged "hopeless romantic", Candlelight, Charlestown, Costume Ladies, Fort at No 4, NH, Walpole NH
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