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Travel

Recent Discoveries

In which there are warbirds, mysterious sculptures, ocean vistas, and Edwardian castles–but not all at once.

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Travel

Of Tea and Scones

In which Jen sips tea and witnesses many beautiful things.

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Travel

Planes, Ferries, and Automobiles

In which Jen journeys as north and west as feasible.

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Travel

Canyon Views

In which Jen views canyons at Zion and Bryce, takes some pictures, and falls in love with the landscape, wildlife, and even dry heat.

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Life

Family Vacation

I had a great time with my parents in and around Southern Indiana while they were here at the end of July. Following are a few long-overdue highlights (posting is a bit rushed because I want to publish this before it rots in the draft folder for eternity!). Russell led an excursion to French Lick […]

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Health Life

Photos Up

I finally put up a few photos from vacation. It occurs to me that they are all of buildings and scenery. Russ and I don’t appear in any of them. If pressed, I suppose we have no real photo evidence that we were there at all. Too bad, I got a cute hair cut before leaving, […]

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Pensacola

A drawback of seeking out warmer weather: allergies. When I left Indiana, frosts had pretty much eliminated that problem. Here, not so much. I have a lot of sinus pressure and was glad Russell wanted to spend the day in. It must be a little amusing watching me move around. The room tends to do […]

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Life Travel

Sea and Sky

We’ve arrived safely in Pensacola, Florida. Our rooms at the B&B are beautiful and the proprietors are very friendly (both originally from northwest Jersey). In fact, everyone we’ve met here is extremely friendly. And laid back. The town has a lot of history and has a pretty unique blend of cultural influences apparent in the […]

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Diversions Life Travel

Snow!

I see flurries! I tried to get a picture (I’m borrowing Tim and Sara’s Canon for the next week, so I can get a feel for what kind of camera to get for Christmas- donations to the camera are welcome 🙂 ) but the snow didn’t show up. In other news, Russell and I have […]