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Spokane, Washington, and Meeting More Family

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published April 11, 2006

I knew that this trip to take my father back home to Seattle would feature some genealogy research for our family tree, but I had no idea how far this would go. We met with my husband’s family in Ohio, then newly discovered members of my father and my family in Michigan, and today I […]

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Where Am I and What Time is It?

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published April 9, 2006

Okay, I think I know where I am. I’m in Spokane, Washington, with my father. I just don’t know what time it is. For the past two weeks, it feels like every day is a new time zone. We went from Central Time in Alabama to Eastern Time in Ohio and then back to Central […]

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Meeting New Family in Michigan

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published April 8, 2006

I’ll be writing more about this soon, but I’m thrilled that my father and I were able to connect up with new family members in Michigan. Actually, they are “old” family members as they have always been there, but we’re just learning about them now. They are the decendents of the Farlin family which married […]

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Snowbound in Spearfish, South Dakota

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published April 7, 2006

My father is desperate now to get home. There is only so fast I can drive, and he is unwilling to take a plane to get home faster. Long story. So I’m now driving almost non-stop, averaging 10-14 hours a day of driving with barely a rest for lunch and cooling the engine of this […]

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Ohio VanFossens – Michigan Wests and Farlins

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published April 2, 2006

My father and I made it to Alliance, Ohio, near the original homestead for the VanFossens, my husband’s family. We spent two days with one of his cousins and got a tour of the family homestead, VanFossen school, and the cemetery in Mechanictown, Ohio, filled with dead and buried VanFossens. We had a fantastic time […]

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Smoke Free Camping

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 28, 2006

I’ve seen quite a few posts on RV and camping forums asking about smoke free camping. Most of these people get laughed off the forum as the participants respond with “NO WAY” and “NOT A CHANCE”. Not true. If you are looking for smoke free travel, lodging and smoke free camping, there are plenty of […]

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Heading North via The Smoky Mountains

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 26, 2006

My father and I are heading out for the north tomorrow morning. I leave behind the two cats to take care of my husband and my husband to…okay, so the cats will take care of him and he can take care of himself. ;-) The plan so far, though subject to massive change due to […]

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Nightmare Upgrade of WordPress 2

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 24, 2006

I apologize in advance for the nightmare conditions of Taking Your Camera on the Road. I’m in the middle of an upgrade from hell with the latest version of WordPress. Every time I turn around, I’m finding more problems. If you spot any problems, errors, or odd things, please let me know so I can […]

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Looking for a Good Seat on an Airplane?

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 22, 2006

I recently found two articles packed with information on how to choose a seat, and how to get that good seat, on an airplane. Microsoft Small Business – Business Travel – 5 Secrets to Getting the Best Seat on a Plane had some very good advice. Your airline’s own Web site is one of the […]

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Honoring Women Aviators in National Women’s History Week

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 20, 2006

Brent and I are fans of Cut and Paste Aviation and I was really excited to find that they are honoring National Women’s History Month with highlights of amazing and outrageous women in aviation history. Some highlights include: Katherine Stinson (1893-1977): Katherine Stinson won a balloon trip in a raffle at age 16 and decided […]

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Using CSS to Create a Photo Gallery

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 20, 2006

I have quite a few examples in my CSS Experiments on showcasing your photographs, as a single image or in a gallery format, and I found a very simple, easy-to-understand explanation of how to use CSS to create a photo gallery from Web Reference. With this article I hope to show you how to produce […]

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Heading North To Michigan Then Seattle

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 18, 2006

My father’s stay here in Mobile, Alabama, has long past its expiration date and we’re planning to head out of the Gulf Coast towards Seattle, the long way. I’m really nervous about traveling right now as winter isn’t quite over, but he wants to get home and isn’t willing to wait another two weeks for […]

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Portage Lake, Alaska

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 5, 2006

An hour’s drive south of Anchorage, Alaska, Portage Lake is one of the most accessible locations in the state. Tourists pause on their way to Seward to enjoy this glacier fed lake and spectacular glacier. After the visitor’s center closes, you can still walk along the lake and catch the last rays of light as […]

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Writing I’m Most Proud of in 2005

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published February 6, 2006

As a professional writer, writing on a wide variety of topics, I posted this article and list of the my favorite articles that I wrote in 2005 on my other website, Lorelle on WordPress, and I thought I’d share it here. But before I do, I wanted to say that of the writing I’ve done […]

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Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published February 2, 2006

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Tomb of Christ, is one of the most holy of holy sites in the world. It is recognized by most religions, though argued over, as the site where Jesus was crucified and buried. It is “owned” by four religions which maintain the structure as best […]

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