by Ben Wilson | Dec 2, 2021 | Family, Travel
Everyone needs to ride a train at least once, even if it is only between Kansas City and St. Louis. We found a three day stretch of time that daughter Mary, and her children Nora and Warren are off work and out of school. We head east. The comfy, reclining, lots of...
by Ben Wilson | Dec 2, 2021 | Travel, Writing
I am sure that the most expensive thing we ever bought took place in the process of our buying houses. The fact of which one was the most expensive…I don’t have an idea. I am sure that the first house that we bought…on Chicago’s Circle Avenue in Norwood...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Nov 15, 2021 | Death, Faith, Family, Travel, Writing
In 1986 Rod, Kaze Gadway and I walked the narrow-cobbled streets of Avila, Spain. Every step immersed us in memories of St. Teresa. We rambled through twists and turns of the narrow streets and located the Convent of St. Teresa near the Paseo del Rastro. Built over...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Nov 15, 2021 | Family, Travel
Long ago when Mary, our daughter was in high school she was dating Steve and he and his family came to Avon, North Caroline every summer. They owned a house a couple of blocks from the beach and loved every minute of their time there. Rodney and I were entranced with...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Nov 15, 2021 | Family, Travel
The night before we left for North Carolina my phone rang and I thought it was time to get up. I had set my alarm for 3:45am. Then I realized the ring was Mary at the Claridge door wanting in. My watch said it was only 9:15pm. I quickly dressed in my robe and went...
by Priscilla H Wilson | Nov 3, 2021 | Travel
May, 2019 a choir trip was scheduled for Portugal and Spain. I decided to invite Mary, Kent, Ben, and Tina to go so that we could drive up to Montemuro and Lamego after the choir trip. As we had flown across Portugal coming in I strained to look out of the plane to...
