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Travelling: Family & The Kentucky State Fair

When Rich and I left Rod and Trish, we headed east out of Missouri towards St. Louis.  Rich wanted us to see the “Archway to the West” and as we rode I-64 I was able to get some decent shots of the archway and the St. Louis skyline.  Then we crossed the state border into Illinois going almost halfway across to spend the night in Mount Vernon.  We attended Mass in the lovely church of St. Mary’s on Saturday 27 August which left us free to have a small lie-in on the Sunday before making tracks for Louisville, KY and . . . → Read More: Travelling: Family & The Kentucky State Fair

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Vignette: Another Concert Story

On May 30th I wrote a posting titled Vignette-  The Young Fan.  There was another story to write about another young fan which I almost included in that previous posting.  But then I realized that it needed its own space.

So as well as the young boy who sat beside my husband, there was a young girl in the seat in front of him.  I don’t know whether Rich noticed her or not and I haven’t spoken to him about her since.  She was a little older than the boy in our row, perhaps in her mid to late teens . . . → Read More: Vignette: Another Concert Story

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Vignette: The Young Fan

I have been getting my notes together to write up several posts as promised in my last article.  However, before I write those posts I need to write a small vignette that I experienced a week ago.  My husband and I are Christian music fans and we had tickets to attend a concert in Jacksonville. 

There were three acts. The opener was Trevor Morgan, a new voice on the Christian music scene and very talented.  He was followed by the band 10th Avenue North which has been playing the Christian scene for several years now and have become very . . . → Read More: Vignette: The Young Fan