Category Archives: travels with susie

So how do you get to Florida?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by geetwo

We are currently in Florida trying (and succeeding) to get away from the bad weather in Indiana. We have been making this trek for about ten years now and arrived just before the New Year at about the same time … Continue reading →

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An attempt at a Christmas letter.

Posted on December 25, 2013 by geetwo

Again this year, Susie asked me to send Holiday greetings to our friends with E-mail accounts. As with last year, I still hesitate to do this, figuring our friends are at least worth the price of a Christmas Card and … Continue reading →

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Timesaver – Chapter 2

Posted on September 16, 2013 by geetwo

Some years back, I discovered that an ‘everything’ toasted bagel smothered in cream cheese and smoked salmon was a breakfast fit for a king. The were a couple of problems with this; the first being we did not have a … Continue reading →

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road trip part four – turn loose of that girl, pilgrim.

Posted on September 9, 2013 by geetwo

Being a small town guy at heart, I have always been suspicious of gambling towns such as Reno; denizens of evil as it were. Naturally, I was on the alert when I encountered the subject of last week’s column which … Continue reading →

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road trip part three – smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette.

Posted on August 31, 2013 by geetwo

This post really has nothing to do with cigarettes but it does have too do with smoke – Forest fire smoke. I only mentioned cigarettes because I had that old song in my head after I typed ‘smoke, smoke’. Our … Continue reading →

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Sacramento’s Squeeze Inn.

Posted on August 30, 2013 by geetwo

One of Sacramento’s legendary burger joints is the squeeze inn. I had heard about the place from my late brother some years ago but we never had the chance to visit. Julie, Ron’s wife, told me that he loved taking … Continue reading →

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2013 northwest road trip – part 1.

Posted on August 28, 2013 by geetwo

Late last spring, my wife, Susie and I received an invitation for a late summer party to surprise my sister-in-law, Julie, on her birthday. Even though the party was to be in California, there was no question that we would … Continue reading →

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The things I learn – #231.

Posted on July 7, 2013 by geetwo

This morning at breakfast, I learned, after 49 years, that my wife, Susie does not like the word ‘sop’ as in “Would you like a piece of toast to sop up that egg yellow?” After 49 years, she tells me … Continue reading →

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….. and counting.

Posted on June 10, 2013 by geetwo

Last week was our anniversary, a good subject for my weekly column. I’m introducing it here for those folks who don’t get the newspaper. This week will mark the 49th wedding anniversary for my wife, Susie and I. It’s safe … Continue reading →

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Some recommended travel Stops (With a caveat)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by geetwo

We, (Susie, myself and Fiona II, our fifth wheel) left Estero, Florida the first week of March planning to set up shop in Panama City Beach at St. Andrew’s State Park. I initially planned to make the 520 mile trip … Continue reading →

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