My seventh trip flying the long haul. Australia to the USA. The last few times I’ve found the best trip was straight from Melbourne to Dallas and then to transfer there to the domestic flights. My trip was on Qantas booked through American Airlines. I had Premium Economy with extra legroom. The other two passengers … Continue reading Seventh Trip to the USA – One each year except 2020
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Visions from Two Continents today written with word Dictation
In Australia my arm in a sling from a bicycle accident My country tis of thee Sweet land of liberty of the icing. (of thee I sing) That's what dictating springs. My right arm is in a sling. I can't type a thing. Yet, I want to compare my two countries right now. I … Continue reading Visions from Two Continents today written with word Dictation
BAck, Back in the USA
That is the USA not the USSR. USSR made for a better rhyme, but I want to be in a country with fair free elections and an independent civil service system that unholds the constitution. A country that has been famous for peaceful transfer of power from one Presidential election to the next. I have … Continue reading BAck, Back in the USA
Out of Texas to the UP
THE U.P. Is the upper peninsula of Michigan. People who live there are called Yoopers. I’m lucky I have a cousin who is a Yooper. We came to this cool peninsula to visit her. We got to help take care of her donkeys Zack and Pearl. They loved to get out of their pen to … Continue reading Out of Texas to the UP
Out of Texas to the Duluth Minnesota and Gooseberry Falls State Park
We rushed passed southern Minnesota stopping briefly in Waseca MN, and the city of Minneapolis. Then we went to Duluth to give my Australian friend a glimpse of Lake Superior. Unfortunately when we stopped at Thompson Hill our view was obscured by the smoke from the Canadian wild fires. The view from Thompson Hill obscured … Continue reading Out of Texas to the Duluth Minnesota and Gooseberry Falls State Park
Out of Texas on to Minnesota.
We went from Hannibal to Ames, Iowa. We drove past miles of corn fields all higher than knee high. In Minnesota we used to say corn needed to be knee high by the 4th of July. It’s not quite July yet. After an overnight and a visit with an outlaw at the marvelous Synthesis photo … Continue reading Out of Texas on to Minnesota.
Friends at Beacon Rock
The greatest honor is for a friend to share their home with me. The greatest gift is when they share their favorite place. Today my dear friend took me on her favorite hike here near Portland Oregon. It is winter here raining and snowing at higher elevations. She said "You have to climb Beacon Rock, … Continue reading Friends at Beacon Rock
510
Places hold such powerful memories. It used to bother me to go back there. But now I relish the experience, having made peace with the past. 510 brings alive memories of family joys, struggles, betrayals and bonding. My younger brother moved back to 510 and has an apartment and guest room on the third floor, two blocks … Continue reading 510
Visions from Two Continents. 