There really is a Grandparents Day; it is the first Sunday after Labor Day. In the Tice household we are celebrating Grandparents weekend. Jerry and Janene Tice have traveled here from Petersburg Illinois so Georgia Ann has all four of her grandparents here. Mark Tice, Georgia’s Uncle from Manhattan, also arrived via Thailand and Hong Cong. Jet lag and sleep deprivation could not dampen the celebration of new life. Continue reading Grandparents Day:
Category Archives: Travels
Sweet Georgia:
At 7:36 P.M. Monday, September 11, 2006 Renee and Neil Tice welcomed sweet little Georgia Ann Tice into the family. When Judy and I left the hospital at nine p.m. everyone was doing just fine. You will find a photo of this precious little bundle below. Continue reading Sweet Georgia:
The Cabot Trail:
Nova Scotia seems to me to be roughly divided into two parts. Cape Breton Island and all the rest of Nova Scotia. Cape Breton Island was likened to the Scottish Highlands by Alexander Graham Bell. Of course Nova Scotia means New Scotland, and this area has a strong Scottish heritage. Nowhere on Cape Breton Island are you ever very far from water. Continue reading The Cabot Trail:
Rising Water:.
On Thursday we picked up and began the move to the camp-out of our Plymouth Presbyterian Church. The first hint of something unusual was a streak of water across the floor. We wiped this up and looked in all of the cupboards for leaking stores. Finding nothing amiss, we shrugged and headed for Scappoose. At lunchtime Judy rinsed some lettuce and again we spotted water puddling on the floor. Only this time there was some lettuce leaves included. Oh-oh! Continue reading Rising Water:.
Face Lift and Tummy Tuck:
September of 2004, almost two years and 29,000 miles ago, we first moved into Arcturus, our Alpine Motor Home. We have had many adventures in that time. In 2004 we were chased south by the snow and the rain and experienced the 100 year bloom in the Mohave Desert. In 2005 we crossed Canada and then circled through the southlands in the wake of Katrina and Rita. Along the way we have collected several dings. Continue reading Face Lift and Tummy Tuck: