I love maps, maybe because I love knowing where things and places are. My kids laugh at me because I keep an atlas next to my side of the couch and at a minutes notice I can tell you what city is closest to another city or some other useless fact that only I want to know. My kids tell me to look online, don't rely on that "old" media, but there is something about a map that shows you where you are in relation to everyone/thing else. It shows you the BIG picture, not just a snapshot, and I think it is important to remember the big picture, don't you?Later,
Janet
PS: Sorry I don't have a recipe ready for you, too much stuff going on that is out of my control. Please run over to Kathy's today and check out those who DID post recipes. Thanks
I am so glad to know someone else who loves maps! I hate it when Hubby uses one of his Delorme mapping thingys and writes out directions for a trip! I want a good old-fashioned road map. I want to see where I left from and where I am going and every point in between!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that post, my blogging sister!
((hugs)) Rosie
I like to know where things are too! Maps can tell you so much...my atlas is always handy. One of the classes I had to take was a geography class...it was one of the best classes ever...if only they'd just stop renaming those countries.
ReplyDeleteAbsodamlutly! I also love maps, for the same reasons you do. How goes the hunt for a raincoat with matching wellies?
ReplyDeleteHey Janet!! I'm laughing at your map - because our family just got back from the Outerbanks tonight......I've been reading a map for two days trying to get us out of places - so it's funny that you've got one pasted right there to say hello as I come to visit you!! Have super fun on your cruise - you WILL love it - everyone I know absolutely has THE BEST time!!
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Karla & Karrie too
Yes, I have my old atlas book nearby to check out where everyone in blogland lives. The trip to Alaska sounds amazing. I am off to Paris and Florence for a conference later in July. And I am checking all the towns around florence for day trips. I have been to Siena and Lucca and this time it's Arezzo! Have a good day!Eleanor
ReplyDeleteMe, too. We keep our atlas within easy reach at all times.
ReplyDeleteBut, I do love my computer, too. I want the best of both worlds.
I too love looking at/reading maps.
ReplyDeleteIt gives me some odd sense of satisfactioj if I can get from a to z using a map, not a GPS. I know...I am a techdummy.
Love,
Sue
I like being able to look at a map too. I also like looking up things in books because it doesn't take that long to search, plus you don't get random stuff like you do on the Internet popping up. I miss encyclopedias :(
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Ditto what Rosie said! I think looking at a map is a much richer experience than simply following GPS directions. Much more information, too.
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Mary
what is aaie? where n.y. is suppposed to be. i love maps. and need them because i forget things. like where places are. forget remembering what the place is currently called... jkj
ReplyDeleteI love maps, atlases, and globes. When I had my dress company I looked on maps for names for the dresses! There's something more satisfying about paper maps than internet maps, I think, even though they have to be folded back up just so! ::Jill
ReplyDeleteI love maps too! I love the ones that are raised, where the mountains are...I have been looking for one like that to hang on a wall for the area that I live in....
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Penny