Monthly Archives: November 2007

Ready, set, go!

Posted on November 30, 2007 by barbaraehardy

  My boarding passes are printed and I’m good to go tomorrow.   I fly out of South Bend; change in Cincinnati, and then on to LA.  Diana tells me it is "cold" there, by which she means 50s at night, … Continue reading →

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Death never takes a holiday

Posted on November 25, 2007 by barbaraehardy

  My friend’s son Ron died yesterday, just one year and two days after his father.  It was, of course, cancer, that scourge of our time.  Ron was a quiet, gentle man who did not deserve to suffer the way … Continue reading →

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Northwest delivers

Posted on November 21, 2007 by barbaraehardy

  Those of you who have read this blog for a while know that last summer I gave up on Northwest Airlines as my preferred carrier.   I had been through several trips worth of delayed flights (weather, mechanical problems, pilot … Continue reading →

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1863

Posted on November 19, 2007 by barbaraehardy

  On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.  From today’s New York Times On This Day   1863:   Arizona … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Biltmore

Posted on November 17, 2007 by barbaraehardy

Yesterday Dan, Deb and I visited the Biltmore Estate in Ashville.   It’s   just a couple of hours drive from Charlotte, and what a beautiful drive it is:   Blue Ridge Mountains, peak fall colors,  one breathtaking vista after another.   I believe … Continue reading →

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Nothing much

Posted on November 11, 2007 by barbaraehardy

    This is a "nothing much" blog because there is no particular theme, just general updates on what’s going on.   I leave Tuesday for a six-day trip to visit my brother Dan and wife, Debbie, in Charlotte.   I haven’t … Continue reading →

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