Category Archives: Faraway Trips and Local Outings

Spring 2025 in Bowling Green

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Spring 2025 in Bowling Green has been like an extremely difficult and confused maiden who can’t make up her mind about what blessings she wants to bestow on worldly creatures and who keeps vacillating between being hot and cold while … Continue reading

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Pompei exhibit at Cincinnati Museum center

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In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman city of Pompei. That morning, the residents heard rumbling noises from the earth, but they were not alarmed because, living in the shadow of the dormant giant Mount Vesuvius, they … Continue reading

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James won an essay contest in honor of Veterans Day in Bowling Green, KY

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Veterans Day is a very serious business in Bowling Green with many elaborately prepared events leading up to and taking place during that day. In 2024, along with smaller ceremonies scattered around the city and the highly anticipated and publicized … Continue reading

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Jacob turned 18 years old and what he has been up to

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Right before I started writing this post yesterday (Wednesday, May 22nd), I had waved goodbye to Jacob and David as they were leaving for Louisville. David was driving Jacob to Louisville to meet up with nine other students and three … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day adventure 2024

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We were blessed with good weather on Mother’s Day last Sunday: the sky was a clear medium blue and the air was still; the sun was a little bright, but the humidity was low; and the temperature was in the … Continue reading

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Spring awakening at Western Kentucky University

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During this first year of Jacob’s living and studying at Gatton Academy on the campus of WKU in Bowling Green, we have tried to see him every week. So, we would take him home one weekend and then drive to … Continue reading

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Ithaca, New York

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Our 6-hour drive from coastal Rhode Island to Ithaca in upstate New York was a traversing across contrasting geographical features and cultural landscapes within a short amount of time. We started out at the low-lying shores of Aquidneck Island, driving … Continue reading

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Sledding James

During the week of deep freeze and school closure this January, we enjoyed taking James sledding at upper Miller Park near home. We hope everyone is having some winter fun.

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Cornell Botanic Gardens

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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Our most idyllic experience in Ithaca, New York, last summer was definitely at the Cornell Botanic Gardens which was created by and cared … Continue reading

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Lam’s Birthday at Miss Merrifield’s Tearoom in Bloomfield, KY

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David made a discovery of the newly renovated Miss Merrifield’s tearoom when he drove past it in Bloomfield, KY, one day. This quaint boutique tearoom in the small town of Bloomfield is attached and connected to Nettie Jarvis Antiques where … Continue reading

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