Sarah Orne Jewett House “A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventures come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world and has something to give in return.” ~ Sarah Orne Jewett...
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Colonel Harland Sanders Café & Museum Kate and I still chuckle, thinking about a day my Uncle David and Aunt Roxanne had driven over, from the west coast of Florida, to see his sister’s, my Aunt Helen and my Mother, in South Florida; we invited them all to lunch, at the house. As three...
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Driving to the Cape Mostly, we drive to Cape Cod to take visitors to see Plymouth Rock, but on an overly grey day, we drove to the Cape just for the sake of the drive; stopping along the way. First stop, the oldest windmill on the Cape, Eastham, which was built...
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The Only House President and Mrs. Eisenhower Ever Owned “Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.” ~ President Dwight David Eisenhower...
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Pentagon 9-11 “We claim this ground in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001. To honor the 184 people whose lives were lost, their families, and all who sacrifice that we may live in freedom. We will never forget.” We first visited the Pentagon Memorial, for those killed on 9-11...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Washington D. C. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” “Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” We were very excited to see the latest edition to the National Mall, which was dedicated in October of 2011. The...
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The Stonewall Jackson Shrine Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania national Military Park Lexington, Virginia Yes, another unexpected stop, which like so many National Parks and Museums that I visit, really come to life because of a Park Ranger or Docent, who seems to love their work and so willingly shares the knowledge they...
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Nine-Eleven Memorial Freeport, Maine I do not know why it surprised me, but it did. At the end of a quick trip to Freeport, Maine, as we were leaving town, driving down Main Street, these two steel beams, caught my eye, and we decided to stop and take a look. I was not...
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General George Washington Crossing the Delaware On an icy December 25, 1776, George Washington led the Continental Army across the Delaware River. The next morning, the troops, 2400 men strong, marched nine miles to engage in the Battle of Trenton, where their victory would yield 900 Hessian prisoners, a boost to their moral,...
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Surfing in Santa Cruz “This monument is dedicated to all surfers, past, present, and future.” “I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea.” ~Captain James Cook ~ We moved to California in the early...
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