400K Milestone Saturday

Posted on October 6, 2018 by vanbraman

Tonight I am hitting another milestone for views of my blog.

399960, Blog Views, MilestoneEarlier today I noticed that I was very close to 400,000 views. I wondered if I would make it by the end of the day. As I start to write this I am at 399,999 so I think that I might just make it.

Fall Decorations, Downtown Tracy, Harvest TimeSo, as I wait for view number 400,000 I will share a few images from my day. I had an appointment to pick up my new glasses this morning so had to go downtown. There are a lot of nice fall decorations in place.

Trina's Tea Kettle, Tea Shop, Tracy, CaliforniaAfter picking up my new glasses I stopped by Trina’s Tea Kettle & Boutique to check out some new tea items that I knew that she had ordered. Trina has some wonderful new items in her shop so make sure you stop by if you live near Tracy.

I came home with a package of tea that I am looking forward to trying.

Freshly Mown Yard, Grass, High on GrassThis afternoon it was time for some yard work. I did a little tree trimming and also mowed by yard. I had planned on making another pass with the mower since the grass was a bit think. However, there was a different type of grass being smoked nearby and it was getting a bit too smelly in my back yard.

400k Milestone, Blog Stats, 400000 viewsJust in: I have reached 400,000 views.

Roman Numerals, Bin Number, WinCo, Orange SlicesOne more thing from my day. I was feeling a bit mischievous at the grocery store. I like to pick up some Orange Slices from their bulk bins. This is actually why I started to go to WinCo. The other stores that I shop at stopped carrying orange slices.

When you buy from the bulk bins you are supposed to write the bin# on the twist tie. I was nice and also wrote it in Arabic numerals at the other end of the twist tie 🙂

I made sure that I went through a line with a checker that was familiar. She had a good laugh, especially as she knew the code anyway 🙂

Steven

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Literary Tourism

Posted on October 5, 2018 by vanbraman

Have you ever visited somewhere just because it had a literary connection? I will admit that I have. Usually it is not just a specific trip to a site, but connected to another purpose. This is often the case when I am traveling for business and just happen to be close to a place that has a literary connection.

General Lew Wallace Study, Crawfordsville, Indiana, Ben Hur

General Lew Wallace Study

On a trip to Crawfordsville, Indiana I visited the General Lew Wallace Study. He was the author of Ben-Hur.

Since I planned on visiting the study and museum I took along a copy of Ben-Hur and had the museum stamp it 🙂

Steventon Church, Jane Austen, Hampshire, RectorWhile in England a couple year ago I visited Steventon where Jane Austen grew up. I also went by the house she lived in at Chawton. See my post: Jane Austen Country

Platform 9 3/4, London, Kings Cross StationOf course, I have also visited Platform 9 3/4 a few times while in London. It is actually in a different place now than where it was in the past.

Shepherd of the Hills, Harold Bell Wright, Burt Edition 1909, Oval PictureI once visited the Harold Bell Wright museum in Branson, Missouri and also went to The Shepherd of the Hills show.

Covered Bridges of Madison County - Iowa - Frank Andrea Miller - Des Moines RegisterI visited the Bridges of Madison County once while on the way home from visiting a customer in Iowa.

There are of course many other literary sites that I have visited, but these are some that I have written about here on the blog.

I do have a bucket list in my head of literary places I want to visit. At the top of the list is Prince Edward Island, but also near the top are Concord and Salem in Massachusetts.

Where would you want to go for literary tourism?

Steven

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