DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood is eclectic. Its architecture spans the robber baron Gilded Age to trendy 21st condo renovations. It’s a little like visiting your eccentric Great Aunt Matilda. Some things seem a tad outdated and moldy. But it’s…
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The wild Winterthur gardens gives me a portal to enter the world of sprites and pixies. During this pandemic time, I will do anything to escape the gloom. Winterthur is located 30 minutes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (and less than…
Philadelphia’s Italian food street market will make you ravenous. It is impossible to resist eating … a lot … at The South 9th Street Italian Market. Give in to Edesia (the Roman goddess of feasting). You are powerless (or…
My Philadelphia city tour clearly showed the city deserved its moniker as “City of Sisterly Love.” It offered me history, art and the best tomato pie on my recent trip. Frankly, I never even thought about making a trip…
e Biking in Washington DC is an adrenaline rush! Since I live in the nation’s capital, I can ride year round. It is a totally different experience than walking or running for exercise. Plus it is a great way…
When I turned 62 years old, I bought myself the Senior Lifetime National Park Pass at Virginia’s Skyline Drive. It is my ticket to drive into any U.S. National Park for free the rest of my life and it…
During a summer vacation at Black Cat Island in southern New Hampshire, my friend Irma and I hiked the Mount Morgan & Mount Percival Loop trail. Located near Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, the 5.2 mile heavily trafficked loop is…
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Pandemic Reflection: The Tulips Make Me Want To See
My pandemic reflection is late in being published. I try to regularly publish a weekly article. But it hard to be inspired right now. I didn’t write my weekly blog until Sunday morning because nothing is happening in my…
