Things I am grateful for: bullet points and arrows

How to get to Lia Honda

Color-coded with arrows indicating where to turn and distance.

=Maps^3

ELM's home from AU for grad school-this means more maps of Lot 65.

The Hand Drawn Map Association

Bernie: There exists a HAND DRAWN MAP ASSOCIATION ("an ongoing archive of user submitted maps and other interesting diagrams created by hand"). YES, YES, AND YES.

Apparently, Julia Turner of Slate asked peeps to send her their hand-drawn maps last month. If only I was more on top of things.

Bernie has made many contributions to this field of knowledge in both color-coded visualizations and detailed flash cards. A recap below:

1. This started it all
2. Campus Appreciation Day
3. Oil changes and car inspections
4. Forays into Bernie's office I and II for some running maps
5. More running maps and Bow Lake
6. Written directions to Bow Lake with mileage
7. And an ENTIRE SERIES of the utmost travel directions from the Chicago grandparents to Amherst, MA:

• Notecard 2
• Onto Cleveland
• Interstate signs 'R Us
• Don't go through Buffalo
• "Now my directions become really precise"
• Specifics on toll booths and road conditions
• Better not get on 87
• More toll booths
• Halfway there!
• Avoid HolyJoke and Springfield
• Almost at 91 North
• Northampton exit here we come
• Crossing the Connecticut River
• Advice to Midwestern grandparents on dealing with jerks from Massachusetts
• Route 9
• Almost to the first Smith-Morzuch homestead
• Now passing Kenny O'Neil's house
• Past Cushman and overrrrr the bridge
• The Midwest grandparents have reached North Amherst!

The Midwest Morzuch Grandparents have reached North Amherst

Here's to 66 East Leverett Road, Elmer, the sledding hill, blueberry bushes, Bernie's amazing leaf/compost pile, my first candy bar care of The Crossman's, and Bernie's Self-Built Fence (still standing). 35 Emily Lane was constructed six years later.

Past Cushman and oooooverrrr the bridge

#19! Who thought the final 1/4 mile could take so long?

Now passing Kenny O'Neil's house!

The old Marks Meadow bus route

Almost to the first Smith-Morzuch homestead

Grandparents Morzuch didn't make a stop at Townhouses. Almost to 66 East Leverett Road!

I think the number of lights on Route 9 have changed since 1981

Color coded!

Advice to Midwestern Grandparents on dealing with jerks from Massachusetts

Bernie forgot to label this one NUMBER 16 (of 20). Getting close!

Crossing the Connecticut River

#14: Almost at the Northampton Exit

1 MILE UNTIL 91 NORTH

Travel directions notecard #11 & 12

Sorry for the post delay! Here's #11 & 12.

Travel directions notecard NUMBER 10

Halfway there!

Travel directions notecard #9 of 20

We're only on #9??? Notice the white-out job.

Travel directions notecard #8 of 20

Travel directions notecard #7 of 20 & the 100th post of Bernie Notes!

Pretty fitting for the 100th Bernie Notes post.

Travel directions notecard #6 of 20

Travel directions notecard # 5 of 20