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The Blennerhassett Hotel, Parkersburg, West Virginia

October 20, 2017 Valerie Archual Comments 0 Comment

“It was late. The onyx-colored sky grew darker and darker as the midnight hour was drawing near… The weary travelers just longed for a place to lay their heads. It was calling them… It was luring them from miles away into the depths of its 128-year-old walls. It was waiting… The Blennerhassett Hotel sat patiently in the dead of night for its long-awaited guests to arrive…” Photo courtesy of The Blennerhassett Hotel, Andi Roberts photographer Jokingly, I posted the above…

The Tudor Arms Hotel, Cleveland Ohio

October 10, 2017 Valerie Archual Comments 28 comments

Cornering Stokes Blvd and Carnegie Avenue and situated in the bustling area of University Circle, towers the majestic Tudor Arms Hotel. As I explained in my earlier heart blogs, I had booked my pre-surgery nights here at the Tudor Arms for a few different reasons. One being, it was in close proximity to the Cleveland Clinic hospital. Another, was that it offered a far more economical rate than the other adjoining chain hotels. And lastly, it was rumored to be,…

A Portrait Of Milton

August 19, 2017 Valerie Archual Comments 6 comments

It was a late fall evening, a Friday a few years ago, and my son and I had just arrived at a local raceway a couple of hours away from our home. We were there to attend a very intense weekend driving program I had signed him up for. My husband had actually worked for the racetrack years ago and that’s how we found out about the driving program. It was a dual program for both the beginner driver and…