Travel Trivia
How do you know when you are in the Adirondacks?
Summer Whitehouse in 1926 for President Coolidge. Comfy rustic setting. Great meeting place for friends from various NY locations. Lots of fun cooking and eating together. Playing pool and bowling in the 2 "wooden" lanes. Kayak or canoes provided....
HIghlight— Lecture by Frances Mayes, author
www.francesmayesbooks.com/ Most have heard of Under the Tuscan Sun, the book or the movie. Hearing her in person was sensational—down-to-earth, comedic outlook on adventures, casual style, and a "word nerd". Lecture was sponsored by Cardinal at North Hills, a senior...
Art in Raleigh NC
El Anatsui, Lines That Link Humanity, 2008, discarded aluminum and copper wire, (irregular) 18 x 25 ft., North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Gift of Barbara and Sam Wells, © 2008 El Anatsui and mine in Sociable Art class...
Unusual Sighting in Cary, NC
Lowes Grocery—Want some?
Destination Raleigh environs
Arrived in Apex, NC (big article in WSJ recently) to spend time with daughter Stacy. Great time visiting and exploring. Found a Silver Sneakers location we could actually walk to, except for the high temp and humidity. Next, we found a short-term furnished apt. in...
Newish Nashville
Certainly a change since we were here last for a music manufacturers convention. Wow, were we surprised by our weekend night in Nashville on our way to Raleigh. Scads of scooters—sitting on the sidewalks, running in the streets and scooting up the hill. I stopped...
Grateful to Visit Greensboro, NC
Band Blast in Greensboro was the reason for the visit. Since Roy was conducting, I was on my own to see the sights. Band attendees were so welcoming and informative—they suggested a comfortable morning walk for me everyday. First day, a flowery walk in Bog Park and...
July 4th in Little Rock, Arkansas
What a fabulous night! Musical entertainment, including the Little Rock Symphony playing during the fireworks, lights on bridges changing colors, peaceful gleeful crowd, food trucks and a walk to and from our hotel—and everyone celebrating the pride and freedom that...
Continuing back across US—Oklahoma City
Tried our first Del Taco restaurant-upscale Taco Bell menu. Nice graphics! Then surprise, surprise, we drove into downtown Oklahoma City to find hardly any traffic and no people on the streets. Realized the date was around the July 4 holiday. Therefore, had a...
Allergies, Allergies, Allergies
First time ever visit to an urgent care. Happened in Fresno California—could not have been a better experience. Thought I had a sinus infection I was so miserable and fatigued. Nurse practitioner had the answer—an allergy shot (in the butt). Felt tolerable with...