tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493674683886665975.post7756381631308333027..comments2023-10-07T04:25:44.645-07:00Comments on Anna and Ray's Adventures: Wandering out on the hills of Iowarayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780980749040691204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493674683886665975.post-68360868250296247882008-07-08T05:59:00.000-07:002008-07-08T05:59:00.000-07:00You guys have done great! Did you think you’d be...You guys have done great! Did you think you’d be this far by July? I like the story about the pronunciation of Orion, Illinois. Have you run into other such shibboleths? Like Newark (New-ERK, New Jersey and New-ARK, Delaware). I know I keep saying this, but what a grand adventure to visit all these different small towns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493674683886665975.post-89818318780372262252008-07-07T15:30:00.000-07:002008-07-07T15:30:00.000-07:00My mom, who is from West Branch, Iowa, would be th...My mom, who is from West Branch, Iowa, would be thrilled to hear your description of her state, She has always argued, somewhat unsuccessfully, that IA is hilly. I've been to the town where you all camped, near the field of dreams. Trust me, the baseball field is pretty boring, its just a field in the middle of cornfields. <BR/><BR/>Orion is also mispronounced here in Michigan. They pronounce it the same way the folk in IL do. I guess its a midwestern thing.Peter Swarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891477692432540214noreply@blogger.com