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Read more about the article Wandering: New Orleans edition

Wandering: New Orleans edition

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:October 28, 2024
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure/Visual

We walked and strolled and rode the streetcars and hop-on/hop-off bus and ferry. Here's a bit of what we saw. Btw, I think Lucinda is onto something.

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Read more about the article Took a little ride to Vermont

Took a little ride to Vermont

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  • Post published:October 23, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Visual

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Read more about the article National WW2 Museum in New Orleans

National WW2 Museum in New Orleans

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  • Post published:October 22, 2024
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure/Visual

If you want to immerse yourself in World War 2 history, the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans should be on your list to visit. It comprises eight buildings that…

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North Country fall colors

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  • Post published:October 21, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles/Visual

Saturday was unseasonably warm (though still pretty cold compared to NC), so I took a ride to Mother Cabrini's Shrine and AuSable Chasm to catch some fall colors.

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Eating in New Orleans: My favorites

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  • Post published:October 21, 2024
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure

Our trip to New Orleans this week was my first since the early '90s. I don't remember a lot about that visit, other than watching a man carry a goat…

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Read more about the article The art inside our front door, and the debate that followed

The art inside our front door, and the debate that followed

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  • Post published:October 10, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles

The first impression of our Plattsburgh bungalow is...polarizing. Since before we closed on the house, we've heard many opinions about what we should do with the walls just beyond our…

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Temps are drifting downward

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:October 10, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles

It's 6:30 am, and it's going to be a two pot of coffee morning. Temperatures are slowly decreasing, and it's cool enough at night that we've closed a few windows…

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Autumn in the North Country

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:October 9, 2024
  • Post category:Cars & Motorcycles/North Country Chronicles

After retrieving my motorcycle from North Carolina, I took a little ride through the Adirondack Park to see the fall colors. I made it as far as Saranac Lake before…

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Making a home in the North Country

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  • Post published:October 3, 2024
  • Post category:North Country Chronicles

If my move to New York had worked out as planned, I'd be putting my North Carolina house on the market right about now, and scheduling movers. But Jill and…

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Divine Llama

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  • Post published:June 13, 2024
  • Post category:NC Chronicles

Go for the wine. Stay to play with the llamas. Many years ago I attended a Divine Llama wine tasting at a friend's home, but until last weekend I'd never…

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