One of my favorite places to walk around is the historic National Mall in Washington, D.C., especially in the early morning hours. My...

I’m fortunate to have a home office with windows that give me a view of the outside world. I’ve seen children frolic in the snow,...

Last month, my husband and I made a trip to the state of Maine with a few simple goals—eating fresh lobster, visiting numerous...

Two questions: 1) Who doesn’t love finding hidden treasure? 2) Have you heard about “geocaching”? In case you haven’t, it has been...

It’s that time of year again—the cherry trees are blossoming, the days are getting longer, and then there are those two words that may or...

Among her many wonderful qualities, my mother genuinely loved reading. Growing up, we always had books in various places around the...

“Keep the fabric lined up with the sewing foot.” I still remember my grandmother telling me this as she taught me how to sew many years...

Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s one of my favorite holidays. I really love this time of year, especially the big day overflowing with family and...

Four years. It’s the amount of time between leap years, Olympic games, and the soccer World Cup. It also happens to be the length of the...

“Merlin’s beard!”, as a few characters in a certain story might say. Always ready for a good book (or series of books), I recently...

A few notes from the “I could spend weeks and months here” file: This summer, I was fortunate enough to visit some of the Smithsonian...

There’s been a lot of wonderful things coming out of the U.K. over the years – music, books, TV, James Bond movies, and much more. After...

From the “True Confessions” file: when it comes to gardening, I’m a complete novice. I envy those that can look at a tree or flower and...

Got plans for Memorial Day? Maybe a barbecue? How about this: Do you have one minute to spare at 3:00 p.m. local time that day? This is...

Spring has arrived, which means it’s Cherry Blossom time in (and around) Washington, D.C. Blossoming cherry trees, especially those in...

March 14, 2021 marks the beginning of Daylight Saving time in the United States. Once again, we give back that precious one hour of sleep...

So it’s been about a week since that “supreme prognosticator” and resident of Punxsutawney, Phil the groundhog, saw his shadow. Could he...

“Summer of ‘69” by Bryan Adams “Oh, when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever. And if I had the choice, yeah, I'd always...

Who hasn’t experienced the joy of playing with LEGO, or if not joy, the pain(!) of stepping on a rogue brick left behind? In 1949, Danish...

Summer is here. Actually, it's been here for a few weeks now. ;-) High school students typically have plenty to do during the summer...