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Treat America like Ireland
When the musical of my life is written and performed there will be a massive, sour-faced chorus all singing “why don’t you have your phone?, oh, where is your phone? oh why why can’t you keep your phone?”. The chorus … Continue reading
Men I met along the way
First there was Carl, the twenty-something tour guide at the Johnson Space Center in Houston TX. He was straight from central casting with his lank, dark hair and pale white skin. His shirt was short-sleeved and short on natural fibers. Carl … Continue reading
Posted in Crone in America, Crone in the Nation's capital, Culture with the Crone, Dangerous Obsessions, Entrepreneurial Flair, Life's vexations, The Traveling Crone
Tagged Ambassador of Peru to the US, Baltimore Tunnel, calcium stains, historic Annapolis, Hogs Head Annapolis, I95, Johnson Space center, men, NASA, poet cab driver, President of Mexico in DC, Sir Bob, travel, William Hogarth
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Breakfasts to rival the Ulster Fry
I am about to eat my favorite breakfast of all time: Eggs Florentine. In DC, it is usually hard to find as everyone else seems to prefer Eggs Benedict. I think the Canadians can keep their pseudo bacon, I like … Continue reading
At 13,000 feet, just a little lower than the Angels
Perhaps there are more wheelchairs at the airport which services Lourdes, but there, presumably, they are more useful in arrivals than in departures. At the Salt Lake City airport, TSA departure lines are clogged with wheelchairs and limping travelers wait to push their … Continue reading
Posted in Crone in America, Culture with the Crone, The Traveling Crone, weather
Tagged a little lower than the angels, America, brothels, earthquakes, faith, ghost towns, great salt lake, mormon tabernacle, mormon tabernacle choir, music, organ, pioneers, railroads, red light district, religion, Salt Lake City, silver mining, travel, Utah
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Tagged California, laguna beach, luxury, Montage Hotel, travel, vacation
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Hell being me
For the next four days I am working in Laguna Beach CA, and this means I have the good fortune to stay the Montage resort and spa. You can check out my luxury beachview bungalow here I spoiled the room as … Continue reading
The blind and the service-impaired
I am going to be spending most of today in the air, and, thanks to American Airlines, I can blog the whole way from DC to CA if I want to. This is bad news for you, as I am … Continue reading
A little part of Spain–in the Arizona desert
The Crone has been in two minds about the hotel in Phoenix Arizona where she is to spend the next week–the Intercontinental Montelucia. On many levels, it is quite spectacularly naff, a giant folly built under Camelback Mountain in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture with the Crone, The Traveling Crone
Tagged Alhambra, Arizona, Blarney Crone, Bougainvillea, Cordoba, desert, Granada, Intercontinental Montelucia, Kasbah, Martini, Mezquita, most americans don't have passports, Phoenix, Pomegranate, relaxation, spa treatments, Spain, travel, vacation
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Deer Jerky and Our Lady in A Looking Glass
Should the Virgin Mary ever appear in a mirror near you, the Crone implores you to put the details on the internet, pronto. This will not only help bloggers eager to write about your shiny shrine but will also allow you to … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, Blarney Crone, BVM, carcass contest, catholicism, chambermaid, cow, deer jerky, food, Gloucestershier Old Spot, itchy ankle, lamb, Mexico, miracle, on the hoof, Our Lady in a Looking Glass, pig, pork, ranch, rawlplugs, religion, Saddleback, sheep, Shrine, Thanksgiving, travel, Virgin in a mirror, Virgin Mary, Weatherman Sam, Wild West Laura
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