Happy birthday to us! (posted by Marilyn Murphy) CTP is 45 years old! Gabriel and the team are anticipating the blow-out celebration event they’ll be planning in five years! What a…
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December 12, 2021 (or: 12.12.21!) Every December, when I decorate my Christmas tree, it’s a trip down memory lane. On my very first international trip – back in 1978 –…
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October 4, 2020 Posted by Marilyn Murphy This past week has been momentous! We’ve had . . . Historic Presidential debate Historic COVID diagnosis for our President Historic handover of…
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Some time ago I was re-telling a memory from my early days of travel. Somebody recorded that story, and played it back for me last week. It stirred my heart...Read More
I’m heading to my childhood home of Michigan next week. I’ll be doing a crazy-quilt route around the lower half of the state to visit as many relatives as possible in…
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It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving and, I’m staying far, far away from the maddening mall crowds. Instead, I’m sitting at my kitchen table, ruminating about perspective and priorities. And gratitude. It’s been a…
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India – more than any other country I’ve ever visited – created a deep, lasting impression on me. Traveling through India from south to north as a solo backpacker-on-the-cheap in…
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Ellen here. Giving Marilyn a week off from blogging and excited to share about our CTP Retreat to one of the most beautiful places on earth! Yep, I said it……
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I love party and event planning. Especially when it’s my own party! CTP was turning 40 – so this one needed to top all the others! Many months ago, I scheduled…
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Throughout the process of planning our 40th-anniversary celebration, I traveled down memory lane, recalling some of the other parties we’ve hosted through the years. Oh, how times have changed! 1982…
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“Mud season” is the unofficial fifth season in states like Michigan and Ohio – the period between winter and spring when one hopes for another snowstorm to cover the filthy…
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It’s just before 11:00 AM when the phone rings in my office at the E.F.MacDonald Travel Company in Dayton, Ohio. “Hello, this is Marilyn.” “Hi. My name is Herb Medrow….
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In October 1977, Jimmy Carter is into his 10th month in office. With 33 home runs, Steve Garvey leads the Dodgers into the World Series against the Yankees, and the most…
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I’m going to date myself with this one… The subject of luggage came up at the office when Ellen shared that she’d recently purchased a carry-on with spinner wheels, guaranteed…
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Whenever I’m asked, “What’s your favorite country?” my response always elicits a quizzical look. “Really?” they ask – always with incredulity. “Why India, of all places?” I’m then at a…
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