The first stop on my spur-of-the-moment trip last month was Malta. If you look up the phrase “sun drenched” in the dictionary, you will find a picture of the limestone fortifications along the shores, or of the fields of tomatoes… Read More ›
Travel
Seventh Day Adventist Nature Walk
The Seventh Day Adventists got their start in Washington New Hampshire. Washington NH is the first “Washington” in the United States, having been named “Washington” after General Washington (later President), before any other town. My friend Ellie was visiting and… Read More ›
The End of the Chisholm Trail
As part of our business, a couple of people from my small company go in and out of southern Saskatchewan, frequently driving across the border north of Williston, North Dakota. The last bit of civilization, if you can call it… Read More ›
James Bond Car/Boat!
During the summer I never know what I will see when I am out on the lake. Lake Franklin Pierce is known as a “blue collar” lake, without the fancy homes seen on Lake Winnipesaukee. Still, it’s been interesting to… Read More ›
Venice Has Big Knockers!
And doorknobs! While I walked around Venice, gaping over the canals and looking for coffee under €2, I noticed that many of the doors had unusual doorknobs. On a whim I started taking pictures. No rhyme or reason here, just…doorknobs… Read More ›
Nazi Canning and Sex with the Devil! Bookstore Finds!
I love Homestead Books in Marlborough New Hampshire for many reasons. The price is right, being a used book store means I can get a whole bag of books for under $50. Many used book stores have a “half full… Read More ›
Along the French Riviera
Villefranche-sur-mer is a small town on the French Mediterranean coast, situated very close to the Italian border and considered a suburb of Nice. Over the centuries, it was part of the Greek and Roman empires, occupied by the Ottoman Turks,… Read More ›
Dog Lake Patrol
Our dog Dingo only knows his own little world. He knows you can not mess with the cat (or the cat and humans will become angry) and he knows car rides can mean going to the cabin (HAPPY!) or going… Read More ›
Who Invented Little Grays? Hollywood or the Hills?
Originally posted on Yankee Skeptic:
Betty and Barney Hill are such legendary figures in the mythology of alien abduction that most are already familiar with their iconic abduction story. The Hills account of what they claimed happened to them the…
Loons on the Lake
The loons have had their chicks on Lake Franklin Pierce, and are paddling around with their fuzzy babies. Loons are rather shy of motor boats, but my daughter Evelyn took these photographs while kayaking. Earlier in the Spring, the loon… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 