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temp: 35.6 F (2.0 C)
humidity: 64%
wind: From the NE at 2.0 MPH Gusting to 8.0 MPH
pressure: 1026.0 mb
station: KILWHEAT3
February 4, 7:33 AM CST

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2011 Scotland Trip Report

In mid/late September we spent 11 days in Scotland seeing the sites and being tourists.  We worked with McLean Scotland to put the trip together. They also provided us with a driver (the owner of the company, Paul).

Day 1 [ Arrive at Glasgow ]

I didn’t tell Melissa before we left that I had [...]

Chicago Highland Games 2011

It’s back in town and it’s next weekend!!

Friday June 17, 2011 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Saturday June 18, 2011 8:00am to 9:00pm

The Schedule of Events have been published in PDF format.  Still not done in a way that makes it easy to figure out what you want to do and when (see previous [...]

Heading to Scotland, finally

I’m currently in the middle of planning a trip to Scotland for later in the year. You can follow along on my Scotland trip planning page. I’ve decided to use the services of a trip planner to make sure I do this right.  Liz @ McLean Scotland is helping with the planning and she’s [...]

30 minutes in a blizzard

So as the snowpocalypse was in full force in Chicago I decided to gear up and experience a real blizzard for myself.  I dressed in slightly more than my normal winter clothes to see how I would fair and headed out into white out conditions.  I was only going to go about 1/4 [...]

Small farm magazine review

I spent 6 hours during our trip back from Columbus, OH for the Thanksgiving holidays to read and put some thoughts together on three hobby/small farm magazines I picked up at a local grocery store. I’ve had a long term obsession with hobby farming and if I live long enough…I will have one of [...]