Busman's Holiday

A friend and I are headed to Nashville for Memorial Day weekend.  Do you have any tips for great places to sight-see, eat, drink and hear great music (other than the obvious Ryman, Grand Ole Opry and Bluebird)?

Road Trip Eats

This article on favorite road trip snacks... and the recent spate of hot summer weather... got me more than a little nostalgic for the days when the Princess Mom and Darling Daddy loaded up the Ford station wagon and hauled us all to Nana's house in South Harwich, MA for our summer vacation.

So what were the top 10 snacking highlights of our road trips as we lounged in the "way back" of the wagon? (Nope -- no seat belts.)

In the cooler:

1. The Princess Mom's oven-fried chicken, served cold for a picnic lunch.
2. Home made potato salad, ditto.
   

Miscellaneous:

1. Regal Crown Sours sour cherry candies, purchased from a machine at an Indiana or Ohio tollway oasis -- the best sour candy ever. (And they don't make 'em any more. Wah!)
2. Kraft Easy Cheese. 'Nuff said.
3. Ritz Crackers.
4. An economy-sized box of Cheez-Its.
5. A big ol' gallon thermos jug of cherry Kool-Aid.
6. Keebler Pecan Sandies. (A Darling Daddy fave.)
7. Mother's Iced Oatmeal Cookies. (The Princess Mom loved 'em.)
8. Ice cream cones from the restaurant at the HoJo hotel we always stayed at in or near Schenectady, NY. (Pistachio for me!)

So what top 10 edibles figured in your childhood road trips?

Get Your Kicks

Old Route 66, Dwight, Illinois

Bank of Dwight (1910)



Between the banks...





First National Bank of Frank (Lloyd Wright, that is. 1905)





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Get Your Kicks

I got mine between Chicago and Bloomington, IL, this last weekend. Pix to follow later in the week.

Many thanks to the fine folks at the Chicago Architecture Foundation in for allowing Mr. Bill and I to tag along for a trip designed for their docents, instead of the general public!