Category Archives: D.C.

Renaissance Festival!

There are so many things to love about the end of summer.  Cooler temperatures, of course.  The cricket music at night.  The return of the Maryland Renaissance Festival (which runs every year from late August through mid-October). I usually visit … Continue reading

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Happy Bastille Day!

Here’s wishing all my French friends a very Happy Bastille Day.  In years past, I attended the Bastille Day party at the Phillips Collection, which has many fine pieces of French Impressionist art, or wandered down to Pennsylvania Avenue to watch the Waiter … Continue reading

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Plans, big plans! Now in 3D!

I’ve been very excited in recent weeks as I worked with a local architect to develop plans for an addition to my house. Adding anything to a house in my neighborhood is a complicated matter.  The house is over 100 … Continue reading

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I saw Rosalynn Carter today

I saw Rosalynn Carter today as I was out during lunch. Yes, the former first lady was in town as a stop on her tour for her new book, Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis, but I had … Continue reading

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Roads – Ireland and Virginia

I chose a route for my drive out to Shepherdstown, WV last Friday that took me out to Leesburg on highways, then I took a series of two-lane roads for the rest of my trip.  These were the sort of … Continue reading

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Hello world!

Why don’t you have a blog? A good friend and fellow fiction writer posed that question to me recently and my answer was the same one I always give – that I haven’t had the time to start one. That … Continue reading

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