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I had never visited Syracuse University before, so I was glad to get a chance to see where our daughter will be going to school. She starts July first in a one year intensive Masters program in Public Administration at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Pubic Affairs here, which is the top ranked school … Read more
Yesterday we packed this van to the gills, which seems like an apt phrase because when we got the side doors of the van squeezed closed (after multiple tries) we opened the windows and stuffed things in up to the ceiling through the sides. This van included fifteen boxes of books (like below) and some … Read more
The day after graduation, I remained to get my daughter moved out of her apartment and facilitate her transition into her next situation in Syracuse. Today was her last day working for the governor, so while she was there, I worked on researching apartment options for her beginning in July. (You can see her above … Read more
What can I say about the terrible tragedy of bombs going off during the Boston Marathon? I’m simply in prayer for things like this to never to happen again, and invite you to join with me in this effort to spiritually hold crime in check. Boston is a city I love and have visited at … Read more
In January, I posted relief that all our daughter’s graduate school applications were complete. Since then, we found out that she was accepted at five excellent schools, and she set about visiting them for their admitted student days. Last week alone she was on a plane six days out of seven doing just that, and … Read more
Part of the tradition of going to SPLASH is eating out. Here is some of our restaurant food: Delicious, rich and expensive, but I’m glad to be back…
Blog reader Henrietta went to Iceland and confirmed to me that the reasons I hope to visit there someday are all well founded. I would like this place!
My youngest daughter and I enjoyed a dinner outside next to the bay in Bar Harbor, Maine, with this incredible sunset as a backdrop.
Here are my photographs of Sand Beach in Acadia National Park…
Creative Arts Camp meets here at Camp Newfound, a beautiful camp for Christian Scientists on the shores of Long Lake in Maine. It is truly a lovely, inspiring…
This barn is on the road between Penobscot and Blue Hill in Maine. Even peeling paint can be fascinating!
We are in town for a church meeting this weekend; here are some photos of the Upper East Side… window shopping and deliciously thin everything bagels…
It has been twenty-five years since I’ve wandered around my college haunts. It was fun giving my family the tour. Things have changed. You can no longer drive through the arch of my then modern, new high school; it is seedy now and there is a newer one now across town. My “West Engin” building, … Read more
I flew to Michigan today, and enjoyed chatting with my seat partner on our very small, boisterous jet; clearly everyone was in a pre-holiday mood. She was a very nice, young, vegan mom on her way to run in a half marathon in California… Anyway, here is the view looking down…
If you are ever in the western mountains of Virginia, we strongly recommend taking time to do the Virginia Creeper Bike Trail. Take a shuttle to the top of White Top mountain (the second tallest peak in Virginia next to Mt. Rogers), and bike (or rather coast!) down the gradual slope that was originally a … Read more
We are on our way to Destination Imagination Globals, which has allowed us to visit a good friend in Marion, Virginia for the weekend. This is also the home of Hungry Mother State Park (click here), often ranked the #1 State Park in the country, but simultaneously is a well kept secret, frequented mostly by … Read more
My son has an article in the Christian Science Sentinel magazine that came today (the February 14, 2011 issue, page 21.) As blog readers saw last summer (click here, click here, and click here) my son went on a service trip to Peru. This article describes – quite poignantly to his mother at least – … Read more