Georgetown gardens are numerous but there is a century-old specimen that outshines all its competitors. Dumbarton Oaks is a country estate built in a city. Located on R Street NW in Washington DC, it nestles between Rock Creek Park…
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I escape to Bordeaux by way of a Delaplane winery on an 80-degree day in May. My destination is Virginia’s RdV Vineyards. With no trip planned to France in the near future due to Covid, it is an easy…
At the Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, outdoor art hangs from trees, sits on lawns, and hides in a copse of trees. Annmarie bills itself as a “place where creativity thrives.” And I might add…
DC’s Georgetown GLOW is the “ray of light” that we all desperately seek in a year of darkness and fear. It is reminiscent of the joy we felt/feel when we finally confirm our first Covid vaccination appointment, eat inside…
DC’s Rock Creek Park in spring reminds me of an elementary school playground at lunchtime. Chatter, laughter, shouts of joy, and rambunctious behavior. Birds perform arias. Frog croak. Wildflowers gather in crowds. And the lucky hiker squeals with pleasure…
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 Some things seem a tad outdated and moldy.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…
I am a cherry blossom addict. Starting in early March, I begin walking the Tidal Basin paths where Japanese cherry trees are planted in Washington DC. Early in the month, the buds are clenched tight. They don’t want to…
Each spring before the cherry blossoms peak, Washingtonians race to see the giant cup-shaped pink blooming saucer magnolia trees at the Smithsonian. There are two rows of pink blooming saucer magnolia trees (also known as tulip magnolia trees) that…
