At the end of July I met my sister at Midway airport in Chicago to spend some time together and to visit with as much family as possible. We’re originally from the Chicago area where both of our parents grew up, married and had children. In 1969 we moved to California. Much of our family … More A long weekend in Chicago including The Art Institute
It’s been another different year at the fair. We have gone to the fair on opening day since before I can remember. And then we’ve always gone at least one more time, sometimes more. Last year was the first time we didn’t go more than once due to Covid. Okay, 2020 too but there was … More Minnesota State Fair 2022
I’m finally getting to our last day in Washington, D.C. in May. We spent 6 full days in our nation’s capital and had a great time! We experienced all sorts of weather on this trip and our last day felt very much like autumn. The high was in the low 60s! And it was lightly … More Washington, D.C. in May – last day
Ah day 5, another full day but what a great time! My cover photo reflects what I did this day: the Capitol building and the United States Botanic Garden together. I took this photo as I approached the botanic garden after lunch. Our request to tour the capitol was granted and it happened on this … More Washington, D.C. in May – day 5
Greetings blogosphere! We spent six full days in Washington, D.C. in May and I’m creating a post for each day. If you missed the first two, you can find the first one here and the second one here. Today’s adventure started with a late breakfast/early brunch at Founding Farmers. I don’t think I’ve mentioned the … More Washington, D.C. in May – day 3
Continuing in my series of our trip to Washington, D.C. last month, day two was my birthday. Here’s a link to our first day in case you missed it. I wanted to try and do a few new things this trip and found this museum all about language, Planet Word, right up my alley! I … More Washington, D.C. in May – day 2
I decided to celebrate both my birthday and my retirement with a week in our nation’s capital. We both love the city and there is so much to do there. We booked our tickets in February and then began to plan the details of our trip. While we didn’t do everything on the wish list, … More Washington, D.C. in May – day 1
