There and back again...

 

I've been home a little over 24 hours.

 Looking back at these photos brings it all back.

The above photo is a little town we "discovered": 

Wallace, Idaho.

We loved it there. Can you see why?

Phil and Walker actually stayed there on the way home.

At the Stardust Motel!

 

We made a stop at Pompey's Pillar.

In Montana

William Clark wrote his name on the sandstone rock there

and its still there for us to see.

A nice volunteer guide took our photo.

That's the Yellowstone River in the background.

 

North Dakota: T. Roosevelt's cabin

 

 

In Chicago we got stuck in a traffic jam.

It was more interesting when we noticed the name on the mudflaps and tank!

 

 

Getting into Michigan territory.

It's very pretty.

 

Almost to Hillsdale here.

We took a scenic drive the last two hours.

Lovely little towns.

 

Our home computer is acting up and I can only post the horizontal photos I took.

Makes it interesting.

 

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Wednesday

Happy Birthday Tirzah!

So close and yet so far on your birthday!

Enjoy!

Still driving on...

 

and on...

 

Can you tell I'm fond of this particular style of postcard?

 

Tomorrow we'll be in Hillsdale!

Tuesday

Driving on through Montana.

 

 

Montana is where Phil was born (Billings)

 

and into South Dakota...

 

Wide open spaces and sunshine (I hope).

Monday

I started this blog about four years ago, with photos from our "road trip" to Hillsdale College in August 2009.  This road trip will complete the circle, as we go attend Walker's graduation and bring him home.

 

 

 

 

 

End of Day 1

 

 

Vrooommm!

Phil couldn't take it any longer - put insurance on the new car and off we went...

The view from the passenger seat...

October 25, 2000 - Pt. Townsend Retreat

Our drive to Port Townsend was beautiful!!! We toured about the town first, and saw this sailboat race in progress out in the water.

The City park is lovely, even on a wintry day.

More sailboat racing.

We did a little shopping, touristing, and then to our resort to unpack.

October 12, 2009

Here is my collection of cigar boxes: I have things in them like special envelopes, art pens, special stickers, tags, etc. On the shelf below, those pretty boxes hold decks of cards, alphabet stickers, postage stamps (for art purposes) and cards I have already made. The books in between are for (gasp) cutting up and using in art!

We went on a little outing today to Tacoma. We had a nice lunch in a Mexican Restaurant. (I was too shy to take photos, but it was really cute-ly decorated - dark red walls and lots of paintings, flowers, etc. all over) But I wasn't too shy to take this photo of this gigantic be-jeweled fish!

Its gotten pretty cold here, so we have a nice fire in the wood stove. I made an easy quiche for dinner and our kitty is actually sitting on Phil's lap!

October 12, 2009

I spent a lot of the weekend working on my photo album from our road trip to Michigan and back. Here are some of my pages from that book:

I kept a kind of black and white theme, and wrote on black pages with a white gel pen, giving it the look of an old fashioned photo album. I took over 500 photos on this trip, and this book holds about 125 (mostly the best - or most interesting - or with actual people in them).

I feel very accomplished!!!

Sunday September 27, 2009

I had to put this in my Blog for Walker -- he would love this sign we found in a gas station today. We couldn't stop laughing about it! Here is a photo of Mt. Rainier "the Mountain is out today". Doesn't it look like a painting? We hiked around and took lots of photos. I whined quite a bit (it was ALL uphill - then when we went downhill, that was almost as painful!). It was beautiful though, as you can see!

Afterwards, we went to Paradise Lodge to look around. This pianist was playing in the lobby - we really enjoyed his music a lot. I bought a few postcards. Phil took photos of a travelling group of folks.

This is the piano he was playing on! Very rustic looking but the sound was beautiful. We enjoyed it so much we bought two of his cd's (SOUVENIRS) and listened to them on the way home.

It was a beautiful day and we took a picnic that we ate with a view of Mt. Rainier. We stopped in Yelm to visit Phil's folks on the way home and I made home-made pizza (with TJ's pizza dough and sauce) for dinner. Excellent way to spend the day!

August 27-29 2009 Road trip to Hillsdale

Yellowstone

A friendly and photogenic Buffalo.

Walker and I in front of Mt. Rushmore. "Rushmore" could be the theme of this trip! Especially this particular day, as we rushed from Yellowstone to Mt. Rushmore (and a quick stop at Wall Drug, and through the Badlands!) to Albert Lea Minnesota to be in place to rush for Hillsdale college the next day. Plus, the time zones were against us and the more we rushed, the more time we lost! We arrived in Albert Lea at 11:00 p.m. and got up at 4:00 a.m. and make it to Hillsdale at 4:00 p.m.

September 19, 2009 Pt. Townsend

Phil and I went on a road trip to Pt. Townsend this morning. We sometimes like to stop at this antique shop on the way - Walker Mountain. We didn't find anything to buy but it was a nice stop. Foggy and wintry looking. It reminded me of the night I drove to Port Townsend just before Jonathan was born!

We went into some stores there, including an antique store where I bought this cute cigar box. (they always smell really good - like cedar). I have collected a few and use them for "things" in my craft room. This one is quite unique. I also brought my sketch journal and give you a peek-a-boo view of my sketches - done in ink so no erasing! Yes, that's Phil, can't you tell?

We went to lunch and I had a really really good bowl of clam chowder and lots of Phil's french fries. He got fish and chips but wished that he had ordered the chowder. The weather in Pt. Townsend was not all that good. As we came home, just before Shelton, the sun started shining and it doesn't look like it rained here. I thought of the Blanchards all day!