While I frolicked around in Texas’s utopian mist in January (covered in my previous blog), my husband and my mom journeyed south for the adventure of a lifetime. They embarked on a 16-day cruise to South Georgia Island and the Antarctica peninsula, aka the South Pole! If you figure the odds of seeing a public … More Libraries Round the World: Antarctica
The Utopia I’m referring to isn’t merely a state of mind, but a small town in Uvalde County, located in West Central Texas. And yes, cowboys and ranchers support their public libraries. On our trip through a series of small towns, we saw multiple public libraries filled with books and patrons. The Utopia Public Library … More Libraries Round the World: In Utopia
Yes, there is a rebel faction in the Florida Sunshine State. In 1982, the city of Key West, at the southern tip of Florida, seceded from the Union. They created a micro-nation, The Conch Republic. The disagreement with the USA was over US Border Patrol roadblocks and checkpoints. This slowed everyone down, including important people … More Libraries Round the World: Welcome to the Conch Republic
