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Clarkson Hockey
On a snowy evening, the Clarkson grads in the family (and me) took the subway into Cambridge, Boston to see the Clarkson Knights take on...

Jeanne Marie
Jan 18, 20201 min read


Lots of PawSox Games! ⚾️
We had purchased some flex tickets back in the spring and you can trade them in for any of the games during the season. It makes it...

Jeanne Marie
Aug 26, 20191 min read


Robert has flown the nest. 🦅
It was a sad day in the Hummel house when Robert moved out into his very own apartment. He has had apartments before, but that was in...

Jeanne Marie
Aug 25, 20191 min read


August - A Month of Birthdays! 🎂🎈
It was always Robert's month, but now it has become a month of 3 birthdays only a week apart. Kirsten asked each what they wanted for...

Jeanne Marie
Aug 15, 20191 min read


A Shower for Susan 🎁
Love is in the air for Robert and Susan. It was a very pink day on Saturday, July 27. Susan asked for everything pink so there were...

Jeanne Marie
Jul 27, 20191 min read


Annual Boilermaker 5K and 15K
We started the day way too early for me - 5 am. The sun is just rising, so it doesn't feel that terrible to get up. Mark needs to eat...

Jeanne Marie
Jul 14, 20193 min read


Traditional German hike and food, June 23
Today, Holger and Nana wanted to take us on a hike. It was a local group of hills that were not far from their house. The picture above...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 23, 20191 min read


Heidelberg, June 22
Our friends, Holger and Nana invited us to stay with them for the long weekend. Unfortunately, Nana was feeling well on Saturday...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 22, 20191 min read


Summer Solstice in Berlin, June 21
It is a partly sunny day and after breakfast we check out and hotel stored our luggage until we had to leave for the train. Our tour...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 21, 20191 min read


Final Biking Day - Day 13, June 20
We began the day out of Potsdam under a light drizzle and hoped that it would clear up as we continued to Berlin. We passed over the...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 20, 20193 min read


Potsdam, Germany! - Day 12, July 19
Leaving Brandenburg, we rode under one of the old gates and along bike paths. We were able to see a mother swan with her babies and then...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 19, 20192 min read


Strange Bike Paths - Day 11, June 18
Another bright blue day to begin our cycling. Starting again on cobbletones away from the city and down to the river. We rode on a bike...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 18, 20192 min read


Entering the former East Germany - Day 10, June 17
Of course, every bike morning begins with cobblestones which really hurt. Today we were promised to be a short trip of 55 km, but we...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 17, 20191 min read


Out of the city and into the country - Day 9, June 16
We biked out of the city of Hamburg a little ways to catch a ferry with our bikes to cross the Elbe River. So glad to leave the bustling...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 16, 20191 min read


What, No Biking Today? Day 8 - June 15
Started the day with a quick breakfast at 8 am. How could you not have a good day when you see these happy eggs? We met with the tour...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 15, 20192 min read


Off to Hamburg - Day 7, June 14
Breakfast was early, but we didn't start riding until 9 am. Under a clear, blue sky, we spent most of the day on small country roads. ...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 14, 20192 min read


Strawberry World - Day 6, June 13
Not too early a start today, 9:30 am, because it is a shorter bike ride to the town of Lübeck. It was only 57 km (35 mi) to the next...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 13, 20193 min read


Loop Day - Day 5, June 12
Today, we have 2 choices for cycling, a long route (60 km/37 mi) or short route (48 km/30 mi). We started later this morning because...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 12, 20193 min read


What is a Centipede Tree? Day 4, June 11
We woke up early, 6 am, to get packed up and ready for breakfast at 6:30 am. The luggage had to be in the lobby by 7:20. The van was...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 11, 20193 min read


Are we in Norway? Day 3, June 10
Copenhagen is actually on an island of Zealand and we were biking from north to south. On the east is the Baltic Sea and on the west is...

Jeanne Marie
Jun 10, 20193 min read
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