I don’t know how old you have to be to visit a place from your past and absolutely have it wash over you with a flood of memories of people, happenings, times and places. For us, after 43 years…today driving around town, we were awash with remembrances.
It has been over 43 years since we traveled west to live in Manhattan as a family of three plus a Scottie dog. We would buy our first home…we would bring our second son into the world…we, three would star in a centennial city outdoor drama…Harry would interview several notable people, including Red Skelton…we would start a married couples group in a church that had never had one before in their history…I would learn to weave from a master 83 year old weaver etc. etc. We had a rich life here. Found the people of the heartland to be friendly and generous with their affection and time. This is where we broadened our foundations and learned to lean on each other and God.
We were especially impressed with the use of building
materials by the architect to depict earth strata. You may have to enlarge the picture to see it but it is genius.
They had several awesome interactive videos on the Flint Hills, an underground room with roots hanging down to show how long the roots must go to get water in the prairie, a Native American and Buffalo display…if you are going through Kansas and have a couple hours, we highly recommend this as an educational break! Let’s all be lifelong learners!
On the road tomorrow…western Kansas!
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I am loving your diary of your trip! Living vicariously through you. How wonderful that you got to see your first home. Be safe and carry on!
Hope you are still on the beach with your family! Love you, Debbie! Thanks for stopping in!🥰
What a fantastic description of your experience. I felt like I was there too!!! Gorgeous. Mary Ellen
Thank you for following us, Mary Ellen! We are off in the rain this morning, hoping for bluer skies!
How cool to see where you lived with Chris and Ryan. Adorable. Loved reading your experience now 43 years later. Cool! love and hugs
That is the house Chris drove round and round in his ice cream truck in the basement with his sidekick, Torko!
This looks like a great day! Happy that you all got to revisit your first-purchased home. It looks like a beautiful town!
Diane…Thank you for checking in! It ,of course, had changed but really pretty in the spring and had expanded way more than we dreamed!😍
So fun that you were in Manhattan again 😀
Saw your old teething grounds!❤️