The Petrified Forest The first souvenir Kate and I ever bought was a small slice of petrified wood, in Arizona, thirty years ago. It was a stop, on that first road trip, which I had wanted to make, as I remembered visiting the national park, as a child, when we lived in Winslow, Arizona. I had…
More Orchids I cannot help myself; I adore everything about these beautifully exotic plants, most especially that I shared my passion for Orchids with my Mother; who is of course the person who introduced to me this marvelous plant. Thus, Happy Mother’s Day — I cannot think of a better way to celebrate Motherhood than…
The Big Duck It is literally a building shaped like a big duck – and of course, given my fondness for ducks, I had to make the pilgrimage – even in the middle of the night, and yes, it was worth the drive. He lives on Long Island, New York, in Suffolk County, which was…
An Ode to the Last of the Extraordinary Wrapping Paper Around five or maybe six years ago, at Christmas time, Kate received an odd shaped box in the mail, that contained wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, and I think even a pair of scissors. Being who she is, the gift meant little to her, except that…
April 29, 1992 This week, I was speaking with my dear friend, Shahnaz. We were sharing one of those insanely long, but always too short chats where we catch-up on each other’s lives, and the thousands of miles in between us, seem to melt away, just a bit. We touch on everything from family to…
Guinea Fowl It was the deer, in the field, which first beckoned me to pull over. He did not stay in view long. But he led to these three guinea fowl, while driving down a back road, in southern Ohio. I think they were having a bit of lunch, pecking away at elements I could…
The Union Oyster House This month, I am not going to share a recipe with you, rather a restaurant. To mark a bit of our history, we headed to the historical Boston landmark The Union Oyster House, which according to their website “is the oldest restaurant in Boston and the oldest restaurant in continuous…
Violence and Hopelessness “In the state of Massachusetts, Hernandez died an innocent man due to the legal principle of abatement ab initio, where if a person dies and has not exhausted all legal appeals, the case reverts to its status at the beginning; so the person becomes innocent.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez In New England, today, April 19,…
Old North Bridge and Battle Monument “The Old North Bridge spans the Concord River at the battle ground. Originally it was a wooden structure and of recent years a concrete bridge was erected patterned after the old one.” A visit to the Minute Man National Historic Park is a stop outside of Boston, worth making…
A Bit of Paradise There are people, places, and things, which often leave one with more questions than answers; such was this stop in Pennsylvania, near Wiley’s Bridge, No. 19. The stone building beckoned us to stop, and explore both the interior of the structure and the surrounding gardens. But had it been a home or…
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