Paris in the Spring: Louvre & more
Here are a few photos from each of the past 3 days. I was doing great in terms of keeping up with the photos each day, but then we visited the Louvre on … Read more
Year: 2009
Paris in the Spring: Rue Cler and more
On Thursday we took the 38 the other direction, away from the Seine. Our destination was Montparnasse Avenue, and eventually Montparnasse Tower, the tallest building in Paris. Our plan was to take the … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Musée de l’Orangerie
I love paintings by Monet, and our trip to (the French-named city of) St. Louis awoke my interest in water lilies, so a trip to the Musée de l’Orangerie, was definitely in order. … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Wednesday Wandering
We began our first full day in Paris with a short ride on the 38 bus up to Luxembourg Gardens. Here’s a photo of the bus as it’s stopping right in front of … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Day 1
We arrived in Paris on time and with no hassles. There was an interesting wrinkle before we deplaned, when everyone had to fill out a slip of paper with their particulars, including where … Read more
Paris in the Spring: Preflight Interlude
To bed at 2. Up at 8. Leave at 10:30. Lunch, on the road, courtesy of Kreihbel’s in McPherson. Mmm, beef brisket sandwich, with extra napkins! Airport, 1pm. Flight to Chicago boards in … Read more
Cardinal & Oriole
As Sheryl put it, it was a Mother’s Day gift from nature when the cardinal and oriole posed for me late Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t as good as the return of our apparently … Read more
25 Lessons from Mom
Speaking of Mother’s Day … I think I heard most of these, growing up in the 60’s when sayings like these didn’t raise an eyebrow. 25 REASONS I OWE MY MOTHER 1. My … Read more
On Mother’s Day
We say thanks. For everything. We heard you even when you thought we weren’t paying attention. And we’ll never stop missing you.
Willie Nelson at the Stiefel Theater
We had the good fortune to see Willie Nelson in concert at the Stiefel Theater in Salina on Tuesday evening (earlier today from my perspective). I had the even better fortune of taking … Read more