Just a number
Some numbers stand out more than others. Numbers ending in zero, for example. Of the usual multiples of ten, forty seems especially popular. Are you tired? You might want to…
My Favorite 45
It's difficult to believe, but believe we must. On April 3, 1971 Kathy and I were married. That means, of course, that we have now been married 45 years. Actually,…
A decade of camping with Pat Diener
As we age, our memories will occasionally fail us. That's nothing new. Even so, sometimes a name from the past will instantly trigger memories. If we're lucky, they will be…
The Trip – Part 15
The Trip - Part 15: Napa Valley and back to the Coast Heading west again, there was one other place we wanted to visit before returning to the Pacific Ocean:…
Hey, where are the posts?
It's been over a year since I wrote the last post about our travels. It was Part 14 of "The Trip" that we took in 1973 - 74. I left…
Chub investigation completed
If you're a Washington Island regular, you know that for many years now we've been unable to get smoked chubs at Charlie's Smokehouse in Gill's Rock. Long ago, when the…
The Trip – Part 14
The Trip - Part 14: Yosemite National Park We left the central valley and were driving up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, heading for Yosemite National Park. Our main concern…
The Trip – Part 13
The Trip - Part 13: San Francisco We headed north into San Francisco. Kathy's sister lived on Sloat Boulevard, very close to the ocean, the zoo, and the end of…
The Trip – Part 12
The Trip - Part 12: Driving North on Highway 1 Our first day back on the road was a short one. We drove north a couple of hours and camped…
The Trip – Part 11
The Trip – Part 11: L.A. Leaving Joshua Tree National Monument behind, we followed I-10 into LA. We were a bit apprehensive about the freeways and traffic, for which this…