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Milwaukee is More Than Beer

28 Wednesday Jun 2017

Posted by Patricia in Everyday Living, Things to See and Do

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Gertie the Duck, Milwaukee History Society Museum, Milwaukee Public Market, Milwaukee Riverwalk, Milwaulkee, MKE Boat tour, The Fonz, Veteran's Park, Vietnam War Memorial

So this is a BFTP Monday post (Blast from the Past).  I just made that up.  I actually started writing this post almost a year ago….because it’s been that long since I’ve written on this blog and I’m now actually hitting the “publish” button.  What made me think of it?  Well, we bought plane tickets a few weeks ago for our upcoming annual family reunion the end of June and I’m flying into Milwaukee once again.

What is the first thing you think of when someone says “Milwaukee”?  Beer of course. After all, Milwaukee has spent many years as being touted as the “Beer Capital of the World”.  It’s home to Pabst, Schlitz, and Miller beer to name a few.img_7811It’s what my father used to call “the working man’s beer”.  Not like all the local craft breweries today that have popped up everywhere…even in Milwaukee.  This was David’s choice for dinner our first evening in Milwaukee.IMG_7806But Milwaukee has more to offer than beer as I found out when my husband and I decided to extend the time we were in Wisconsin for an annual family reunion and take a few days to explore Milwaukee. Continue reading →

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It’s D-Day…..and I’m Not Talking Doughnuts

06 Tuesday Jun 2017

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Bedford, Bedford Boys, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, National D-Day Memorial, Virginia

When my girls were little and in Kindergarten, D-Day was a very special day.  They learned their letters and sounds with a curriculum that included “Letter People” and “D” Day was when they learned about Mr. D and his Delicious Doughnuts.  It was also the day the only male teacher at the school, Mr. Davenport (aka Mr. D.) would bring them boxes of delicious Dunkin’ Donuts.  The kids loved it.

But this post is about another D-Day, June 6, 1944.  Today is the 73rd Anniversary of D-Day.  There is a National D-Day Memorial and it’s not located in a tourist “hot spot” like Washington, D.C, where there are a lot of other military memorials.  The National D-Day Memorial is located right off Route 460 in Bedford, Virginia.  My husband and I stopped there on a trip back from a football game way back last October and I’ve been waiting to share this with you until the real D-Day, June 6th. Continue reading →

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Lights in the Desert

29 Wednesday Mar 2017

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Bruce Munro, Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix Arizona, Sonoran Lights

No trip to Arizona is complete without visiting the desert…well, Phoenix IS actually in the Sonoran Desert and it especially feels like a desert if you are visiting in August and go to the zoo when it’s 117 degrees. Yes, I did that once. But this time I chose a better time to go….in February, warm during the day, cool at night.  Perfect for a stroll around the Desert Botanical Gardens and even better because there was a special night exhibit “Sonoran Lights by Bruce Munro“.  Bruce Munro is a British artist who is known for large scale light based installations.  How large?  Well….31,000 individual lights and hundreds of miles of fiber optic cables large.  This display took 3 years to plan and 5 weeks to install.  And let me tell you, it was worth a visit! Continue reading →

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A Man’s Home is His Castle….Mystery Castle that is.

20 Monday Mar 2017

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Boyce Luther Gulley, Mary Lou Gulley, Mystery Castle, Phoenix Arizona

There is a an old saying….”a man’s home is his castle”…meaning it’s a place of refuge, a place where he can do anything he wants.  And that is what Boyce Luther Gulley did.  Over a 15 year period from 1930 until his death in 1945, he built a “castle”….adding to it piece by piece with whatever he could find…old bottles, tiles, railroad tracks, telephone poles, pieces of adobe, automobile parts and too many more items to mention…and all was cemented together with a mortar & cement made with among other things, goat’s milk. 

Situated on eight acres of land on South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona lies this “Mystery Castle”.  Continue reading →

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Starting Again…Let’s Visit in My Mother’s Back Yard

13 Monday Mar 2017

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Phoenix Arizona, William Wrigley Jr., Wrigley Mansion

So here it is March already and I have broken my New Year’s resolutions many times over.  I didn’t actually write it down….but it was in my head.  My resolution?  Write on my blog more consistently….have a plan….like once a week.  Well, well that didn’t materialize, so I changed it again in my head.  In February it was “write one post a month.”  Surely I could manage to get out 12 posts in a year.  Evidently not.  Maybe  if I had actually written it down, gotten it out of my brain and onto a piece of paper, I might have had a better chance.  But life is all about second chances and “do-overs”, so I’m trying again.

Back in November I challenged anyone who might have read my blog to go and Look in Your Own Backyard. I’m sure if anyone did that, but you really should do this sooner rather than later and not be like my mother.  Last year, I went to visit my mother who lives in Phoenix, Arizona.  She moved there in 1976.  40 years ago….well, now 41 years ago.  It took her 37 years before she visited the Grand Canyon….which is only a mere 3 hour drive away.  So while I was there, I thought we should visit some of the other fun sights that are in her own backyard.  We made a “bucket list” of places my mother has never seen….so in two weeks time we tackled a mansion, a castle, three National Park Monuments and one historic village, plus we checked out a special light show at the Desert Botanical Gardens and spent an afternoon watching the National Hoop Dancing Competition.  Whew!  My mother was born and raised in Chicago, so one of our first ventures in backyard exploring was to visit the The Wrigley Mansion. Continue reading →

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Look in Your Own Backyard

01 Tuesday Nov 2016

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Alexander Black House, Blacksburg, Marian Rejewski, Smithfield Plantation House

Last Month Way back in the beginning of August, I went to my high school reunion.  My 40th High School Reunion.  Yep, that makes me officially old.  It was great to be able to see my former classmates and catch up on what they have been doing. IMG_0571 It was also a great time to visit where I once lived….Blacksburg, Virginia.  Those of you that know me are probably laughing right now.  “But you go there all the time.  In fact I think your car could drive there by itself.”  Probably true…but we go to see the Virginia Tech football games….not necessarily to actually VISIT the town. Continue reading →

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Its Been A Wild Ride!

23 Saturday Jul 2016

Posted by Patricia in Everyday Life, Things to See and Do

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A year ago, I decided to start a blog to document our move to Bydgoszcz, Poland.  That move evolved into a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, highs and lows and crazy turns and loops.  What my husband and I thought was going to happen, didn’t.   What we thought might be a five year adventure living overseas was cut short….way short.  So we just decided to enjoy the ride while it lasted and cram in as much traveling and sight-seeing as we could.

So what has happened in my life in the last twelve months?  I have 8,249 memories. (read to the end to find out the significance of that number)  But here is a quick recap. Continue reading →

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My final Seoul Sightseeing “Trip”

17 Friday Jun 2016

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King Sejong, Namsangol Hanok Village, Seoul, Seoul City Bus Tour, South Korea

With only a few days left of my trip to Seoul, I decided to do one last thing…take a self-tour using the Seoul City Tour bus, which is a “hop on-hop off” bus.  For one price (12,000 won or about $12.00) you can ride this bus all day and hop on at any of the pre-determined stops and also hop off at any of those stops to see attractions or sights.IMG_2607I thought it would be the perfect way to get to some of the places I still wanted to visit, but were too far to walk. Sounds easy right?  Wrong. Continue reading →

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Souvenir Shopping

11 Saturday Jun 2016

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Postcards, Seoul, South Korea, Souvenirs

When you travel to a new city, country or tourist attraction what kind of souvenirs do you buy?  When you come home is your suitcase packed full of souvenirs? Do you leave extra room in your suitcase when you are packing for a trip so you’ll have room for souvenirs?  I tend to overpack….so I don’t usually have a lot of extra space in my suitcase. But I don’t really need it because my favorite things to bring home don’t take up a lot of room or cost a lot of money.  I don’t want to have a house full of “stuff” that collects dust.  Or have to sit on my suitcase to close it.  I told you I went shopping in my previous post, but I didn’t tell you what I was looking for or what I bought.  So here is a list of what I brought home from this trip (and bring home from most every other trip I take):  Think FLAT and PAPER. Continue reading →

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Seoul City Sights

08 Wednesday Jun 2016

Posted by Patricia in Everyday Life, Things to See and Do

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Bosingak Bell Pavilion, Cheonggyecheon Stream, In-Sung Jong, Seoul, Seoul City Hall, South Korea

Over the week-end when my daughter wasn’t working, we wandered into the city to do a little shopping and spend some of this.  I just love the look of foreign currency!IMG_2058She also wanted to take me to the City Hall Building.   Sounds a little strange to want to visit City Hall, but the new building has a unique architectural design….it resembles a “wave” and has an observation deck good for city viewing. Continue reading →

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