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Archive for June, 2007

Farewell Savvy Traveller

Posted in Travel in USA, personal musing on Friday, June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Savvy Traveller, the wonderful travel shop at 310 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, is gone. Or at least, the brick-and-mortar version is. They will try to establish an online presence, so we’ll see what happens.
When Rod and I walked past the boarded-up windows this past week, at first we didn’t register that it was THAT store. [...]

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Weather Woes

Posted in Travel in USA, seasons on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This happened one February, but weather woes and delays can hinder travel at any time of year. I’m sure I’ll post other (horror) stories sometime.
Keep safe, all!
Lambert Airfield, St Louis. February 27. On our way to Tulsa.
It’s snowing heavily, big fat flakes against the plane’s small windows. The snow swirls around, obscuring vision, but at [...]

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Hello world!

Posted in Family on Monday, June 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Welcome to my new blog here (But, I have imported the various entries I’d done over a few years on Blogspot). I hope that this will be the first of many posts, and that you can enjoy our travels and meanderings as much as we do.
For many of the old entries, you need to click [...]

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Power in Numbers

Posted in Family, Holidays/Celebrations on Monday, June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

(See also my earlier entry, July 2004, when we first walked this race).
SUCH ENERGY
Komen Race for the Cure, St Louis, June 16, 2007
This year was the 9th annual Race for the Cure in St Louis, and my third time to walk here in the 5-km race against breast cancer. It is one of more than [...]

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