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Being at home in the world
Growing up, I had no home. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t homeless. But I never had a “home town,” a sense of belonging anywhere in particular. As an Army brat. I learned early on that home was wherever I … Continue reading
Under a wandrin’ star…
There may be nothing new under the sun, as my grandmother was fond of saying. However, everything on the globe is new to you if you haven’t seen it before. Travel offers infinite possibilities — not only to see, do … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Inspiration, Travel
Tagged Cold, Feelings, Music, Random Thoughts, Road Trips, Travel, Vacations
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The Call of the Old West
Note: In September, on a visit to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, I was enthralled by exhibits in the building’s second-floor Cattle Raisers Museum. It’s worth a trip if you have not been there. The West lives … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Old West, Travel
Tagged Bucking Horse Sale, Cattle Drives, Cavalry, Chisholm Trail, Cowtowns, Fort Worth TX, History, longhorns, Miles City MT, Miles City Saddlery, Military, Railroads, saddles, Texas, Travel, Wichita Ks
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Wichita: A Return to the Old West
Fort Worth’s Cattle Raisers Museum recently rekindled — unexpectedly — a dormant passion for the cattle trails and cowtowns of yesteryear. The history of the American Heartland and the Old West is a unique combination of hard times and severe conditions, … Continue reading
Posted in Road Trip, The Old West, Travel
Tagged Cattle Drives, Chisholm Trail, Cowtown, Frank Lloyd Wright, History, jack-o-lanterns, Keeper of the Plains, Plains Indians, Travel, Wichita Kansas
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Today, and 100 Years Ago . . .
Legos are great! But so is history. I learned a little more than a year ago, much to my surprise, that my then eight-year-old grandson is a history buff. Not your ordinary kind of kid who’s interested in the 60s … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Family, Growing Up
Tagged Ancestors, Children, History, Kansas City, Legos, Military, Road Trips, Travel, Wars, World War I
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A bit of deja vu . . .
I wrote this for a client a few years ago. When I recently came upon it in my file, it prompted memories, a bit of surprise and more than a little sadness. It was first published in an online magazine … Continue reading →