http://drsavta.com/wordpress Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:20:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cora: I jest don't know. Seems pretty darned suspicious. Ella: Why, Cora, you always are suspicious of somethin' Cora: You are right. But this time I know I am right. Somethin' funny's goin' on and I mean to find out what it is. Ella: OK, what ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/07/06/overheard-at-the-dalhart-super-8-motel/ We started off this morning where??? Great Bend, Kansas. We drove along miles and miles and miles and miles of flat fields, filled with corn. We saw huge grain silos. We saw an windfarm in Spearville, Kansas, about 17 miles north of Dodge City. And ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/were-not-in-kansas-anymore/ In the morning, we were treated to a tour of our friends' garden which is filled with all sorts of plants as well as fruit trees and an extensive vegetable patch. It was all so green and fresh and the sun was shining and we were so very happy ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/thats-right-poofy-we-are-in-kansas/ Once again unable to sleep, I finally got up at about 4:30 and started reading and writing emails yesterday. We finally left Camp Dodge at about 9:30 and wound our way back to the interstate. At least we tried to. Coming out of Dodge, we got to ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/07/03/a-bowl-of-cherries/ Iowa has very nice rest stops that have free wireless internet. Very impressive. From there, sitting outside in the shade by the side of the road, I was able to chat with one daughter via gmail and to see the pictures of another's children. What a world! ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/07/01/goodbye-illinois-hello-iowa/ We began the day in Ohio and progressed through Indiana and now are staying at a motel in Illinois. A few observations: 1. The US is a big country. 2. The rest stops in Ohio are the nicest so far. 3. You can find cut up salad vegetables in ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/07/01/from-the-road/ This morning we woke up somewhere near Harrisburg and had juice and coffee and got on the road. While my husband drove I began reading him Fannie Flagg's book, "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven." I had really enjoyed "Friend Green Tomatoes" and "Welcome to the World, Baby ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/06/30/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide/ Thanks for being so patient! Warning: this posting is not funny. Friday we went back for felafel to the restaurant formerly known as “Mama's.” That is: last week, it was known as “Mama's” and this week it was open, serving the same food with the same man at the ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/06/29/counting-the-cars-on-the-turnpike/ We spent the day in Philadelphia with my sister after a brief skype visit with the family in the morning... One of the places we went was Border's where the selection of English language books was nothing less than spectacular! But by far, the best part of the day was meeting our ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/06/27/what-a-day/ We ended our trip to Newburgh, saying goodbye to our friends, and went on in the direction of New Rochelle. We stopped at West Point where we found some things that we were looking for in the PX. One of them was a new camera. Although I ... http://drsavta.com/wordpress/2008/06/26/newburgh-new-rochelle-philadelphia/