Hi there!
Sorry the updates have been sporadic. I'm going to catch things up now and then I'm going out of town for the weekend and will be back on Monday.
Some people have asked how to make a comment - when you're looking at the blog, at the end of a post (that's one of these typed entries) there is a little image that looks like a pencil. Just click on that and it will take you to a form where you can enter your comments. Hope that helps!
Here are the updates from mom -
9/18 - Am just east of Albany, NY. Into Mass tomorrow! Gorgeous country! Dinner was cod cakes and skirt steak - yum!!
9/22 - Just went thru Breakers in Newport RI. Wow! After break is Rosecliff and onto Mystic NC.
9/22 - In New Haven CT. Moving right along!
9/24 - Am somewhere in Jersey. Just talked with cousin Ev. We'll get together tomorrow if I find where I am.
9/26 - Just toured Falling Water. Wow. It's as old as I am. How fitting!
There are a few new photos at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
On to New York City!
Hi there! I'm backlogged a bit on mom's updates, so here are a few of them:
9/14 - She called from Houghton Lake:
My cousin lives so close to nature! The lake is just a few houses down the street. Blondie waded in up to her belly!
I'm getting homesick!
Coming up here was awful! Torrential rain! There were even cars sliding off the road.
I see Pat tomorrow.
9/15 - Text message from Detroit:
In Detroit at Pat's. Rain stopped finally! Pat is a Leo too and started feeding me right away - love it!
9/18 - Phone call from New York:
I'm in New York a couple days ahead of my schedule.
Niagara was too commercial! I thought it would be better on the Canadian side, but it was even worse! But I paid $13 for a parking spot on the street and got to watch the sun go down.
There are nice clouds here which are great for picture taking.
They are using some ethanol in their gas out here so the gas is less than $4 per gallon.
The highway I'm on is a toll road. They give you a ticket when you get on and then when you get to the end you have to pay. I have no idea how much it's going to cost!
I enjoyed my stay at Pat's. She packed a care package for me - BLT sandwich and other sandwiches. And there were notes in the napkins! Very nice!
OK, there ya go! There are two new photos in the slideshow at the bottom of the page. Keep up the comments, and GO MOM!! :)
9/14 - She called from Houghton Lake:
My cousin lives so close to nature! The lake is just a few houses down the street. Blondie waded in up to her belly!
I'm getting homesick!
Coming up here was awful! Torrential rain! There were even cars sliding off the road.
I see Pat tomorrow.
9/15 - Text message from Detroit:
In Detroit at Pat's. Rain stopped finally! Pat is a Leo too and started feeding me right away - love it!
9/18 - Phone call from New York:
I'm in New York a couple days ahead of my schedule.
Niagara was too commercial! I thought it would be better on the Canadian side, but it was even worse! But I paid $13 for a parking spot on the street and got to watch the sun go down.
There are nice clouds here which are great for picture taking.
They are using some ethanol in their gas out here so the gas is less than $4 per gallon.
The highway I'm on is a toll road. They give you a ticket when you get on and then when you get to the end you have to pay. I have no idea how much it's going to cost!
I enjoyed my stay at Pat's. She packed a care package for me - BLT sandwich and other sandwiches. And there were notes in the napkins! Very nice!
OK, there ya go! There are two new photos in the slideshow at the bottom of the page. Keep up the comments, and GO MOM!! :)
Friday, September 12, 2008
The Windy City
From mom on Thurs 9/11:
I'm calling from Chicago. I'm a little tired today. Got to the motel earlier. Watching weather and the politics!
From mom on Fri 9/12:
I'm in Oak Park. I took a nap in the van. Legs are really aching. Stood through the Frank Lloyd Wright tour yesterday and then Ernest Hemingway's home. FLW was more interesting to me.
The picture is of Margaret Hunt, my 100 1/2 yr old friend! Her mind is very sharp. I told her we're going for 105 now and that I'd be back! I want to know how to do it because my goal is to get at least to 101 - because of all my schooling (ie, History 101, etc)!
Coming into Chicago was very frightening. Comes from a farm land right into the big city. There are toll roads too but I haven't hit any yet.
Some things I'm not doing because of the weather - like the Sears Tower. Wouldn't be able to see anything.
As you can see from the comments on the previous post, Larry's been helping mom with her GPS. She told me today that she figured out why it wasn't charging - she had plugged the USB charger into the wrong port on her laptop! (I can't for the life of me figure out what port she DID plug it into, but didn't think it was important enough to ask.) Unfortunately, once she had figured it out she didn't have enough time to charge it thoroughly before leaving the motel, but now she knows how next time she has access to power.
I'm glad that people are enjoying the blog! Please do continue to leave comments - just click on the pencil below the blog posts. If you have an update from her, please feel free to add it! If you just want to send encouraging comments, please do so! I do know that she is checking the blog. Thanks everyone!
I'm calling from Chicago. I'm a little tired today. Got to the motel earlier. Watching weather and the politics!
From mom on Fri 9/12:
I'm in Oak Park. I took a nap in the van. Legs are really aching. Stood through the Frank Lloyd Wright tour yesterday and then Ernest Hemingway's home. FLW was more interesting to me.
The picture is of Margaret Hunt, my 100 1/2 yr old friend! Her mind is very sharp. I told her we're going for 105 now and that I'd be back! I want to know how to do it because my goal is to get at least to 101 - because of all my schooling (ie, History 101, etc)!
Coming into Chicago was very frightening. Comes from a farm land right into the big city. There are toll roads too but I haven't hit any yet.
Some things I'm not doing because of the weather - like the Sears Tower. Wouldn't be able to see anything.
As you can see from the comments on the previous post, Larry's been helping mom with her GPS. She told me today that she figured out why it wasn't charging - she had plugged the USB charger into the wrong port on her laptop! (I can't for the life of me figure out what port she DID plug it into, but didn't think it was important enough to ask.) Unfortunately, once she had figured it out she didn't have enough time to charge it thoroughly before leaving the motel, but now she knows how next time she has access to power.
I'm glad that people are enjoying the blog! Please do continue to leave comments - just click on the pencil below the blog posts. If you have an update from her, please feel free to add it! If you just want to send encouraging comments, please do so! I do know that she is checking the blog. Thanks everyone!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
On through Minnesota
Yesterday morning mom left a message -
I'm in the van looking at a young teenage girl who looks like she's touring on a bicycle.
I'm in the Badlands - they're BAD and they're BEAUTIFUL! Looks like a cathedral every turn you take. The striations are amazing gelogically. An amazing place. Slept in the van last night. It rained which sounded great.
My back feels better. Feeling good. Blondie's a good girl. Went to Wall Drugs. Shopped and ate - I'm raring to go!
I've picked up a day as you can see from the itinerary. We'll see how long that lasts.
Saw Rushmore and Crazy Horse yesterday. Absolutely wonderful. I think I'll be dead when they're only 1/2 way through but I understand why they're doing it with private funds.
This morning she called again. Said she was in Minnesota or Wisconsin, couldn't tell which! She was stopped at the side of the road and was letting Blondie run around in a field. Farm land everywhere!
She says that it's definitely longer on the road than it is on the map! And that it's fascinating to see our country from the ground up.
Going to see Frank Lloyd Wright things tomorrow.
I asked how Blondie was taking the trip. She said the dog was doing great and waking her every morning with kisses! I asked how her knees and legs were holding up with all the walking and she said she was feeling great. Excellent! Go mom!!
I'm in the van looking at a young teenage girl who looks like she's touring on a bicycle.
I'm in the Badlands - they're BAD and they're BEAUTIFUL! Looks like a cathedral every turn you take. The striations are amazing gelogically. An amazing place. Slept in the van last night. It rained which sounded great.
My back feels better. Feeling good. Blondie's a good girl. Went to Wall Drugs. Shopped and ate - I'm raring to go!
I've picked up a day as you can see from the itinerary. We'll see how long that lasts.
Saw Rushmore and Crazy Horse yesterday. Absolutely wonderful. I think I'll be dead when they're only 1/2 way through but I understand why they're doing it with private funds.
This morning she called again. Said she was in Minnesota or Wisconsin, couldn't tell which! She was stopped at the side of the road and was letting Blondie run around in a field. Farm land everywhere!
She says that it's definitely longer on the road than it is on the map! And that it's fascinating to see our country from the ground up.
Going to see Frank Lloyd Wright things tomorrow.
I asked how Blondie was taking the trip. She said the dog was doing great and waking her every morning with kisses! I asked how her knees and legs were holding up with all the walking and she said she was feeling great. Excellent! Go mom!!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming...
Mom got on the road at 5:00 am (Calif time) on Tues, 9/02. I got a call from her around 10:00 am (Calif time) from Las Vegas after she had enjoyed a breakfast at her first diner - a breakfast of a gyro! See the photo at the bottom of the blog. (I learned about the art form of food photos from mom!)
Yesterday I got a call from mom as she was about 150 miles outside of Denver, CO. She was parked overlooking the Colorado River in a beautiful valley with aspens and she went on and on about how gorgeous it was. There were people swimming and playing in the river in tubes.
This morning at 8:30 am (Calif time) she called from Cheyenne, WY.
You're making great progress mom!
Yesterday I got a call from mom as she was about 150 miles outside of Denver, CO. She was parked overlooking the Colorado River in a beautiful valley with aspens and she went on and on about how gorgeous it was. There were people swimming and playing in the river in tubes.
This morning at 8:30 am (Calif time) she called from Cheyenne, WY.
You're making great progress mom!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Why this trip?
Hi there, This is Kelli with an update from mom. As I add posts, anything from me will be in italics and things directly from mom will be in plain text.
The WHY of the trip - I define each decade (since 40) in a special way: 40 was Mt. Whitney, 50 was buying this house (her Palm Desert home), 60 was my yin yang tattoo, 70 is my version of a Rt. 66 roadtrip in my van instead of the Corvet!! Mt. Rushmore & Niagra Falls have been longtime dreams of mine. And because my mom & dad made their transitions in their 70th year of life.
I talked with mom around 10:30 am this morning. She had made it to Las Vegas and found her first diner and had a gyro for breakfast. Go mom!
The WHY of the trip - I define each decade (since 40) in a special way: 40 was Mt. Whitney, 50 was buying this house (her Palm Desert home), 60 was my yin yang tattoo, 70 is my version of a Rt. 66 roadtrip in my van instead of the Corvet!! Mt. Rushmore & Niagra Falls have been longtime dreams of mine. And because my mom & dad made their transitions in their 70th year of life.
I talked with mom around 10:30 am this morning. She had made it to Las Vegas and found her first diner and had a gyro for breakfast. Go mom!
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