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Texas History Through My Eastern Eyes and What I Love About Home
My family settled in New Jersey from England and Holland at the start of the 18th century. My mother’s family were the Covenhovens and owned the farmhouse which served as the headquarters for the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary… Read More ›
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March Roundup and A Texas Update
This month, I read several articles which are germane to this blog (whatever that means). In any event, I’ve developed a habit of saving things I enjoy. And some of it does resonate with what I write about. First, and… Read More ›
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Amish Country: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Growing up, my father loved to spend the weekend in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – or as he called it “Amish Country”. To this day, I associate this rural, farming county in eastern Pennsylvania with him. For years, we pulled our travel… Read More ›
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The Trip Home
Early Monday morning, Pat and I crawled out of bed in anticipation of our 5:30 taxi pickup to the Budapest airport. As Pat took his shower, I read a blog comment from a friend – a quote from Lao Tzu,… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Exploring France ›
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… More Burgundy
October 12, 2024
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Hiking Burgundy—again
October 5, 2024
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Walking Alsace
September 10, 2023
Life in Paris ›
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Moret sur Loing
October 13, 2025
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The Roads We Take
June 10, 2025
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Of Road Trips and Blackberries and Paris
March 9, 2025
Ruminations ›
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Whistling Lessons
July 8, 2026
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A Tiny Change of Plans
May 5, 2026
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My Father’s Gift
May 1, 2026
How To ›
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Our Stuff: The end
December 11, 2020
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Seven Years After
September 20, 2018
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Continued… Questions from new nomads
August 31, 2017
