Packing my bags for a vacation. Image courtesy of freedigitalphotos.com by Victor Habbick
Hi Friend, Thanks for stopping in. It's that time of year again. Vacation Time!! Woot woot. Gardener Ted and I are off for a summer trip. When we return I'll share pictures and stories about our adventure on the Travelogue. The destination is a secret.
Travel the World from your Desk Chair Travelogue Thursdays this Summer on the J.Q. Rose blog
Are you planning a trip or a get-away this year? Stay-cations are popular too--camping out in your own backyard. I'll be back online by July 4th. Can't miss the big Independence Day Celebration! Wherever you go (or not) have a fabulous Summer! Janet
The following video brings back the good old days of muscle cars and classics accompanied by Chuck Berry's song, Ridin' Along in My Automobile (No Particular Place to Go)
Do you wanna reminisce? Then take a trip to the Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, Michigan, near Kalamazoo. What an adventure into the history of cars! We were there for the third time this past weekend. I never tire of it. Visitors now enter through the new heritage center which connects to the old restored barns housing all the historic vehicles. From Ford's model T's, Checker cabs (made in Kalamazoo), Franklin air-cooled cars, muscle cars, classics, racing cars, and more. So many captains in the industry are profiled I wish I could remember them all. Did you know the Dodge Brothers who founded the Dodge Company were "real hellions?" Henry Ford failed in his first two attempts to build cars? Henry Ford burned all the scraps of wood from car making and collected the charcoal for sale as the Kingsford Charcoal Company? Electric cars were popular with women at the turn of the 20th century? Kalamazoo is known as the "other motor city?" Not only the mechanics of the car are on display, but also the pure beauty of design. Cars are works of art. Go visit if you get a chance and you too will learn to appreciate the automobile even more.
