Sunday, June 30, 2013

Skunked!

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Granpa was on call yesterday and had to go in about 4 p.m.  When he got home about 6 p.m. - still plenty of daylight left - he came in the h...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Back to Chimney Rock

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Before we go any further, I have to go potty.  I step into the restroom and am totally surprised by the fact that the walls are painted in ...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Very Interesting Response to Prayer Request

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I posted someone's true need for prayer, and I posted the outcome of those prayers.  There were more people reading the results than the...
Monday, June 24, 2013

The Response to Your Prayers

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I just received word from R. D. that Oscar's brothers have been SET FREE!!!!  As of this morning, as I understand it, Oscar was still...

Fervent Prayer Needed Immediately

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Immediate and fervent prayer now! Oscar, a guide for Christians on mission in Honduras, has called his friends here at our church in Vir...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

"Dirty Dancing"

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We drive up a twisting, turning road to the base of Chimney Rock, take a short walk past the Visitor's Center, and climb a few stairs to...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

A Slight Disappointment

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It's 6 a.m., and I'm wide awake here in North Carolina.  Once I'm awake I might as well get up and do something constructive.  H...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Charming "The Travelers Two"

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Now why didn't I think of this earlier?  Several times I have suggested that you check out one of my earlier posts and left it to you to...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Going to Chimney Rock

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Our reservations are made for our trip to Chimney Rock, North Carolina.  Our best option was to get a room in Asheville which is about 15 mi...

Europeans Settle Into North Carolina

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I'm prepping for our trip into North Carolina to visit the Chimney Rock area.  Now, the setting for "The Last of the Mohicans"...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Luray Caverns

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I have a follower that is so faithful she knows more about our trips than Granpa does !!  Hi, Marie!! * * * * * * * * * * *  Another ...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Virginia Museum of the Civil War, New Market, Virginia

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The Museum in the Round is what this ought to be called, but it is the Hall of Valor at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War.  It's l...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Field of Lost Shoes

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This is a representation of what the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, looked like in 1858 just prior to the Civi...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

"The Last of the Mohicans"

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Granpa surprised me last night with a copy of the movie, "The Last of the Mohicans."  It is one of my favorite movies of all time....
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

The Shenandoah Valley

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When I hear "Shenandoah Valley" my mind sees bountiful fields of crops, tall trees green in the summer and sporting fabulous color...
Saturday, June 8, 2013

Granpa? Again?

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So Granpa decides he wants to run to town and find a carrying case for his new tablet.  Cool.  We dash between raindrops and hit a few store...
Friday, June 7, 2013

Granpa

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Well, Granpa has a three day weekend starting.  It's pouring down rain from the first named tropical storm of the 2013 hurricane season,...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Benedict Arnold

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Ol' Bennie, he seems like he was a disgruntled person all his life.  If you ask me, that's a person who never learned to count his b...
Sunday, June 2, 2013

The Gem Collection

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At the same Smithsonian (there are a bunch of 'em) we find a collection of crystals and gems - including the infamous Hope Diamond. ...
Saturday, June 1, 2013

Subscribing to our blog

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Some of you might want to subscribe to our blog.  IT'S FREE.  You can do that by: going to the toolbar on the right side of the page ...