A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Interesting dinner conversations. Tonight at Mister Ups, we watched as two women meticulously split up their dinner bill. Last night at Amigos, Laura had mentioned that another group of women took an inordinate amount of time figuring out and paying for their meal. This, in turn, reminded me of a conversation that I had when … Read More “OK. So Who Gets the Bill?” »
It was a foggy morning, and we were slow getting started. After wandering for the past two days, we both thought it would be great to stay close to town. The day started out very foggy, but it looked like it would burn off. Laura grabbed her book and headed for the Adirondack chairs, and … Read More “The Road Less Travelled” »
Today we decided to drive less, and spend more time at specific places. Laura had spotted an Audobon property about 20 miles from here. After breakfast, we headed out of town on Quarry Road to Highway 116. We were on the original road that we took into Middlebury on Monday, but this time it wasn’t … Read More “We Came, We Saw, We Had Ice Cream” »
This thing was in one corner of our room at the Inn. Jet lag is usually defined as a disruption of sleeping and eating routines brought on by crossing multiple time zones very quickly. If you leave off the timezone part, I think what we experienced this morning qualifies as jet lag. Instead of crossing … Read More “Breakfast in VT, Lunch in NY, and Dinner in NH” »
Even at 5:30 AM it was hot and muggy. As we made final preparations for departure around the house, we were hoping that the northern climes of Vermont would be more comfortable. Laura is compulsive about air travel, so we got to the airport in plenty of time for our flight. Enough time, it seems, … Read More “The Eastern Seaboard by Air” »
In high school, I used to detest summer reading lists. It’s not that I didn’t read. It’s just that I liked to read what I wanted to read. Here is this summer’s list, or at least, what I plan to read… Of course, the big release will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on … Read More “Summer Reading List” »
I know it sounds a bit bizaare. Spamalot, a musical based on Monty Python’s Holy Grail , has been nominated for a Tony Award. This, in addition to spring cleaning and changes at work, have had me pondering the concept of Camelot quite a bit lately. Camelot is an ideal, but is far from perfect. … Read More “It’s Only a Model” »
Here’s another treat that I harvested (stole) from the Kaups. This hors d’oeuvre can be broiled or cooked on the grill… Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 medium can of whole, marinated jalapenos 1 package of cream cheese 1 bottle of Kraft Zesty Italian salad dressing 1 package of thick-sliced bacon 4 oz of … Read More “Bacon-Wrapped Jalapenos with Chicken” »
I’m contemplating a drastic change. I’m thinking about chunking everything I’ve done here and moving to a new format with WordPress on the back end. It’s not a move I take lightly, and it may be a long time in coming, if it does happen at all. Overall I’ve been quite pleased with this site. … Read More “To Blog or Not To Blog” »
When I was a teacher, the last day of school meant something. As much as I like working with kids, I looked forward to a time away from them. I knew I would usually still be working over summer on something school-related, but it would be a change. Since becoming an administrator, the beginning and … Read More “Summer Begins” »