Category: Travel

Clever: Murray Grove minister blogging

Funny: after all these years as a Universalist and living in the mid-Atlantic, I’ve never been to Murray Grove, the campground on spot of the New Jersey shore where Universalist pioneer and minister John Murray landed and met the “forerunner” Thomas Potter, thus restoring his faith. But I would like to go, if only for a little… Continue reading Clever: Murray Grove minister blogging

Beth Terry speaking at BlogHer

Beth Terry — she of Fake Plastic Fish — is speaking at BlogHer this weekend. Congratulations! But what drew my attention to this was a thread of basic advice for reducing convention plastic waste through her Twitter feed. I was already primping for “bring your own badge holder” but her “Water bottles are great, but… Continue reading Beth Terry speaking at BlogHer

Produce without plastic

The forthcoming District of Columbia plastic and paper bag restriction specifically excludes bags for fruit and vegetable — perhaps out of concern that D.C. residents need no discouragement to eat their greens. But in France we saw an alternative — paper. Strong attractive paper bags — squared off, with a picture of a cheery market… Continue reading Produce without plastic

Small good news from vacation plastic-alypse

Hubby and I got back from a trip to Paris and Cologne, and boy did I blow through some plastic. I even drank some bottled water — which I’d normally not do — because the available tap options were unclear and I don’t even want to think about plastic table wear. But there are a… Continue reading Small good news from vacation plastic-alypse

Visiting D.C.

The tourists are coming to Washington, D.C., and despite the recession I can imagine numbers will be high. Once you’re here and housed, it is a remarkably cheap place to visit with the leading destinations free to the public. So I have a request of local residents and recent visitors: what would you recommend to… Continue reading Visiting D.C.

Making do with Mennonites

I haven’t been blogging since Hubby and I took a vacation this week to Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Ah! the food! Chow-chow, kraut, apple dumplings . . . and more meat than I’ve eaten in the last six months. But people are drawn there also for watching the plain people — a distasteful act, I think,… Continue reading Making do with Mennonites

Good riddance to HIV travel, immigration ban

The ban on persons with HIV to travel and immigrate to the United States — a legacy of fear and the late Senator Helms’s power — seems to have died. This long-overdue piece of legislation has passed the Senate and now, likely to avoid conference, goes to the President’s desk. A good piece of news… Continue reading Good riddance to HIV travel, immigration ban

Rail happy!

House Resolution 6003 “To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes” has passed the House. Since the Senate already passed an Amtrak resolution, does this mean it’s bound for conference? I’m too zonked to think straight, but I know I want this to be made law. (The President threatens a veto, but I don’t think he… Continue reading Rail happy!

Universalists on a train!

After the jump, see a set of pictures of Universalists on their 1915 “California Pilgrimage” to General Convention, held that year in Pasadena. I mentioned it in a comment tonight and wrote about it three years ago. You may now download this short book at Google Books. Read it from Archive.org/Open Library. Note the Temple… Continue reading Universalists on a train!