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Cancun (April 9-16) at the Royal Sands
We’ve been in Cancun for a week, a week which ended today. It’s hard to describe the beauty of Cancun in words; pictures do a much better job. There were eleven of us until today, when departures took...
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Cruising on the Celebration Belle Riverboat on July 16, 2023
We went out on the Mississippi River on the Celebration Belle Riverboat tonight, with old friends (and my husband’s classmates) Bob and Judy DeJonghe and Bob and Marvis Hafner. I had not been out on...
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Mini-Reunion Goes Down Without a Hitch on Aug. 11, 2023
There is a reunion scheduled for my high school graduating class, but it is scheduled the very same date as Printers’ Row in Chicago, the largest outdoor book fair in the United States. I have...
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Frank Lloyd Wright Home at Cedar Rock in Quasqueton, Iowa
On our way to my old hometown of Independence (Iowa) to take the Underground Independence tour, we visited Cedar Rock, the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Quasqueton, Iowa. I had always known that this...
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“Underground Independence” Takes Us On A Stroll Down Memory Lane in...
Independence, Iowa, was named as the seat of Buchanan County in June of 1847. A second town, New Haven, and its mill, were located on the west bank of the river. In 1854, the State Legislature merged...
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Family Fest 2023 in Austin, Texas Is In the Books
My son (Scott) and his wife (Jessica) and their girls (14-year-old twins Ava and Elise) just concluded another successful Family Fest at their home in Austin, Texas. People normally fly in from St....
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Nashville Film Festival Screens from September 28th to October 4th, 2023
Nashville Film Festival September 28th through October 4th, 2023. The Nashville Film Festival commences September 28th, and I will be there, in person, covering it. It runs from September 28th until...
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“Caterpillar” Documentary to Screen at Nashville Film Festival
This was a fascinating documentary about a new YouTube fad, changing one’s eye color, which is done, surgically, in India. It sounded very dicey, and, as it turns out, it is. The documentary, written...
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“Limbo” and “Christmess:” Two Australian Films Promoting Family Togetherness
In the past 24 hours, I’ve seen two Australian films, one via screener and one at the 59th Chicago International Film Festival. I love Australian films. I really looked forward to seeing each. The...
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VietJet Airlines Offers Unique Experience
According to the October 27th issue of “This Week” magazine: “A giant albino rat and a foot-long otter triggered panic on a flight from Bangkok to Taipei when they escaped from a passenger’s carry-on...
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