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Suprises
We made it to Houston. Good thing is we did laundry! Bad thing is we watched the election results. Until around 11:00. Each of us awoke in the wee hours (see what I did there?) and checked the progress, then went back to sleep covered by pillows. And Ice Cream, and bourbon, and mashed potatoes,…
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Texas
We are now in our second week of travel. It’s November 6 and we are trying to understand what in the heck happened. Did the USA have a memory lapse? Have voters not been paying attention? Ahh. In Houston we went to the Menil Collection and saw Frank Stella, Clifford Still, Andy Warhol, Max Ernst,…
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the big not-so-easy
Feeling a bit of stress tonite. We are in downtown Houston, with the TV on, watching the results come in. We both agree we’d rather be back in New Orleans, enjoying that awesome jazz trio, and eating that awesome food. We packed a lot in yesterday, after beignets and coffee, with Judy’s guidance. She suggested…
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Naw’lins
It’s Monday night and we’ve been in New Orleans for two days. Been here two other times many years ago and it’s still easy to like. The music! Such fantastic jazz. Judy arranged that we go to the Columns to hear the Stanton Moore Trio-piano, bass, and percussion. Fabulous. About forty people on sofas or…
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Heading West
Another beautiful day. I’m sitting at a cafe table on the verandah of our hotel in the French Quarter. We left Francine and Connie after lunch on Saturday, and drove to Niceville, Florida. Had a late dinner, and slept. We were looking forward to gaming Father Time, by gaining an hour from the time zone…
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What a Wonderful Life
This has been an extraordinary trip so far. It is Saturday night, Barely a week and a half on the road. So many wonderful people we caught up with. Left Cocoa Beach this morning to see Francine again as well as her daughter Connie, whom I hadn’t seen for three years. We talked and talked…
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Island time
I’m always amazed at humans’ propensity to see a bit of land, a paradise, then want to cover it with buildings and commerce, negating that characteristic that made it a paradise, nature and solitude. Key West was a fun time, more built up than I expected. The entrance to the island was full of shopping…
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Key West
Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy Buffet, Harry Truman. All loved this extraordinary town in the most southern part of the USA. On the water. Wonderful continuous breezes. Houses seemingly piled together. Terrific palms twisting here and there. And so many bars and restaurants. Wednesday evening we serendipitously found “Margaritaville.” Talk about fun. A guy on the stage…
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Coals to Newcastle
I brought kielbasa to Cleveland. There is a farm I buy meat from, and they have great kielbasa. I was able to give some to my sister and her husband. As we drove to see my Aunt in Parma, it hit me that bringing kielbasa to Cleveland is a silly thing to do. Then I…
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hot tub Time Machine
It has been a week. It feels like two, at least. We left Venice this morning at about the same time we left Cleveland a week ago. We went south on 75 and crossed on Alligator Alley. I have yet to see an alligator in the wild in Florida. I saw one on Jekyll island…