I was reading this great article at https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-scenic-train-rides-us?wpsrc=thrillist and saw that the header image was a train we were on in 2007, the White Pass & Yukon Route out of Skagway, Alaska. The Thrillist folks said “As you cruise along the side of frighteningly sheer cliff-drops on this narrow-gauge railway, you can’t help but wonder who in …
Category: Thoughts
Jan 05
It’s Red Hackle Day
Today is Red Hackle Day. This annual celebration on 5 January commemorates the award to The Black Watch of the right to wear the Red Hackle. Originally thought to be as a reward for their achievement at the Battle of Geldermaisen in 1794, in fact there is evidence to show that the Red Hackle was worn by …
Dec 21
Lockerbie Anniversary
The Lockerbie Cairn, through its 270 blocks of red Scottish sandstone, memorializes the 270 lives lost in the terrorist attack on the United States when Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland. It is a gift of the people of Scotland to the people of the United States, financed …
Nov 21
Giving Thanks, Day 21
Today, and every day, I am thankful for coffee. Without it, I would have a daily headache and I’d have even less energy than I have now. I first started drinking coffee when I had my first job as a waitress at a Hayes-Bickford in Boston, MA. This was a summer job. A …
Nov 11
Giving Thanks on Veterans Day
Giving thanks to our Veterans today I’m not sure how Veterans Day turned into a Monday holiday and a day to sell stuff, but then, most every holiday has turned into a day for stores to run “sales”. Possibly, the original intent was to give our veterans a break but it has sure morphed away …
Nov 01
Lewiston, ME
I don’t normally post the information I get from my email but this cause is important to me. Last week, there was a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. These events are always horrifying and beyond belief but this one hit home for me – literally. I was born in Lewiston many years ago and so …
Oct 12
Sometimes…
I originally wrote this October 12, 2015. Some things have changed. Some haven’t It occurred to me this weekend that I don’t really have any of these people anymore 🙁 My best friend died a few years ago, my “Wednesday Lunch” friend spends most all her time traveling now and is unavailable. When I …
Sep 24
Hurricane Season
All this talk about Hurricanes reminds me of Hurricane Carol which hit where we lived when I was a kid. At the time we lived in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, right on the line with Westerly, Rhode Island. Luckily, we also lived on a small hill. My Mom said “let’s go down and see the waves” …