Part One Part Two Part Three The last thing I want to note about road trips is that you can often discover some real gems not far from home. On this particular trip, we stopped in Erie, PA. We could have just driven home from there, but our plan was to explore. The B&B we…
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4 Things I Love About a Road Trip Part Three
Part One here Part Two here 3. This country still has a lot of unspoiled natural beauty. I think when you live close to a big city, you forget this and so a road trip is an excellent way to remind yourself of this truth. On this trip I did not travel the whole country,…
4 Things I Love About a Road Trip Part Two
View part one here 2. Passing through small towns, eating and shopping local, and meeting people can’t be done in a hurry. It’s worth the time! When we left York, Maine, we traveled the scenic route, which was less crowded and avoided tolls toward the small town of Keene, New Hampshire. We even took a…
4 Things I love about a Road Trip Part One
Our 2021 summer vacation (rescheduled from 2020) was a family vacation to Maine. We stayed near Acadia National Park, a national treasure. All our kids and their families went. Everyone had a fantastic time. Since Tom and I hadn’t had a vacation in a while, we decided to take a few days on the way…
Research Trip, 2021, Part Four
Part One Part Two Part Three Finally, our last day was not exactly research-related, although it could be for something in the future, who knows? Actually, the Marblehead Lighthouse was standing when the prisoners were at Johnson’s Island. It wouldn’t have been visible from the prison, but the area was certainly in focus for an…
Research Trip, 2021, Part Three
Part one Part two I had discovered that the Rutherford B. Hayes library in Fremont, Ohio, holds an extensive file on Johnson’s Island. I requested a few files be pulled for me. When we got there what I had requested filled a library cart with boxes of files! Tom and I began taking notes and…
Research Trip, 2021, Part Two
As I write this, I’m not sure how many parts there will be! I have so much to share! If you missed Part One, go here. We stayed at a B&B that was a little different and very cool. The area is very near Cedar Point amusement park and the Lake Erie islands (and fishing…
Research Trip, 2021 Part One
I’ve told you this before: I love research! I’ve been fortunate to have taken a few research trips related to a novel or article I was working on. I once visited the riverboat museum in Marietta, Ohio. I went to New York City and visited the Statue of Liberty, Battery Park, Ellis Island, the Police…
If We Only Knew
As they say, hindsight is 20/20. We have hindsight regarding 2020 now, don’t we? I’ve talked before about what we’ve learned during this pandemic and what lessons we’ll keep in order to change things for the better. I expect it won’t be too long now before we as a society go back to taking our…
Sneak Peek Into My Current Project
If you arrived here because you followed a link in my newsletter, thanks for reading! I promised you a sneak peek into what I’m working on. Full disclosure, this novel is barely begun. I’ve plotted a bit, rewritten, throw out, and written again (and again). So there is currently just one chapter written. In my…