I asked The Grandmother the other day if she had ever had a desire to live in a different place. She’s lived in West Virginia all of her life, not in the same place, but almost. She said, pretty quickly, “No.” Every place I mentioned–New England, The West Coast, The South–she poo-pooed right away for […]
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A Hillbilly in New York, Part 2
Well, we made it back. I think the trip went remarkably well. It’s taken me a few days to get this post up because I’ve been in recovery since we got home (at 4:30am!) Also, I think I’ve spent some time digesting what all we saw, and fielding the questions that my son […]
A Hillbilly in New York, Pt. 1
Yep, you read that right–we are going to New York City. A friend of mine is a music teacher, and she is taking a group of her kids to perform in Carnegie Hall (practice, practice, practice) and she invited us to go along! How cool is that? I am VERY excited. Now, I’m […]
The Last Full Measure of Devotion
We took a little mini vacation and spent two nights in Gettysburg. My son is a great history lover, particularly wars, and specifically the Civil War. You can imagine the pull Gettysburg has for him. He recently memorized the Gettysburg Address, and he was itching to see the place where Lincoln gave the actual […]
