Musings on the Sojourning Life
I thought I'd share a little slice of West Point life with you all… Each year the incoming class of cadets concludes their Cadet Basic Training by walking back from Camp Buckner to the cadet central area a week before classes begin. It's about six hilly miles in a car but they turn it into … Continue reading West Point Class of 2015 “March Back”
According to MapQuest, the boys and I covered 5,254 miles this summer, which is almost exactly twice what it would have taken to drive straight to West Point. We started by going to Virginia, then I went to Georgia…which is where I left you with the last post and that took us to 3386 miles. … Continue reading Pullman to West Point 2011 – The Final Installment
Q -What do old courthouses and in-laws have in common? A - The best ones are in Georgia. After spending several days with Rob and Betsy and "The Weekend" with all the kids, I packed up the boys, left the dog and took off for Georgia. It was a ten-and-a-half hour drive, but what is … Continue reading In-Laws and Courthouses – Thomaston, GA
The next chapter of the moving adventure takes place at my brother's house in Virginia and today happens to be his birthday, so I'll set the stage by telling you a little bit about him. He is a very gifted Senior Submarine Radio Chief, which means that he can execute and troubleshoot communications from beneath … Continue reading Pullman to West Point 2011 (Part 2) – 8 Kids, 2 Dogs…
Instead of heading directly to West Point this time, we started the move to New York with a straight shot to Virginia Beach, VA to see my brother's family for a couple of days before Ric had to report. The moving process started on June 6th which happened to be our twentieth wedding anniversary. The … Continue reading Pullman to West Point – 2011 (Stage 1)
I'm keeping notes on our current trip across the United States, which is going well and I will be sharing the details once we've arrived at my brother's house and I've had a chance to process. However, this is our second move from Pullman, Washington to West Point, NY and after the first one I … Continue reading 10 Years Ago – Last Time We Moved to West Point
Our family moved to The Palouse a few weeks after a stay in Tuscany and the resemblance struck me immediately. I wasn't the first to notice but I think this area is worthy of one more nod to its uncultured beauty before I leave it behind. Tuscany's natural sensuousness was cultivated into worldly beauty by … Continue reading Farewell to America’s Tuscany
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