Category Archives: Travel

I’m coming to Portland OR!

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

 No, he didn’t, Kat™. Yeah, okay, the email was actually from the Jeopardy Contestant Department. Close enough. Apparently I passed the online test I took a few weeks ago. In the case of the multiple times I have taken that … Continue reading →

Posted in Jeopardy!, Travel | 11 Comments

Stuff in bullet form.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

We are in Zuni, New Mexico, to visit Elder Son and family. If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the photos from the 3-1/2 day drive to get here. A few highlights of my recent life: My car … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, Andrew, Current Affairs, knitting, New Mexico, Politics, national, Polk County politics, Shawls, Travel, What's going on | 8 Comments

Losing at NaNoBloMo but winning at life.

Posted on December 4, 2017 by

  I managed to blog every day in November… until the last two days. I had just returned from a long Thanksgiving weekend in New Mexico and was catching up on life. (This is why I do not do KALs … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, New Mexico, Travel | 6 Comments

Button box FTW!

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

But first, the Foliage Foto of the Day. Anyway. I recently discovered — as I was getting dressed for the first of the recent reunions — that my chosen shirt was missing a button right at bust level. Since we … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Rants, various, Travel | 11 Comments

People in my travels. And stuff.

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

So what about all those trips you took in August and September, Kat™? Are you ever going to tell us about those, huh? Here it is in picture format. This of this as the National Geographic version of my travels, … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Photography, Travel | 6 Comments

Foliage photo of the day & art.

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

On my way west out of Massachusetts I stopped in North Adams at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art to see an exhibit I had glimpsed on Instagram. The image above, left, was an exhibit. The image above right was … Continue reading →

Posted in Antler Lake, Autumn, Travel | 8 Comments

Foliage photo of the day, etc.

Posted on September 14, 2017 by

Some of the highlights of the trips were completely unexpected, like this bathroom faucet that did tricks. The blue dot where the stream of water hit the sink caught my interest. WTF? * * * * * My copy of … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Geekiness, Travel | 6 Comments

New feature: foliage photo of the day. And an update.

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

The odometer on my car reads 5,600 miles more than it did four weeks ago, and I drove over 5,000 of those miles myself. How did that happen, you ask? Round trip to Makanda IL to view the eclipse. Two … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Massachusetts, Travel, Weblogs | 10 Comments

Thoughts on being in a different part of the country.

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

The scenery got a lot better after leaving Indiana and Ohio. It seemed like we went downhill a lot between Buffalo NY and Worcester MA. I suppose that means I will be going uphill on the way back tomorrow and … Continue reading →

Posted in Massachusetts, Travel | 8 Comments

Dinner at…

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

…McDonalds(?!) Why, yes, we are in Massachusetts. What was your first clue?  

Posted in Food and Drink, Travel | 3 Comments