The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
We spent some time over two days knocking off some more items on our Philadelphia list. Even thought its slogan is “the City of Brotherly Love,” the quote below about Philly made me laugh, it’s …
We both love reading and we both love old books (downsizing our antiquarian book collection was one of the hardest parts of transitioning to van life). So while a visit to the home of someone …
Doug’s had the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. on his radar for a while, but it’s been closed the last few years for major renovations. But it’s back, baby, and we were finally able …
The Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio is the former home (briefly) of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist/writer James Thurber (1894-1961). Thurber had a successful and storied career, including winning a Caldecott for his children’s …
Doug has worked for a company that is headquartered in Troy, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) for many years, during which time he has made countless trips to the area. He also made some great …
Part of the reason we didn’t get much done in Detroit proper is because we kept getting distracted and going elsewhere! Here are some of our adventures outside the Detroit metro area. Frankenmuth Frankenmuth is …
We’re not fooling around, we went to both the Jesse James Birthplace home in Kearney, Mo and to the Jesse James Home where he was shot and killed in St Joseph, Missouri. In spite of …
There was plenty to keep us occupied as we passed through Kansas. Here are some of the sites we visited in the northeastern part of the state. Maybe driving across eastern Kansas isn’t the most …
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum an aviation museum located in Atchison, Kansas that is focused on Amelia Earhart, of course. The museum’s prize possession is the restored Muriel, a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra that is …
