Take A Ride on the Reading Perhaps because they were affordable, or maybe because even when you owned all four, the most you would collect was 200 dollars, or because someone was always willing to take a railroad, in place of some insane debt, the Railroads, in Monopoly, were always highly valued, in...
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Stuffed Bread I love dishes which lend themselves to being served any time of day, and hours after they have been prepared; as well as offering flexibility with ingredients. Stuffed bread is something I “invented” out of desperation and poverty, in my very early twenties; long before I had ever heard of a...
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George Washington’s First Office Located at 32 West Cork & Braddock Streets, in Winchester Virginia, George Washington’s Office is a stop worth making, but not worth paying the admission price, the building does not really hold historically significant memorabilia, rather the size, location, and ties to President Washington make it of interest. According the...
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Are you home? Do you wonder, if you will ever be home? I do, all of the time. Maybe you are already there, and never have to question, if that is where you belong. I imagine, you may just know. I envy those of you, who seem to recognize where you...
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The Garden at The Breakers Hotel Located in Palm Beach, Florida, The Breakers was birthed through Henry Flagler, one of Florida’s most prominent citizens and champion of what the state could become. He had been John D. Rockefellers partner, in the Standard Oil, before coming south, into the sunshine, bringing the railroad and...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Bedroom By Pieter De Hooch Inevitably, it is impossible to look at Dutch masters and not comment on their ability to capture light, and ever so subtly guide us into their...
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“Saw Dog” A Whirligig Along the Highway The Welcome Center for North Carolina, on the I95, is a rest area I often pull into; recently, I was pleasantly surprised to find a new addition to the landscape – Vollis Simpson’s whirligig, “Saw Dog”! I love when whimsy is added to my...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day My first recollection, of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, was learning, in grade school, that one was required to wear green on March 17th, or face being pinched. While it may feel logical to associate green with Ireland, because of its landscape, the color is actually worn, on St. Patrick’s Day,...
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Cybersecurity Checkup© for March Mail An often overlooked item, in our digital life, is good old-fashioned mail. There is a lot of information that you can glean from a person’s mail and if not properly managed, mail can be a great avenue to identity theft. While mail can be challenging, a few steps, which...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend....
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