According to TSHA (Texas State Historical Association) Ewing was on the Angelina and Neches River Railroad ten miles SE of Lufkin in Angelina County. The H G Bohlssen Company built a hardwood lumbermill, active from 1920 to 1944. S W Henderson and H G Bohlssen formed that corporation. Bohlssen was crushed to death by a falling stack of lumber in 1923. Bohlssens widow sold out to Henderson; and nam Read on...
Another early day, up at 5 to get ready to catch the train at 7:35. We were going to walk, but decided we just have to much luggage to make the easy. A very quick taxi to the train station. We had the first train out for the day, so it was already in the station. We boarded on time and first class on the Enterprise was 100 times the on the train to Holyhead. They had just recently started food ser Read on...
Think critically for oneself and make informed decisions that best suit ones life? Or listen to your betters and do what youre told. Remain terrified! Question nothing! Stay home! Nah, that never sounded like me. I think for myself and try to do things that scare me or at least give me a thrill from time to time. Take calculate risks and test boundaries. My mom is the same way. So tomorrow we set Read on...
Well today started out good for me. I woke up in my separate room, they didnt want me in the room with Susan. I do miss her though. My room is only a couple of rooms away from Susan and we can wave to each other on the balcony. I first headed to medical for my PCR test, then took off. I masked up and headed to the bus for the waterfall and catamaran excursion that we paid for. Susans excursion is Read on...
Halloween aboard Carnival Paradise. The Assistant Cruise Director gets everyone ready for the Guess the Number of Candies and Pumpkin Carving Contests. IMG_6480
The first day out on our cruise to Cuba was a sea day. It was October 23, a week from Halloween, and Halloween were in full swing aboard. The Atrium was decorated throughout the cruise with a pumpkin admiral and other seasonal items.
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Back in 2010 the Maine Department of Agriculture celebrated its 75th Anniversary, and along came the State of Maine Passport. It was designed to get people out of the house and explore the state they lived in. The first year of its arrival, State Park attendance went up 36%!!(MISSING) The first day the passport launched, was the same day David and I moved in together. We were young, broke, and so Read on...
Well Mikes aunt is going to be 90 and so we decided to pop down to Banbury and see her - of course she would sit in the garage and we would sit in the garden so socially distanced - had to wait until lockdown was over before we knew we here. However, on the way we decided at the last minute to do another leg of the Cotswold Way. So we decided to stay in Painswick where we finished our last walk on Read on...
For our third day in Dublin we decided to head to an area known as the Temple Bar which is a lively area filled with bars and other cultural establishments in the center of Dublin. While me and Uffe had certainly spent quite some time in pubs so far on this trip, this day would up that quite a few notches.
We started our day in style with a couple of pints at the Oliver St. John Gogarty Bar, a be Read on...
Goodbye Clovelly. Our brief but eventful time there is now behind us. With misplaced luggage, an incorrect room, no hot water, no yogurt and no bananas it sounds disastrous but really it was pretty good. Immediately upon finishing my cereal I was informed some yogurt down on the supply sled but The hotel sound more like Fawlty Towers than the New Inn however it was OK.
Up and out of Clovelly then Read on...
For my music fans, I went to Ravinia, about an hour north of Chicago, to see the Roots, the Jimmy Fallon band on the Tonight Show. The founder, Questlove, aka Ahmir Thompson is the leader, and sang for a full two hours. Perhaps a little too much rap for me, but overall, quite enjoyable. For those of you unfamiliar with Ravinia, it is the oldest outdoor musical festival in the US. The venue is loca Read on...