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The Strand Theater on Waynesville's Main Street beckoned us and Stan & Mary back again, this time on the opening weekend of the latest movie in the J.K.Rowling world of wizardry. Set in 1926, it's not exactly a Harry Potter film but rather the tale behind one of...
One of Friday's acquisitions was a replacement universal power supply, or battery backup for our desktop computer and accessories. It's predecessor had been on the job for at least ten years and had served us well but this one not only has enough backup receptacles...
It's probably the last gorgeous day of fall, tomorrow promises to be cold and windy enough to blow the last of the autumn leaves to the ground. We left the house just after breakfast with a long list of things to do. We're now arriving home in the dark with only a...
Knowing that this full moon would be closer to earth than it has been since 1948, we definitely wanted to get a good view of it. But full moons take their time coming up from behind the mountains behind our house. Since at bedtime it was still behind the trees on the...
It seems we're pretty much settling into familiar routines during this interlude at Tween Creeks. We're working on projects at the house aimed at organizing and streamlining our lifestyle to make things work even better when we are on the road. We're getting together...
Back in 1966 Stan, Danny, Steve, and their adult leader, Jim backpacked a portion of the Appalachian Trail. The following year Karen did the same on a nearby portion of the trail with members of her family. On their honeymoon Stan and Elaine did a day hike on the...
Last week's adventure was so much fun we just had to do it again. Jim & Sharon met us for lunch at Kosta's, the Greek restaurant in Dillsboro. From there we headed into the Smokies. We stopped at the Oconaluftee Visitors Center and walked through the outdoor farm...
Even while we were in Ohio a couple of weeks ago, when we checked the weather in at home  we learned that there was an air quality warning. When we arrived at Tween Creeks we began learning that there had been an wildfire raging in the Dick's Creek area near Whittier...
 Our plan for today's gathering with Mary & Stan was for two of us to set up our rigid heddle looms and to some weaving while we talked and compared notes on our summer rambles. They spent the month of September exploring various spots in North Carolina!  We got...
Our longtime friends Sharon & Jim, who followed our blog as we made our way around the country this summer, contacted us even before we returned to Tween Creeks and suggested we get together. We met today at The Carolina Smokehouse for some yummy pulled pork and...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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A string of unexpected problems complicated our transition from Southampton to Haarlem but calm problem solving and a sense of adventure led to unpredicted delights and a story for the ages.
A repositioning cruise from New York to Southampton is a most enjoyable way to cross the Atlantic on the first leg of a European adventure.
It was fifty years ago next month that the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy. Today we had the distinct privilege of visiting some of the places important in that offensive which ultimately led the Allied victory in the Second World War.