By Eilene Lyon Time to get a bit of time away from the computer and blogging. Going on a bicycling vacation. I'll check in with you all next month!
Blog Break
From the Vault: Secret Box
By Eilene Lyon This is another artifact from my teen years in Guatemala. The painting on top of the handmade wooden box has chipped away in places, but depicts Volcán de Agua and Lake Atitlán. To give you an idea of the size, it's just under 5 inches wide. The secret lies in knowing how... Continue Reading →
Maui Highlights
By Eilene Lyon In late April, I spent a week on Maui with a friend I’ve known since high school. We rented a two-bedroom condo about a quarter-mile from the beach north of Lahaina in the Kaanapali area. You may recall the devastating fires that hit Lahaina in 2023, killing over 100 people. I confess... Continue Reading →
“Orphan” Photos
By Eilene Lyon Found Photo Project #13 These found photos are not pictures of orphans. They just seem to be stranded in my files with no family home. I believe I have identified the subjects correctly. Some of them have no living descendants. Others, I have tried contacting descendants through Ancestry with no replies or—in... Continue Reading →
The Big Man of Salisbury
By Eilene Lyon My North Carolina German family lines did not make that colony/state their first stop on this continent. For the most part, they arrived in Philadelphia and settled in established German communities in Pennsylvania. They, or their descendants, later moved to North Carolina where good land could be had for less money. There... Continue Reading →
In the Yard
By Eilene Lyon I've been slow to restart the blog this month. It seems the yard is constantly calling me to do something...anything but sit at my computer. Watering, weeding, dead-heading, feeding hummers, sitting on my butt with an iced chai latte. You get the idea. Let's begin with the birds and the bees. The... Continue Reading →
Jerking Lightning
Originally published July 15, 2018 By Eilene Lyon Since I seem to be on a roll with the Ransom family, I thought I’d follow up with a bit about one of Robert Ransom’s sons. He and Emma had four surviving sons: James Henry, William Randolph, Arthur Lemmon, and Albert Frederick (“Fred”). The first two were... Continue Reading →
Milling Water to the Sea
Originally published May 14, 2018 By Eilene Lyon We recently took a trip to the Netherlands and Norway, so expect a few posts on sights, scenes, and travel. But first, I want to share a bit about the Dutch genius for engineering water. It’s no secret that much of the Netherlands is below sea level.... Continue Reading →
Artful Durango: River Trail 3
By Eilene Lyon Let's take a walk on the north end of the River Trail along the Animas through Durango, Colorado. We'll start with some art by the library. Most of the works in this post are metal sculptures, designed to work well outdoors. Heading a bit north, as we approach the high school, I... Continue Reading →
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