Franklinsanity
A crank's musings on family, drink, travel, food & life
Category: D-Day+6
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8:42 pm, somewhere near Fontana, KS: Ella on the stereo, Great Pyrenees barking at squirrels, Kingsley and Oonagh passed out. I am slowly assimilating a serious dinner of BBQ chicken, potato-egg salad, rice and watermelon, lubricated by a lot of wine and beer in the bar(n), beforehand. (I did mention that at this B&B, they’ve…
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3 AM, somewhere near Fontana, KS, am awakened by a spotlight in my face. It’s the moon. Shining through the window of our bedroom. The darn thing has followed us all the way from Tahoe! (Ever since she was a baby, The Saucy Empress has been told the moon is “hers.” Teddy gets the stars.…
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10:03 PM, somewhere near Fontana, KS. Lying in big, old fashioned bed on second floor of a beautifully restored farmhouse B&B. It has a swimming pool, a bar in the barn, a big open kitchen/dining/living room floorpan, cows, chickens, a turkey and two Great Pyrenees. It’s awesome. It reminds me just a little of the…
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1:30-ish, Salinas, KS or thereabouts. Kids are hungry. As Navigator, I am supposed to be finding a lunch place that a) is dog-friendly; b) has great salad; c) has food that the kids want to eat; d) has food that I want to eat. I have to switch between Yelp and two different apps to…
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7:45 am-930 am, Colby, KS and parts East: I am distracted by back-to-back conference calls. I process the following: I slept remarkably well at the Sleep Inn. Sea level vs. 11,000 feet apparently a gift to my lungs. Kids, wife and dogs got themselves into the car quickly and quietly and fast – or so…
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