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Tag Archives: Illinois
Amber Waves of Grain
Sunday, August 18 Yesterday was a day of leisure with Paul, Kim and Brigid. We did a lot of nothing all day, and watched Spielberg’s film “Lincoln” last night. At least, some of us did; others saw bits and parts … Continue reading
Land of Lincoln
Friday, August 16 We headed for Springfield, IL today to visit Ed’s brother, Leo, and his wife, Shirley. We went early (will I ever get to sleep in again??!!), so that we could spend some time at the Lincoln Museum … Continue reading
Dayton to Urbana
Thursday, August 15 This morning Ed and Paul visited the National Air Force Museum in Dayton. There are four large buildings, into any one of which the Dulles Smithonian Exhibit could fit. They saw many, many, many, many, many airplanes, … Continue reading
Rain and Religion
Thursday, August 8 Another long day on the road, as we drove from Sycamore to Columbus, OH. We had some heavy rain throughout the day as well as a lot of traffic (at least it seemed like a lot to … Continue reading
475 miles.
Wednesday, August 7 7:40 am – Left my house 8:05 – Picked up Dad 8:15 – Got my Starbucks for the road. No trip is official without that first cup of coffee from Starbucks. 8:20 – Returned to my house … Continue reading
Read with Caution
This is Paul. I’ve hacked the account. Most of this material is pure fiction! Kathleen back again. Everything he says is pure fiction!!!