Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in Features, Travel
(By Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green) It’s 8:00 in the morning, and my husband and I have already devoured a huge stack of bourbon-infused flapjacks topped with Jim Beam Black Caramel sauce. This is not my normal style. I’m more of a spinach egg-whites-only omelet type of gal. But today I’m in Bardstown, Kentucky, […]
Mesa Verde: Architecture, Archaeology, Adventure
Posted on October 31, 2016 by bob in Travel
Story by Andrea Gross | Photos by Irv Green I take a deep breath, reach for the side rails, and scramble up a ten-rung ladder. There before me is a small city, tucked into a shelf on a canyon wall, protected by a huge overhang. Some of the buildings are circular, like tall towers. Others […]
Louisiana’s Cajun Country
Posted on October 2, 2016 by bob in Travel
Story by Andrea Gross | Photos by Irv Green (Editor’s Note: Lafayette is recovering from recent floodings. Assistance can be provided through a number of agencies, including the American Red Cross, www.redcross.org, and Louisanna Flood Recovery, http://lafloodrecovery.org/.) Challenging the Queen of England isn’t a job for the average attorney, yet Warren Perrin speaks of it casually, […]
Hot Springs: Springs, A Baseball Great, A Gangster Museum
Posted on July 31, 2016 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green I come to Hot Springs with an agenda. I want to relax in the curative waters, find a diamond and go home refreshed and rich. After all, one of the world’s greatest baseball players as well as many of the world’s most notorious gangsters have found the waters […]
NC Coast: Sand, Ships & Sun
Posted on June 1, 2016 by bob in ThingsToDo, Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green A few days before my husband and I leave for a beach vacation on the North Carolina coast, I happen across a news article: “Researchers are calling an iron-hulled Civil War era steamer found near Caswell Beach one of the best-preserved blockade runners they’ve ever seen….” — Adam Wagner, […]
Simplify Elder Road Trips
Posted on June 1, 2016 by bob in Features, Health, Travel
by Lisa M. Petsche If you are planning to take an older relative on a road trip of several hours or more, thorough preparation is the key to success, especially if the person has special healthcare needs. Follow these tips for a safe and enjoyable stay. Planning ν Set realistic expectations. Consider your loved one’s needs […]
Greece, Southern Style
Posted on May 2, 2016 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green It’s an eye-popping, head-scratching sight. There, right in the middle of middle America, stands one of the most recognizable buildings in Europe: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the wonders of the Ancient World. What in the name of Zeus is this historic monument doing in Nashville, […]
Grace, Resurrection & Renewal in Alabama
Posted on March 29, 2016 by bob in Travel
Story by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green When I visited northwest Alabama, I was hoping to find a wide variety of sports, culture, music, and history. I wasn’t disappointed, finding all these and more…as well as activities, places and events that could best be described as miraculous. Amazing Grace in Tuscumbia The small, black […]
Arizona’s Navajo Nation
Posted on January 30, 2016 by bob in Travel
The ruts are long and narrow, some measure nearly a foot in depth. As the driver swerves to avoid them, he plows across a shallow river, causing the van to list and my head to bang against the door of the four-wheel drive. I envision a muddy death. My husband and I are on an […]
Goats, Cows, Camels & Ending World Hunger
Posted on December 1, 2015 by bob in Travel
(Editor’s Note: Heifer International is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end hunger and offer a means of self-reliance to the world’s poor. The humanitarian group, based in Little Rock, AR, currently provides livestock, trees, seeds and training in environmentally sound agriculture to families in 30 countries, including the United States.) by Andrea Gross; […]
