A soft July evening, perfect for a concert on the beach. This was happening right across from our condo, these guys know tons of great songs and belted it out like they meant it. The waves crash right next to the shore here, making it hard for anyone who wanted […]
Cindy’s excited to be in the thick of the rodeo scene. Here’s the parade in Cheyenne.
Today is my first full day in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the gateway to the West. The city is abuzz because tomorrow is the first day of the Frontier Days Rodeo, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. This city of approximately 55,000 will swell to nearly 500,000 people during this annual […]
Cindy is out in Cheyenne enjoying an all access pass to the Greatest Rodeo in the US. While she waits for the mighty George Strait to open the big festivities, the tourism folks are taking her on local tours. Here’s a photo she sent of Bison at the Terry Bison […]
I got out on the bike tonight, first time in a long time….and I thought about how if you don’t jump when the call comes, you’ll settle back into the lazy route. So roused as I was by Steve’s promise to depart from his house, I set off and soon […]
We splurged and bought the Sunday NY Times yesterday. Splurged because it’s all on my iphone, but my parents were visiting and they like that big printed copy. I read a fascinating piece about how whales are so well attuned to other creatures. The focus was different whales of the […]
I’m on the phone with a very persistent guy from Switzerland. He is trying to convince me that we should fork over $2 grand a month and he’ll give us all sorts of content like video, news feeds and articles. The deal is that they collect all sorts of travel […]
Back into the daily groove, things feel good. We just might be past the season’s unending, maddening rain, I’m thinking about a caprese salad of tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil for Friday night. Here are the oysters we slurped up last week on Carteret Beach. Wow, I can still taste […]
I read a story at the end of the day, handed to me by editor Steve Hartshorne. This is a great way to end the day, to read about Will Allen and how he thinks we can save the world. It starts with his ‘small but remarkable’ farm in the […]
I wish customers could bring their little dogs into our cafe like they can do in France. Once again, it just seems more civilized here. We are set to travel today–perhaps the busiest travel day in France, the start of the vacation season. We’ll get an extra jump because my […]
We walked out onto the giant concrete barriers that provide a cushion against Atlantic Ocean storms and protect the pleasure boat harbor here in Granville. Even though it was 9:45 pm, it looked like it was about 6:30 pm, the barriers provided a long, long promenade from which to view […]
