Cruel Was The Snow That Sweeps Glencoe
From the Ballad of Glencoe: Oh, cruel was the snow that sweeps Glencoe And covers the grave o’ Donald. Oh, cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe And murdered the house of MacDonald I’ll just say it, I love melancholy songs. I love to sit in the evening light of a spring day and […]
Normandy Beaches
May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Gate1 Tour Marcy’s dad had always wanted to go back to Normandy to pay respects to his fallen comrades. We finally made it back for him, and our son Jared did the same 10 years ago. Our visit was on Thursday, May 25, 2017, but I set the post date […]
LOOK AT THAT “S-CAR-GO”
May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Tour – Gate1 The blog title is the punch line to an old joke, but I won’t even go there right now. Meanwhile, it is Friday night and we find ourselves back in Paris at the Marriott Rive Gauche. A number of people have joined our tour and […]
PLEASANT CAFE, SAINTE MÉRE EGLISE, NORMANDY, FRANCE
May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Tour – Gate1 PFC Clifford Maughan landed in this spot in Sainte Mére Eglise via parachute at 01:45 am on 6 June. He was promptly taken prisoner by a German Soldier billeted in the building behind – who then turned around and surrendered to PFC Maughan!
ALLEZ À GAUCHE NE VONT PAS À DROITE
May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Gate1 Tour This is a tale of jet lag, and I hope I have my French correct. The title is supposed to say “Go to the left, do not go the right” Our Tour of France adventure began Saturday, May 20th as we departed home at noon for the […]
CALIFORNIA DREAMING …
I had the opportunity to attend a conference in San Francisco, and Marcy and I decided to add a couple days to the trip and “pop over” to Fresno so we could visit Yosemite, King’s Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Google Maps declared that it was about a 3 1/2 hour drive from the […]
