Category Archives: Travel

Runnin’ around

A bit of forward planning

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Marchbanks

I’m going to run around central Virginia and chase railroads. Continue reading →

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What really went on in Denton

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Marchbanks

Recycled Books which turned out to be what I suspected: a cleaner, less-crowded, better-lit version of Brock’s, and fun to rummage through. Continue reading →

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Am back home from Denton

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Marchbanks

With $125 in books and records. And I have listened to the whole Megillah. Continue reading →

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Texas back-road adventuring

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Marchbanks

With L and M away, I can do some things I’ve been wanting to do, but without having to consult anyone’s convenience but my own, and one of those things has been going out to do some back-road driving. Continue reading →

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Fandangling

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Marchbanks

Somehow or another, we’ve decided to go to Albany, Texas this weekend to see the Fandangle. Continue reading →

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Independence Day – my holiday(?), part III

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Marchbanks

In which we tour a WWII-era aircraft carrier. Continue reading →

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Independence Day – my holiday(?), part II

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Marchbanks

In which we eat good barbecue, and visit a Revolutionary-era (our Revolution, not yours) fort and some courthouses. Continue reading →

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Independence Day – my holiday(?), Part I

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Marchbanks

In which we stay in a firetrap of an old beachfront hotel. Continue reading →

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Indapindnt Cat iz indapindnt

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Marchbanks

M and I drove to Washington yesterday for the Independence Day festival. Continue reading →

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Journey to the East, the Second Part

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Marchbanks

The one staff member who was there was delighted to hear a direct descendant had come from so far away to see the house. Continue reading →

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