A THANKSGIVING TO REMEMBER
A very different Thanksgiving! Our children and their families were unable to join us for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner because they were enjoying the day with their in-laws. Knowing that I would probably feel a little glum and lonely, I thought it would be the perfect time to check off a bucket list item…hiking to […]
UNDER THE TUSCAN RAIN
(Don’t miss the accompanying YouTube video posted at the end of the blog entry.) The golden brown clay soil of the Central Tuscan countryside was rain-soaked on the day we ventured to Siena. On the way, Our Gate1 tour director, Myriam, introduced us to the story of the colorful and famous Palio horse race, which, […]
DAY TRIP TO ABINGDON, VIRGINIA
We enjoyed yet another Saturday fall outing, this time to the Barter Theatre, 140 miles away in Abingdon, Virginia. It is the last weekend in October and we are still seeing bright and dry conditions with temperatures in the 80s. I think we’ve had just one rainy day since August and the leaf colors are […]
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESSWAY
The Appalachian Development Highway System is a network of road improvements in the eastern mountains designed to provide safe and reliable transportation to and through undeveloped areas. The system is segmented into corridors which trace routes through particular regions. Corridor K of this system bears the much more romantic name of the Great Smoky Mountain […]
FALL CABIN WEEKEND
Scroll down to see the picture gallery and YouTube video. The third weekend in October has become Smoky Mountain Cabin weekend for us. Considering that this is just a 3-day retreat, we mount a pretty significant packing effort, complete with an espresso maker and our complete propane kit to brew morning tea when we visit […]
NORTH CAPE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
During last year’s trip to Prince Edward Island, we began a quest to find all of the 50 or so lighthouses scattered around the Island. Some of these are just industrial looking metal towers, but there are some beautiful quaint ones as well. Once we got home, we just weren’t satisfied with […]
