D.C. in spring: Flowers everywhere!
Spring came late to the mid-Atlantic this year which means I got lucky: my long-planned trip to Washington, DC, landed me squarely amidst the glorious display of DC’s famous cherry blossoms. But there were other flowers to enjoy as well… My first stop was...Blairsden: Grandeur and melancholy side-by-side
My friend Betsy and I decided it was time for another adventure so we trekked off to Peapack-Gladstone, NJ, to see the Mansion in May, a charity designer show house at a grand old mansion called Blairsden. Built at the turn of the century, Blairsden was the...Bom dia, Lisboa!
For his 21st birthday trip, Super Son decided he wanted to go “someplace different”, so he chose Portugal. The tour he liked had two parts: Lisbon and its environs and the Douro River. So we packed our bags and took off for the country of the great...Paint the town chocolate!
I was visiting my folks in my hometown of Lewisburg, West Virginia, when–serendipity!–I discovered they were holding the Seventh Annual Chocolate Festival. Since I am an unrepentant chocoholic, I insisted my husband accompany me to check it out. There was...Why Philadelphia?
This was the question everyone asked when my Handsome Husband and I found ourselves with a dog-sitter, an open weekend, and cancelled travel plans. We decided to go to Philadelphia and no one could figure out why. Herewith are all the good reasons. First, I got a...Follow Nancy
