Posted by kate in logistics on 01 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Google Maps - An amazing thing
One of the most helpful road trip planning aides that I have utilized in planning our upcoming road trip is Google Maps. With Google Maps I am able to plot our trip in a very unique way. Layers: Utilizing ‘My Maps’, I have created a separate map for each of the different types of sites we...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 01 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Photo Of The Week - January 28
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is a series of pedestrian and bike paths that make it easy for people to get around the downtown Indianapolis area. It connects all of the cultural districts with the downtown area. This is a very new project, and is actually still under construction. I’ve had...
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Posted by kate in Uncategorized on 01 23rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
Introducing ‘Frugal Kate’
Recently Brett has mentioned loaning me out as a life organizer and financial planner. He thinks that I have some magic ability to create budgets, achieve goals and keep things organized. I can’t say that I agree with his assessment of my abilities being magical - however, I will agree that they...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 01 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments
Soy Dogs In Sleeping Bags
As a part of our The We’re-Not-Acknowledging-That-It’s-Flipping-Cold-Outside-And-Wishing-It-Were-Summer New Years Spectacular Kai, Kate and I prepared some fantastic corn dog-esque soy dogs for dinner. This recipe is adapted from one I found in a great vegan cookbook. INGREDIENTS: 1/3...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 01 21st, 2009 | No Comments
Photo Of The Week - January 21
The bright orange autumn leaf stands out in stark contrast against the gritty grey and brown of the train tracks. These train tracks, located in Southport, Indiana are used only for freight trains. There is no station or platform for passengers to wait on, only tracks and switches. I happened across...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 01 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Back from San Francisco
Brett and I had a fabulous trip to San Francisco. We arrived on Thursday, Jan 8th after ten hours of airports and airplanes. We met Rob at the airport, made a quick stop at Trader Joe’s, and then climbed aboard Astraea (41ft sailboat). Brett and I were both truly surprised at how spacious she was....
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 01 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Train Travel Day
  When we first talked about getting from my parents’ house just outside of Worcester, Massachusetts down to see our friends Dave and Julie in Lincoln, Rhode Island Kate mentioned renting a car or asking a friend for a ride. A smile immediately crept across my face. “Nah, let’s take...
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Posted by kate in logistics on 01 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Road Trips
Road trips are a great way to see the world. They are easier in some parts of the world than others and financially smarter when gas is $1.56 vs $4.40/gallon. Road trips have been tricky for Brett and I over the past several years as we do not own a car. When we lived in downtown Boston and walked to...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 01 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Engagement Session
As I have mentioned previously, my younger brother Craig recently got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Maggie. We finally got to see them when we went out east for Christmas festivities. We took a break between a visit to see my Grandma and dinner with the parents (Mom’s whipped up lasagna...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 01 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Photo Of The Week - January 14
This is a photo from a soy bean field in rural Indianapolis. This was taken right at the end of the summer when the soy bean fields were beginning to change from a dark lush green to an almost copper yellow. A truly midwestern way of knowing that the seasons are changing.
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