Category Archives: ROAD TRIPS

Wanted: A Car that Sparks Joy

Posted on January 18, 2019 by cara

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I’ve been engaged in an activity that has me questioning my own mind. In recent years, at least, I’ve thought of myself as a fairly decisive person, a person who knows what she wants and … Continue reading →

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This Wondrous Summertime World

Posted on September 1, 2018 by cara

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere – Vincent van Gogh Beauty has not been hard to find this summer, despite the heat. Almost everywhere I’ve gone, and I’ve moved around a fair amount, I’ve been hyper-conscious of … Continue reading →

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Hot Town, Summer in the City

Posted on August 8, 2017 by cara

IT’S NOT OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER, but as soon as you start seeing ads for back to school shopping, you know it can’t be long before the Halloween decorations come out. The knowledge that it will soon be September has … Continue reading →

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Drive Slowly, Look Closely: Thru Indiana and Ohio on the Historic National Road

Posted on January 17, 2017 by cara

Another never-published travel story from the vaults, this one commissioned — but the magazine, an AAA publication, folded before my story ran. It’s safe to assume the over-the-top Indiana Theater in Terre Haute has landmark protection and the Frank Lloyd Wright … Continue reading →

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Two Days in Vermont

Posted on August 20, 2016 by cara

IT TOOK ME A WHILE to get this blog post up, mainly because I’ve been annoyed at myself for all the images I did not capture on a recent two-day trip to Vermont. Where are the über-charming farmhouses with their … Continue reading →

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