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The eagle has landed

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Ron Haines

Just west of Hebron along Route 66 in Connecticut is a rock that really sticks out. Painted to resemble a bald eagle, it looms over the road and looks great from either direction. It wasn’t always an eagle. It has … Continue reading →

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Maine’s only curling club?

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Ron Haines

I guess I’m getting to be an old hand at ferreting out curling clubs on my meanderings around the northeast. The symbol on this sign was instantly recognizable as I drove along Route 3 in Belfast Maine. Very similar to … Continue reading →

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Another recycled gas station

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Ron Haines

Here’s another old gas station with a new purpose.  It’s in Bloomfield, CT, and it’s a restaurant called The Filling Station.  For my full collection of recycled gas stations from across the country, go here.

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Johnny Cash at the bottom

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Ron Haines

If it weren’t for driving by this sign on my recent trip to California, there is a lot about Johnny Cash I probably wouldn’t know.Seeing the sign prompted me to find out when he lived there and it was then … Continue reading →

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A new fashioned breakfast in an old fashioned building

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Ron Haines

I combined a couple of favorite pleasures one morning on my recent visit to California: Breakfast with an old friend and a look at a classic old gas station building that’s been recycled into a bakery and restaurant. My companion … Continue reading →

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Eggs over easy please

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Ron Haines

I visited the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA, today and saw lots of places where I’d like to be served breakfast as the sun rises on a cool summer morning. That’s the Pacific Ocean off in the distance. If … Continue reading →

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Here’s Howe we got the sewing machine, the spring bed and a better bridge

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Ron Haines

This monument caught my eye as I drove through the south-central Massachusetts town of Spencer. It was on busy two-lane Route 9 (Main Street) in the center of town, in a well-kept yard in front of a three-story brick building. … Continue reading →

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Made in the USA

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Ron Haines

Folks who know me are aware of my modest collection of yard art, mostly metal pieces found in my meanderings around the US. I have long been disappointed that most of what I find is not made in the US. … Continue reading →

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New canoe on the water

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Ron Haines

I finally got around to having a couple friends do photos of me out on the water in my new Hornbeck ultra-light canoe, 15 feet long, two feet at widest and a mere 24 pounds, way more portable than the … Continue reading →

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Who is David Crockett?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Ron Haines

I drove past this building in Abilene, TX, earlier this summer. The name Crockett certainly rang a bell, but the first name, David, didn’t quite go with it. Could this school be named after a man lodged in my brain … Continue reading →

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