I try to visit my son who lives in Fargo, ND, at least once a year.  From where I live in Benton Harbor,MI, it takes some planning, since multiple planes or trains are required to get from one place to

 … finish reading Fargo in Summer

It’s been six days since my last blog. In that time, Earl and I visited Charlevoix and Beaver Island, the former a treasure and the latter an experience.

Earl had wanted to go to Beaver Island since a friend of

 … finish reading Come and Gone

Earl and I are planning to visit Beaver Island this month. In preparation, I’ve studied where it is (Two hours off the coast of Charlevoix), how to get there (Ferry), where to stay (Beaver Island Lodge), and what to do.

 … finish reading Beaver Island

This is the last day of May, and to salute the month my blog is about Bronner’s CHRISTmas Store in Frankenmuth, MI.  That’s how the company spells it – with capitals for the first six letters.

I’d heard about Bronner’s

 … finish reading Bronner’s

I’m still battling with Delta, as I was during my last blog.  At the same time, I’m moving on.  This is Memorial Day Weekend, and Earl and I are taking a long weekend to explore parts of lower Michigan.

We’ve

 … finish reading Moving On

The frustration in my husband’s voice was at the pitch that would shatter glass.  He was supposed to walk into our home in half an hour; instead, he’s stranded in Atlanta for another twenty-four hours, compliments of Delta Airlines.

I

 … finish reading Delta Does It Again

From the moment we landed in Rome until the moment we left, I was struck with how that city – and perhaps much of Western Europe – uses space differently from how we use it in the States. 

The first

 … finish reading Reliving Rome – Economies of Scale

Today Vero and Patrick and I headed out on our own; the better to reconnect.  Vero and my other son, Keith, met when he was an exchange student in the late 1980s; when he came home she followed during various

 … finish reading Reliving Rome – March 13