We are staying at a lovely AirBnB in Berwyn, Illinois while we visit our son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons (1 just a week old). We are spending most of the time over at their house playing and helping. But… our apartment is just a block away from the BNSF Transcontinental line so I tried to grab… Continue reading Summer 2016 -Trains in Berwyn, IL
Month: June 2016
Summer 2016 Road Trip – Cheyenne to Lincoln
June 22, 2016 We are still headed back to Chicago. By my count this is our third trip on this route through Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa. To change things up a bit we shifted our drive. We left early afternoon on Sunday June 19 and only went as far as Baker City, Oregon – a… Continue reading Summer 2016 Road Trip – Cheyenne to Lincoln
Trains in Green River, Wyoming
We are on the road to Chicago to meet our newest grandchild. We are driving long distances every day but that doesn’t mean we can’t stop to take pictures of trains. Green River, Wyoming is a little south of I80; you dip down into a lovely valley – I think it is called the Flaming… Continue reading Trains in Green River, Wyoming
Lemon Sorbet
I made this dessert last summer so I don’t need to do a whole large post. It was a very hot day – close to 100° F; because we were having some new friends over I wanted to have a proven cool, light after dinner treat. I had my camera so took some pictures. Last year… Continue reading Lemon Sorbet
Reading: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro My rating: 3 of 5 stars James Shapiro looks at the plays Shakespeare (may have?) written in 1599 (Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Hamlet) and juxtaposes them with the political events of the the year. Queen Elizabeth was dealing… Continue reading Reading: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro
