Monthly Archives: September 2011

Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: Franklin Park Conservatory

Posted on September 24, 2011 by elliewick

When I first started this blog I posted about places in Ohio I would like to visit. I have visited some of them since then, but there are still many places on my list. Now as my time here is … Continue reading →

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Could you please spell Oktoberfest with a “K”?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by elliewick

I like reproductions of things to be true to the original. Books, movies, food, beer and even Oktoberfest. I have been there, which by no means makes me a foremost authority in any degree, but I know what it’s like … Continue reading →

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Postcard arrival: New Mexico and Russia

Posted on September 9, 2011 by elliewick

I received these strangely similar postcards a couple days apart. One is from New Mexico and shows a Michelin Man artwork. The other is of a monument for Russia’s Day of Victory on May 9. This postcard was sent from … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: The woods around Hohenschwangau

Posted on September 7, 2011 by elliewick

I did not go to Füssen, Germany, the second time around for the King Ludwig castles (think Neuschwanstein) that are so famous. Instead, I wanted to see the fabulous fall foliage that surrounds the castles. I convinced three others to … Continue reading →

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Cupcakes make people happy, too

Posted on September 6, 2011 by elliewick

So says the slogan of swirlz, a cupcake bakery in Chicago. Music makes people happy, as well, which I wrote about a couple days ago. Linsey and I stopped at swirlz to pick up a couple of treats before I … Continue reading →

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Saturday Spotlight on Ohio: Hancock Historical Museum and the Back Street Festival

Posted on September 3, 2011 by elliewick

When I first started this blog I posted about places in Ohio I would like to visit. I have visited some of them since then, but there are still many places on my list. Now as my time here is … Continue reading →

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Music makes people happy

Posted on September 2, 2011 by elliewick

By the reactions of the women in the crowd, you would have thought that Elvis was in the building. He was, save for the fact that the Elvis these 50-, 60- and 70-year-old women were fawning over was, of course, … Continue reading →

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