From Coast to Coast!!

 AKA THE GEOGRAM WEEKLY...

On Friday morning, Nov. 20 I left PDX to fly 3,235 miles through Atlanta to Regan airport outside of DC and then rode about 5 miles to Alexandria, VA. 

     Son, Burt, and his wife, Jen, gifted me with a ticket to come visit them for Thanksgiving and 12 days of exploring their new turf.  After a dinner of home smoked ribs I was off to bed since early next morning we would start our trek.

     I will present a brief review of our adventures and later blogs give more detail.

Saturday we drove to Great Falls National Park  where the Potomac River flows over impressive 

rocks and rapids.

On to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia.. Jen, Logan, Burt, Gram G... Shenandoah River in background

Town of Harpers Ferry with Shenandoah River

Sunday after church service we drove to Bush Gardens for an evening of Christmas lights and rides (not me).  Devin and Tyler with us.  Logan tried out candied bacon.  

It was good but not $5 good!

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No Gram G visit is complete without a dumpling dinner!!

Monday special!!

Tuesday was rest day...and laundry, walk through 19th century cemetery and banana bread baking.

On Wednesday Gram G got to see the Atlantic Ocean at 

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Tyler and Logan had a 5 minute swim

View out my window Thanksgiving Day!!

We had a great feast...but no picture

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Check back soon for stories of these marvelous pictures!

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Come December 2, it was time to say goodbye to Alexandria... until next visit!
            

                                        

REFLECTIONS

     I crossed the country from the west coast to the east coast to enjoy Thanksgiving week with family.  Travel was long but comfortable and safe.  

     Burt and Jen's family moved to Alexandria, Virginia in January.  I know how it feels to move far away and feel isolated.  They were whammied by the virus lockdowns 6 weeks after the boys  

started school. The entire family had no chance to make new friends.  Instead, they enjoyed outdoor adventures...something hard to do back in Wisconsin during the winter and spring months.  

     I was so happy to share their life for a few days and to explore their surroundings.  There is so much American history to see, learn and experience!  And natural beauty! 

    It means a lot to me to be able to visualize my grown children's environments as I think of them through the days at home.  It's fun knowing that "the GeoLou Schmidts" span the country from coast to coast! Connecting in the Midwest! 

    I am thankful for a large spread out family!!

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HOME AGAIN!

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!

GET IT DONE BEFORE THE RAINS SET IN!

SOMETHING SPECIAL THIS YEAR!!

     GREAT GRAND BABY #2 !!

    AUTUMN ROSE MILLER 

      TO ZACH AND VICTORIA  DEC. 9, 2020    

This has been a good 2 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G.        

"He [the Lord] does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.  For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him, as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."  (Psalm 103: 10-12)