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Resting on Route 66

About five hours into my drive yesterday, I began having trouble keeping my eyes open. According to my GPS there was a rest area about fifteen miles ahead, so I slapped myself on the cheeks until I got there, then crac…
Almost Gone

Edit: Long, long drive today, but I made it about a hundred miles into Illinois, even with the late start. I had to pull into a rest area for a nap this afternoon in order to make it this far. It was a cute, kitschy re…
I am on the road, headed back to Arkansas to take my mother home. She's excited to be going home after two months in Michigan. We got a late start yesterday. In fact, we grabbed lunch before leaving town. Drove for abou…
Retreats

Our last night at Beth’s house, after everyone else went to bed, Beth and I retreated to the front porch with glasses of blackberry brandy. We sat in the dark talking, sipping our drinks and enjoying the cool breeze and…
Lancaster County

I awakened on our third day in Pennsylvania to the sound of my mother talking in a funny voice. After listening a moment, I realized she was playing with a child, speaking in that voice adults reserve for children to ma…
A Country Mouse in the Big City

My second full day in Pennsylvania was spent in New York. Beth and I got up at the crack of dawn and made the early bus to the city by the skin of our teeth. In fact, they held the bus for us while we dashed in and boug…
Photos from Pennsylvania

I was awed by the beautiful stonework of the old buildings in the area where Beth lives. The farmhouse in which she and Dave live is nearing 200 years old. I meant to get a photo of the outside of the house, but never g…
Non-Imaginary Photos

I finally have camera software on my computer and am home where I can load the photos! I'm almost reluctant to put real photos up, since everyone seemed to enjoy the imaginary ones so much more. First are a few from C…
Heading Home

UPDATE: I'm home! My last 24 hours with Beth were spent getting lost in Lancaster County, meeting Grandpa Stoltz (who shut down his xanga site immediately after telling me where to find it ), drinking homemade peach sh…
Yesterday was a relaxing day mostly spent just chillin' around seedsower's beautiful stone farmhouse. We visited, went out to lunch, saw some gorgeous old stone houses, barns and businesses... IMAGINARY PHOTO OF STONE …