She was a sweet ride. Yellow as the breast of a Western Meadowlark, the state bird of Wyoming, from where she hails. Built for comfort up top by White Motors in 1937, with reliability underneath (her chassis is a Ford motor home!), she can accommodate up to 14 passengers. She is–the Yellowstone National Park Touring […]
Travel
Three years ago: London, England
Three years ago, on March 13, Big Papa and I boarded a British Air flight and headed to London. This was the first leg of a journey which would ultimately culminate in an Armenian court, in front of a judge, who would determine if she would allow us to adopt one special baby girl. And, […]
Hyde Park: Taking a gander by the Serpentine
Three years ago, visiting London, we spent a sunny afternoon strolling through Hyde Park. When we spied a Greylag goose frolicking in the Serpentine, we just had to stop and watch his antics. What a grand time he was having splashing, flapping, rolling over, and diving into the water. His goose friend (gal pal?), standing […]
Kids on Kauai: 8 things to do rain or shine
A year ago, we vacationed on Kauai. We rented a house on the north shore near the town of Kilauea. I’d like to say we spent the entire trip sunning ourselves on a sandy beach, but sun was a scarce commodity. Big Papa would remind me: Well, we are staying within a few miles of […]
Six things I miss about HOME when I’m traveling
I love to travel. Even when I long for the comfort of home, I always feel a little sad when we’re about to board that plane and head back. Here are six things I miss when I’m away from home: 1. My cat*: I think about her all the time when I’m on the road. […]
Five things I miss about TRAVEL when I’m home
The road less traveled is the road I’d like to be on. I miss traveling and wish I could take trips more often. Remembering places we’ve been makes me happy, and dreaming about the places I’d like to go stirs my imagination. And I love hearing friends tell stories of their journeys, envious though I […]
International Day: People with Disabilities
In too many countries, what we take for granted here in the United States has never been granted at all. ~John Kerry, International Day of Persons with Disabilities A friend sent me a moving video and a reminder that today, December 3, 2014, is International Day of People with Disabilities. As a person who grew […]
Kensington Gardens
Where Kensington high o’er the neighbouring lands ‘Midst greens and sweets a regal fabric stands, And sees each spring, luxuriant in her bowers, A snow of blossoms and a wild of flowers, The dames of Britain oft in crowds repair To groves and lawns and unpolluted air. Here, while the town in damps and darkness […]
Moon over Colorado
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. ~Neil Armstrong Take the road less traveled, Beth
The air up there in Colorado
The last time Big Papa and I stood at an elevation above 12,000 feet, we were in Tibet. I remember Big Papa doing his best attempt at jumping jacks by the entrance to Mount Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) National Park. We were at 17,000 feet. He was a bit breathless. Flash forward six years and one […]