Category Archives: Travel/Place

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My World Tuesday #3

Posted on 3 November 2008 by

In a castle dark, or a fortress strong… – Gordon Lightfoot (If You Could Read My Mind) – On the heels of Halloween, I’m taking you off the beaten path for a My World Tuesday post about local superstition and … Continue reading →

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My World Tuesday #2

Posted on 27 October 2008 by

Let me root, root, root for the home team… Jack Norworth In honor of the World Series, I decided to post these photos of L. P. Frans Stadium. L.P. Frans is home to the Hickory Crawdads (affectionately known to the … Continue reading →

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My World Tuesday #1

Posted on 20 October 2008 by

I can breathe in a small town – John Mellencamp (Small Town)– Welcome to my home in Hickory, North Carolina! Nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Piedmont regions, Hickory is a sister city of Altenburg, Germany. Union Square … Continue reading →

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If You Build It…

Posted on 4 October 2008 by

Oh… people will come Ray. People will most definitely come. – Terence Mann (Field of Dreams) – Another from my stash of Canada photos. This is a bird’s eye view (from the CN Tower) of Rogers Centre – home of … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday #12

Posted on 2 October 2008 by

Take me back to old Ontario where the sun does ever shine, where the tall and stately maples rear their branches to the sky. – Frank E. Balson (Take me Back to Old Ontario) – For this Skywatch Friday, we’re … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday #11

Posted on 25 September 2008 by

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – The weather in the western foothills is blah and the lack of gasoline (not to … Continue reading →

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