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In looking back through my pictures, I find that I am fascinated by the people who make things. I often snap the hands of craftsmen and women–no matter what their craft may be. Here are three up close and personal from Bayeux France, Chattanooga Tennessee, and Mansfield Ohio. This post is part of Travel [...]
PDF Unfortunately, we only had one night in Honfleur, the lovely little Norman seaside town that attracts summer vacationers by the droves. It was no longer summer when we arrived, and the chilly wind sent us scurrying off the street and bending over a huge black pot of moules for dinner at a seaside restaurant. The [...]
Having published 600 posts, now, once in a while I start wondering if perhaps the readers of today’s blog post may have missed something from the past that I think they might like. So I’m going to do a little reviewing from time to time. Starting with 5 things I learned about 5 different parts [...]
Let’s play word association. What do you think of when you hear “Memorial Day”? Okay, hands up, who said “Sale?” Those of you whose hands are not up—you’re showing your age. In the small town in Ohio where I grew up, the cemetery was up on the hill behind the Church of Christ. It [...]
BRIEFLY Just in case you miss the addition of these two guest posts lower down on the page…. Travel Wonders of the World features my awe on seeing the The Bayeux Tapestry and several of my photographs from Bayeux. At Your Life Is A Trip, I talk about an experience I had at a pueblo, while gathering [...]
On the outskirts of of Bayeux, France, Ken and I spent one night at the lovely B & B, Les Chaufourniers. Print PDF
I gazed out at the waves breaking on the narrow beach and behind me at the looming cliffs above on a cloudy, cool September day and I knew how the young men felt on that terrible day in June 1944. Seeing the shoreline only yielded an intellectual understanding of the lay of the land and [...]
FRANCE ON FRIDAY My friend Donna, whose blog My Itchy Travel Feet talks about Baby Boomer adventure travel, hosts my description of a visit to Bayeux, France. I am sharing some pictures here, but see the article for more details. Print PDF
Continue reading about William the Conqueror and Me in Bayeux
Destination: Europe and the Holy Land Book: The Lute Player: A Novel of Richard the Lionhearted by Norah Lofts. (Original 1951, Reprint 2009) Print PDF
