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A Visit to “Lawnfield”
Mentor, OH, June 2026 The second stop of the day, after eating fried hand pies … are those pies filled with hands and fried? Pies filled with fried hands? … Both of those sound painful and disgusting … filled, fried, and glazed pies you hold in your hand, was the Garfield House. John was very…
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US Postal Museum
Smithsonian National Postal Museum, DC, June 2026 I might have an obsession with mail. I love sending post cards to the point where I have an annual budget for items just for this hobby. I constantly try to find new ways to improve my hobby. Last year, I started stamping the post cards with the…
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
National Mall, DC, June 2026 The first stop, after the Smithsonian Castle, was the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. On the way, we had to pass by the National Mall Carousel and through the Mary Livingston Riley Garden. The carousel is not the original one at the mall. The full history of the carousel can be…
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Smithsonian Castle
National Mall, DC, June 2026 This was the first time the Smithsonian Castle has been opened when I was in DC. As part of the 250th Anniversary celebration, the castle was opened for this summer only. So, the castle ended up being on both John and my list of things to do. From my understanding,…
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National Zoo (3/5)
Smithsonian’s National Zoo, DC, June 2026 Across from The Reptile House, they have the frog pond. The house John grew up in had an in-ground pool where the lining had eroded away. We did not have the money to repair it, so it basically became a giant terrarium with turtles and bullfrogs. Some time later,…
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US Park Patrol Horse Stables & Education Center
National Mall, DC, May 2026 John and I have been to the National Mall many times over the years. Because of construction, we walked a different path, and we saw the horse stable for the first time. The stables had 3 horses out front. One was named Cleo. The horses within the mounted service usually…
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Grand Teton National Park Day 25 – Record Number of Cancel Stamps!
Grand Teton National Park, WY, June 2025 Today was a phenomenal day for collecting Cancel Stamps. I collected 12 stamps in total. This is the most I have collected in a single day!! John was very patient and understanding about my obsession. Especially since we got up at 6 am and didn’t get back until…
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Cancel Stamp Frenzy – Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, April 2025 One of my best purchases has been the Collector’s Edition Passport to the National Parks book. I collect cancel stamps from each National Park, National Forest, National Monument, etc that we visit. Each stamp has the date and park visited. John has to deal with my dragging him…