glmck2115Comments Off on Oregon: you’re getting to be a habitat with me!
Ray and I have been following our son around the USA for many years as he pursued interests, education and careers across the country—Olympic National Park in Washington, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Utah and Flagstaff are on the list. And now he, his wife and their baby have settled on the spectacular coast of northern Oregon, so it has… Read more »
glmck2115Comments Off on Towards a better understanding of the American South
Always up for a road trip and not being fans of March in Connecticut, Ray and I revved up the Rav last month and headed south. The goals were to connect with friends and family, to explore new places and, of course, to sample the culinary fare along the way. We returned with a new appreciation of the South, a… Read more »
glmck2115Comments Off on If you are crazy enough to drive cross country you might want to read this!
From Sea to Shining Sea From my childhood days of reading Little House on the Prairie and watching Wagon Train on a black and white TV, experiencing the endless expanses of plains, desert and mountains that comprise much of the United States has been a constant fixation, but one rarely realized due to the even more pressing magnetic pull… Read more »
On my birthday this year, we flew out to Flagstaff to visit our son Dan and his wife Meg and spend a few days getting to know Arizona a little better. We flew out of Bradley to Phoenix via O’Hare. O’Hare is my least favorite airport, so we will try for another route next time! Where we stayed: Sonesta Suites, in… Read more »
glmck2115Comments Off on Logan, Utah – some travel tips and photos
Our son Dan, a plant lover from childhood, decided after many years as an inner-city special ed teacher that he wanted to fulfill a dream and get a second master’s degree–this time in forestry. Several possibilities arose, but the best deal came from Utah State in Logan, Utah. His fiancée, Megan, courageously agreed to leave San Francisco with him and… Read more »
glmck2115Comments Off on Seeing the Northeast anew
I love having guests from faraway places–in this case, our dear friends Laurence and François Roy from Montaigu, France. They love history, adventures and good food and wine as we do, and François is also a bird expert, which added and new and fun aspect to our travels together. We started out in New York and thanks to Marriott Points,… Read more »
I don’t see enough of my wonderful son, and that’s for sure. So I managed to take a Friday and Monday off from work to spend the weekend with him and Megan. “What would you like to do Mom?” he asked. “Walk” I replied. And so we did. Dan lives just a few steps from the Golden Gate Park so… Read more »
glmck2115Comments Off on If only all November weekends were like this one!
Having barely had any exercise since we returned from Boston two weeks ago, I was very anxious to get outside this weekend. We thought a hike on Saturday and a bike ride on Sunday would be a good idea given the glorious weather. For our hike we headed down to Cobalt, CT–I know, you’ve never heard of it! It’s a… Read more »
Despite a nightly battle with Comcast (we have internet but our big TV has been getting sicker and sicker) we are spending our first evening feeling we are indeed, home again. Partly to welcome Maggie on her first visit to our home without Margaret, and partly to thank Marsha and Dennis for their hospitality while we were homeless (or at… Read more »
glmck2115Comments Off on Exiled on the North Shore – don’t cry!
Having returned briefly to Connecticut, and finding the welcome, well, not warm, we gathered some more clothes and zoomed off on a new adventure. We headed to the Marriott in Woburn, which is convenient, clean, cheap and gives me extra points for a free night somewhere, sometime soon. Feeling the need to take a break from the fine dining scene,… Read more »
