Category Archives: Me and My Family

Illinois and Indiana

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Roger

The day began oddly. As I we checking out at the Hampton Inn, the clerk saw where I was from and said, “Wow, you’re a long way from home. Did you drive?” I said “yes.” I thought it was an … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Roger

My wife and I went out for lunch today, as we often do. Our destination was Smokin’ Buns BBQ in Jacksonville, Arkansas — forty-five minutes east of our house. It happened to be Valentine’s Day, but that wasn’t the reason … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Go Home Again (because other people live there now)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Roger

On the way home from Wisconsin, we stayed a night in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, close to where we lived for 18 years. We got a surprisingly good rate on a room at a new and fancy Hampton Inn … Continue reading →

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Hohenzollern Castle

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Roger

Of course, on a tour of Europe, you have to visit a castle so we headed to one on Tuesday morning. We could see our destination when we were still several miles away. We parked at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Piz Gloria

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

When we arrived in Murren, we didn’t have a plan apart from eating fondue. But while we were wandering the streets on Friday afternoon, we happened upon the station where we could take a cable car to the top of … Continue reading →

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