Garfield Monument
The day was Labour Day, and it is one of the hardest days to plan when we are on a trip. Monday’s are particularly bad since many of the places we want to see are closed, and then there’s the consideration that it was a…
I Am Not Feeling Well. I Need Some Vitamin CCC
Sometimes I do not feel well. I suffer from migraines, and I have found that certain tasks really help me ignore, or even overcome, a migraine. Planning trips is one of those healing tasks. Instead of lying in bed, I got onto my computer and…
The Girl in Blue
Many years ago, on a wintry night, a woman died. The circumstances surrounding her death are a mystery, but the biggest mystery was who she was. It is Christmas Eve back in 1933 in the small town of Willoughby, OH, when people noticed a woman…
Third Time’s the Charm
One annoying thing is going through all the effort to make a trip, only to find that we cannot go for one reason or another. Just view my Custom Maps page to see that this is an occurrence that happens too often. Admittedly, there are…
Field of Corn
Every year, 90 million acres of land in the United States of America are planted with corn. Corn is a vital crop used for food, animal feed, sweeteners, alcohol, fuel, plastic, and even medicine. Without corn, things will be very different in our society. The…
Photo Albums
I have taken many pictures. I am fortunate to have Google Home, which displays my pictures daily. I have decided to share my albums with everyone. Many of the pictures have the location where they were taken. PICTURES FROM 2016 – 71 photos I did…
Life’s Regret
I told my work that I needed to make an emergency trip to Cleveland. Naturally, they became pretty alarmed. I needed to see the largest candy store in America. Only one person agreed with me after this revelation that it was indeed an emergency. I…
Kingwood Center Garden
We were out Celebrating The Queen’s Birthday In A Foreign Country when we stopped at Kingwood Center Gardens. The day prior, we visited the English manor style of Stan Hywett Hall and Garden, and on this day, it was the French style of Kingwood. The…
Stan Hywett Hall and Garden
Charlene and I have one favourite attraction over all others: heritage homes. Be it a log cabin in the woods and learn the story of the first settlers to the vast and opulent mansions of the incredibly rich. When I am making plans for a…