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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

On the road again

 


This goes along with my theme of traveling. Today I'm on the road to my son and his family's home in Columbus OH. The weather reports say it's going to be rainy. Oh no! But I shall persevere! I spent one night in a hotel on the way from home, so am taking my time getting there.



I'm grateful not to be traveling the way people in Asheville NC did in 1886

For a week I'll not see my dear Appalachian Mountains. But instead I'll see my dear granddaughters and their parents (and their friends too quite possibly.)



Just before I wrote this post, I enjoyed this chocolate croissant...and almost forgot to take a photo of it! 


Though I seriously considered flying for the visit, I would not have a non-stop trip. So the worry of moving around with my carry-on in one airport or another was a big concern for my limited breathing and walking these days. The above Pan Am DC-7 was similar to ones on which I was a stewardess in the smaller airports of the Caribbean in 1963. Some places didn't have long enough runways yet for jets.


Willie Nelson sings On the Road Again at the Grand Ole Opry

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Today's quote:

Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry. 
-William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (1865-1939)
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Goddess of the day:

4000 year old mother goddess figurine 18.5 cm high -the iconography of the eyes is typical of the late Chalcolithic or early 4th millennium BC.
National Archaeological Museum of Bulgaria, Sofia.
Thanks Jenny Mendes Pottery site on FB

Statues in a pocket park commemorating public education in Berea KY. I stopped to stretch my legs on my 2 day drive to Columbus OH. More of my trip pics will be shared eventually. But of course first I’ll see my family!


20 comments:

  1. ...amen Barbara, I've been on many unpaved roads!

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    1. I love to travel - with care on the back roads. I once drove up a mountain road that was still being built, and it ended…so we backed that van back down to where we turned onto it.

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    1. Thanks. I always think of The Sons of the Pioneers (and Roy Rogers) singing that song.

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  3. Have a great trip and enjoy your visit.

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    1. The price has gone up and they are actually much bigger than the ones in those packages…so I don’t mind at all!

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  5. Safe travels! Enjoy the holiday.

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  6. I was guessing Colorado. /AC

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  7. You are bold to take to the roads yourself! I am not surprised though.

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  8. It sounds like a wise method of travel for you! Have a grand time.

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    1. It sounds fine as long as the weather is agreeable. I’m very unhappy with the weather today (Tuesday)!!

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  9. I love the mix of travel, history, and family rain or not, those granddaughters and chocolate croissants make the journey worth it. Safe travels and enjoy every moment with them.

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    1. Thanks. The rain was awful today. I had the worst day of travel that I can remember. Except that time when I worked as a stewardess when I had a fever. But then I was young. Now I’m not sick at least, but today was a challenge. More later.

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  10. Willie Nelson makes good road trip music. Enjoy your travels

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    1. Thanks. I’m trying to, but staying safe is also a top priority!

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