“Snow is covering us. Close your eyes and sleep. Close your eyes and dream. This is one story. There will be another.” (Jeanette Winterson) It seems I daydream a lot about snow these days. Perhaps […]

“St. Petersburg is a wonderful city. It’s like this little paradise on earth.” ( Bjarke Ingels) In recent years, St. Petersburg, Florida has become our # 1 place to mini-vacation in the “Sunshine State” to […]

“The taste on her palate was pungent and rich; the flavor of woodlands and dark earth simmered in sunshine. (Murasaki Shikabu) Independent travel means for me taking time to find the fullness of life in […]

“Every opportunity you need is behind a door. How many doors are you willing to knock down?” (Sanita Belgrade) As a curious minded traveler, I usually look forward to making sense of the mysteries encountered […]

“It’s not the imbalances of life that will get you down- it’s doing meaningless things that aren’t taking you where you want to go.”(Danielle La Porte) The Honorable Father Time           […]

“Towns change; they grow or diminish, but hometowns remain as we left them.” (Jayne Anne Phillips) One of my favorite movies at December holiday time would be the heartwarming story of George Bailey, a proud […]

“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”(John F. Kennedy) I vividly recall today, (November 22, 1963,) when the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) took place on […]

“I would like to paint the way a bird sings. What keeps my heart awake is colorful silence. It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way.” (Claude Monet) One of […]

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” (John Adams) “Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call […]

“The tiny town of Harper’s Ferry is absolutely adorable – you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time! If you enjoy history and Civil War History, you’ll definitely be in your element.” (Allie Marie) In […]