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Clang, clang, clang went the trolley

Clang, clang, clang went the trolleyDing, ding, ding went the bellZing, zing, zing went my heart stringsFrom the moment I saw him I fell. So sang Judy Garland in 1944’s Meet Me In St. Louis. Although my father rode an … Continue reading

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Mainline in Decline

On most recent Wednesday evenings I have shared on my Facebook profile some remembrance from the past. After dutifully applying the #grangerthings and #ThrowbackThursday hashtags, I decide whether a post should be public or instead restricted to my over 1,900 … Continue reading

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Westward Ho! Santa Fe

June 13-16, 2023 | Photo Album We arrived in Santa Fe and checked into the Casita Bonita studio guesthouse at the Santa Fe Motel & Inn. We always enjoy our stays there, although on our next visit I will try … Continue reading

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Westward Ho! Amarillo

June 12-13, 2023 | Photo Album Wendy and I head west each summer for a vacation. We timed this year’s outing so that we could rendezvous with friends in Manitou Springs, Colorado. That led us to revisit Santa Fe, New … Continue reading

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A break in Bella Vista

Wendy and I spent part of our Spring Break 2023 in Bella Vista, Arkansas. It is the northernmost of a chain of cities in the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area, NWA, which has more than tripled in population during my lifetime. … Continue reading

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