Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings
True stories of our world-wide journeys interspersed with bits of my real life journey, retired now in Silicon Valley
After a late-summer visit to Yellowstone, we capped off our family trip in Cody Wyoming, for the express purpose of visiting Heart Mountain, where husband Irv -- and many of the Japanese-Americans living in Santa Clara County -- were held during WWII. The museum at Heart Mountain is fairly new, but rivals other Japanese-American museums, … Continue reading Heart Mountain
The Clark Bar looked so inviting on the shelf, until I took a bite. Not as good: childhood sweets don’t taste the same sixty-five years later. The candy bar at $1.29 was the cheapest thing I could find in the Bass Pro Shop, a store so huge that even 14-foot rowboats stacked outside look small. … Continue reading A Bar Not As Good
The other day, standing at a busy street corner in California, I’m reminded of summer evenings, growing up in Ohio. The air would feel warm, slightly humid, and as the light faded, small yellow twinkles would start up. First one, then a couple more, then dozens, hundreds. Not synchronized, just twinkling at random. We called … Continue reading Fireflies
Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings 