Travel Blogs from Northville, United States
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Ah, the Northville fourth of July extravaganza. 6 separate cars of friends and family found me on the road before the show! A great time. and so, it was a celebration of ...
Day 73
Had to get up early today because I was going to school. Bit of a change after not teaching all this year. I spent the day in Shannon's classroom today which is a year 2 class and it was really interesting to see how things are done at her school. Staff ...
Remembering
... to St. Jude for Chris and did the stations of the cross and a rosary. Thought how sad it is for all mothers whose sons die so far away from them. Then attended Northville's charming Memorial Day Parade. Things seem to make sense ...
Threads That Led Us to Grand Rapids
... we went to an exhibit on icons in L.A. I found myself reading the life of the saint of the day online here in Northville and copying pictures of icons. So here are some pictures of starting points for the study of icons. It all started ...
Got Home after 6 Hours Of Ohio Turnpike
This was the longest leg of the trip. I started early with only me and trucks on the road. I felt sore and ready to stop driving. Michigan did not look pretty, but my garden had grown a lot in 5 days. Haley remembered me and so ...
Inspiring art, tiring trip...with a surprise
Barb and I worked fast and furious to button up Blue for its two week vacation from the road trip. I have several projects to attend to in Hawaii and we are storing the rv in Livonia, Michigan, for a couple of weeks. Kelly gets the boys off ...
Are You Bored Yet?
Mary still. By the way what is your exotic dancer name? Mine is Susie Tilden. You take the name of your first pet for your first name and the name of the street where you lived as a child for your last name. The funny thing is ...
Wait, There's More!
Mary again. Kathy liked the comment about health insurance. Don't you think the icons should help? Heres More of what we did to this apartment. You might even get to go in the ...
Come for a Visit to Our New Digs
Mary Here. Polly and Kent skyped us yesterday and wanted to see the apartment without the boxes. So this morning, after I walked and explored Seven MIle Road for 45 minutes, I went around taking pictures to show you. First I'll separate ...
So Touching We were Both Teary at the End
... . She's sleeping and is not yet herself. Kathy here… A Friday night parade was the kick-off for the Northville Victorian Festival. Still acting on our southern California experiences, Mary and I planned to go downtown by 5:00P.M. for the 6:30 ...
Day 74
... fairy doors in lots of the shop windows, which Shannon's 4 yr old daughter Kendall just loved. It's a unique thing about Northville plus because of Halloween they also have all these skeletons around town. Watched a Halloween dance group and of course ...
My Friend Said HER Life Was Boring
Mary here... I just read a friend's Facebook entry. She said her life was not interesting and was uneventful. I suspect many of my contemporaries will feel the need to reinvent themselves soon. Who are you if you are not who you have been? ...
Play ball!
The morning was overcast, but the rain had lightened up. After showers and breakfast we headed "down south" back to Northville to my niece's place. Scott and Kelly had offered up their season tickets to the Tiger's game as no one was going to ...
Life on a Street Named Dunlap
... Dunlap. 6. William (1861-1931) and Minnie (1861-1950) Springsteen Hutton Raised in Northville. they were very involved with the church and community groups. William was a shopkeeper who owned the Beehive Grocery with ...
People's and Nature's Fireworks--4th of July
Fourth of July Northville really does love parades and the one on the Fourth of July was a big one. Even though it was quite hot and humid (94 but the heat index which adds the effect of humidity made it 101 at 10:00 AM. The heat affected the ...
Day 76
Had a family day out with Shannon's family today and it was lovely. We drove up to Frankenmuth which is an old established Bavarian town that has so much character. We went to a quaint group of village shops that had lots of Halloween decorations ...
Home is where the memories are.....
... was kind enough to act interested, gotta love my wife! We drove out Edward Hines Drive along the Rouge River Parkway to Northville where my niece Kelly, her husband Scott and their boys, Mitchell and Matt, live. They have graciously given us ...
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Booker T Washington,...
... the exhibits before we ran out of energy and time. Overloaded with facts, images and minutiae, we headed back to Northville provisioned with Thai takeout food for a restful evening at my niece's in preparation for the trip "up north" the next ...
Mary Gets Down, Kathy Plans Trips
Mary gets down.... down vest, down jacket and down gloves What a great birthday present supplied by the Pillons. Old teachers take new classes. Schoolcraft Community College near us has lots of continuing education ...
A picture story for Haley and Keegan Comstock.
I sewed a nativity scene for Haley. It came alive on my ironing board. Then I went to sleep and a dream of lots of my friends coming to visit the newborn baby Jesus took pictures in my camera while Haley, the cat, and I slept. These are the pictures I ...
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
July 19, 2011 Well, I'm (Mary) writing this on July 19th to tell you about July 17 and 18 to try to catch you up on us. The weather was steamy and so were our brains, but fortunately Kathleen and I took turns losing our abilities to think. ...
Northville-ein regnerrischer Tag & Kostenkontrolle
... und kompliziert zu verwalten, wird aber durch die App: "Experte Manager" extrem vereinfacht. Nach 350 Meilen trafen wir in Northville im "Northampton Beach Campsite" ein. Zuerst wurde der Gill angeschmissen, gekocht & gegrillt. (Es gab Pasta, an ...
My Comets are Loony
07/24/11 9:26 AM Haley here. Yeow! Air conditioning is not just in the living room like it was in our other home. It is all over. I just shed my coat getting ready for the hellhole of Alhambra, and now I'm cold. I sneak under ...
A Feeling of Fall
... -lived Northville pioneers. Kathy and I have a cemetery tour coming up. I guess it is what one does. Northville decorated Center Street with skeletons that I thought you would like. What a cute community. I ...
Leave Some for the Birds!!!
We want to wish you a happy new year from our new home featuring squirrels, birds and the new chickadee bird warming house. This is an example of the squirrel who acts like a vacuum cleaner before the birds have had a chance to eat. ...
It Rained On Our Parade
Kathy and I borrowed Joanie's hats for the parade this year. We got soaked. This town has great spirit that could not be dampened. We chatted with people visiting from all over. The rain made us feel like swashbucklers not afraid ...
Day 75
Went and watched Kendall's gym session - just like kindy gym in Aussie. Then to watch Brady play football (American style). It's called flag football, like Auskick I guess, as the kids had straps hanging on each side that would detach if the opposition ...
What a Difference a Year Makes
Mary here. Here are some pictures that measure the year. What a difference a year makes. I suppose you could say I've spent this year gardening and saying goodbye to Gordon, Kathy's brother. When Kathleen was in Prague with ...
View from Walden Window Becomes Glorioski!
... hanging around the house. Of course, I made a garden with Haley's help. I went to the Memorial Day Parade In Northville, MI, which continues to be a charming and interesting place to live. I sew with the Busy Bodies of Our Lady of ...
An Apartment Tour
Wanted to show you some apartment picture before the movers arrive tomorrow. We're as ready as we can be. Amy, there was this binkie tree we wanted to share with you. What do you ...
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