Tag: travel
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in, out, off, on, gone
I reached California last night, safely encased in my travel bubble, booked into my cupboard sized relatively economically priced hotel room, pulled off all my winter gear, went back to the lobby and bought fruit, water and toothpaste, (always with the toothpaste) then lay down on my big crisp white perfectly made bed and slept…
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Bleeding Warmth
Yesterday our warm spell began to bleed away. The warmth bled out of the landscape. There is a cold spell coming and it will last until I leave here. We will be below freezing for a week. Fair enough. I am off to the Southern Hemisphere in a week where it is warm. I can deal with…
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Stranded for real
Ok – so here is the problem. Delivered by my Eldest son yesterday afternoon I arrived in good time to check in for my flight out of Calgary to Chicago. But no. I am not particularly religious but one of my favourite sayings is: God Said No. Well, God said NO. For the first time EVER my…
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Going UP
I am in Canmore, up from Calgary. In Alberta, Canada. The drive up the mountain in the gathering dusk yesterday afternoon was beautiful. We are far North and the nights are longer here I think. Today we are going to the ski resort that employs my son- Sunshine Village. We are going up the mountain in…
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To begin
For the first hour and a bit of my journey to Chicago I drive up to a station called University Park. There I leave the car. The second half of my journey to Chicago is on the Metra. The Metra. A train designed to move as many people as possible from where they were to where…
The Kitchen's Garden 