Getting Ready
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Packing for a six-week trip is an exercise in restraint. One rolling carry-on and tote bag is my limit. Music downloaded, check. Tickets, gift cards, and museum list, check.
I have two more bigLäs mer
Packing for a six-week trip is an exercise in restraint. One rolling carry-on and tote bag is my limit. Music downloaded, check. Tickets, gift cards, and museum list, check.
I have two more bigLäs mer
Nothing wonderful about waking up at 3:50am for a 6am flight, but here I am, at 5am waiting for my trip to begin.
While staying with my friend Stephen Howard in Vancouver (BC - not the “Couve”)Läs mer
I seem to be having bad plane karma in retirement. Flight from Seattle to Philadelphia (to connect to Ithaca) was cancelled. After the able assistance from my resident travel agent, you know who youLäs mer
I’m here in Ithaca staying with my dear cousin Leon and his beautiful wife Renate and their daughter Sylvie. Leon and I grew up together in the Bronx and spent glorious summers in Swan Lake. HeLäs mer
Ollie, Lee and Renate’s grandson, spent the day with us. What a cutie pie. We took a short hike up to Taughannock Falls Park. Gorgeous gorges. (Sorry, I had to do it.) The visible geology shows theLäs mer
Mr Sunny was out today! We decided to see some of the surrounding sights. First stop was the Women’s Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls where the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention wasLäs mer
Leon is the keeper of the family lore. He spent his youth visiting with our older relatives learning their histories and stories. We spent the morning flipping through his papers and photos. When andLäs mer
Leaving Ithaca was made much easier because it was a see-you-later goodbye instead of a goodbye goodbye. I will see the whole bunch - Leon, Renate, Sylvie, Jules, Jean, and Ollie - later in August atLäs mer
Everyone went home yesterday, so it’s just me and my dad and his wife, Chris. After a quiet morning, I took a walk up to Carefree Acres, a bungalow colony where I spent summer days swimming, playingLäs mer
It rained my last day in Swan Lake so I got a chance to nap, read and do laundry - getting ready for my New York adventure.
I met up with Arif Khan, an old friend and bike advocate. He and hisLäs mer