It’s a day for a road trip, stops on the way for bathroom breaks at unknown gas stations, and moments of pure, childish pleasure in the world. It’s a day for laughing at DVDs in the backseat of the car, and for watching mile after mile of green forests give way to verdant farmland. It’s sunny, then overcast, then almost-drizzling. Not quite hot enough for a summer day in the pool. A perfect day for running off to cuddle up with your imagination.
World’s Largest Pecan
My sister and her 2 adorable children are coming to visit me tomorrow, having driven all the way from Brunswick, Missouri. Brunswick, according to the post card they sent me before they left, is home to the World’s Largest Pecan, on Highway 24. It’s a 12′ long statue of the James Pecan Farms Starking Hardy […]
On Your Life List: Watch a Shuttle Launch
If it’s not on your life’s “to do list,” watching a space shuttle launch really should be. Few man-made experiences are as awe-inspiring as standing on the edge of the water and watching a light so bright, the sun looks momentarily dim. [On Your Life List: Watch a Shuttle Launch was originally posted to my […]
Destination: Lake George, New York
“We’re in New York” conjures in most minds images of our ungainly apartment-on-wheels navigating crowded, trafficked streets, surrounded by yellow cabs and irate urbanites. We are not in that New York this month. We are in the other New York. They call it “upstate,” but in reality, this New York represents more of the New […]
Like a Country Time Commercial
“C’mon, Aunt Stephanie!” “Okay, on the count of three. One, two, three!” We both lurch forward as if we’re going to leap off the dock– but our feet remain firmly planted. I giggle– I knew my 10 year old nephew was psyching me out. He knew I was playing the same game. A half a […]