http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/ Illuminating fun, faith, family and foolishness. en-us 2008-03-22T03:03+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1206103468.shtml Missouri, the birthplace of Mark Twain, is a river state. Or, more accurately, a "rivers" state. Some 120 rivers — each with its share of streams and creeks that feed it... The Night Writer 2008-03-21T15:03+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1204868837.shtml ... The Night Writer 2008-03-07T15:03+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1204527294.shtml Our travels today took us from Red Wing, Minnesota to Scottsdale, Arizona and a very nice room at the St. James Hotel to a palatial villa at the Fairmont Princess. In... The Night Writer 2008-03-03T06:03+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1151034906.shtml Hello, Tiger Lilly here. I know, I know, it’s a big surprise since I’ve been gone a long time from the blogging world, but it really is me. Here are the... TIger Lilly 2006-06-23T03:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149872084.shtml We've been back from our trip for almost a week and it's time to finally close up the travelogue. Below are a collection of previously unpublished photos selected from the 899... The Night Writer 2006-06-09T18:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149872084.shtml We've been back from our trip for almost a week and it's time to finally close up the travelogue. Below are a collection of previously unpublished photos selected from the 899... The Night Writer 2006-06-09T18:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149708273.shtml I wasn't just gone to foreign lands the last three weeks; it felt like I was in a different world altogether. In those three weeks I read two newspapers, both of... The Night Writer 2006-06-08T02:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149708273.shtml I wasn't just gone to foreign lands the last three weeks; it felt like I was in a different world altogether. In those three weeks I read two newspapers, both of... The Night Writer 2006-06-08T02:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149532697.shtml Cathy in the Wright is always on the lookout for dead things, and likes to post pictures of these carcasses when she finds them. Here, just for her and anyone... Mall Diva 2006-06-06T22:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149464862.shtml Most of the places we’ve stayed in the last three weeks have been Bed & Breakfasts. As a result, we developed some strong feelings about breakfast as the trip progressed.... The Night Writer 2006-06-04T23:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149464606.shtml Everywhere we went in Italy, England, Scotland and Ireland the pubs and taverns had Stella Artois signs on the walls and the beer on tap or in bottles. Other propaganda was... The Night Writer 2006-06-04T23:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149464094.shtml When I visit an historic site I like to imagine the people who might have occupied the very place I'm occupying, but in a different time. What would that person have... The Night Writer 2006-06-04T23:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149240157.shtml Friday morning. We flew into Shannon airport from London Wednesday afternoon on Ryanair, which had offered airfare for ₤1.90 per person one way. We actually paid more to check our luggage... The Night Writer 2006-06-02T09:06+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1149061240.shtml After an overnight in Carlisle we set out for Scotland on Saturday morning, crossing the border by following the A7 Historic Route to Edinburgh. Shortly thereafter we stopped at a wayside... The Night Writer 2006-05-31T07:05+00:00 http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1148981629.shtml Our last night in Inverness the whole family went on a “haunted” ghost tour of the old part of the city. It was an interesting and often funny diversion and the... The Night Writer 2006-05-30T09:05+00:00