When my kids were younger, the typical 10-5 museum hours worked perfectly for us when we were traveling. We could see the sites all day, and then head back to the hotel after an early dinner and before any one reached nuclear meltdown. As the kids have gotten older, they are still looking for entertainment way past museum closing time,…
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Stunning Surprises at Winchester Cathedral
There are places that you visit that naturally illicit oohs and aahs from friends and family when you share your travel stories. These places are usually on some kind of ‘Top 100 Places You Should See’ list and have rightfully earned their street cred as bastions of world travel. There are other places, though, that just don’t generate the type…
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Connecting with Nature at Morton Arboretum
Nature is the perfect teacher, it is said, and we are ready to be willing pupils. I often have visions of us setting out across rolling meadows, carrying magnifying glasses and field guides, all the while bedecked in giant frothy hats and usually speaking with a crisp British accent. (Any guesses what kind of movies fill my Netflix cue?) In…
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Art-o-Mat: Art for the Masses
~The beginnings of a beautiful art collection~ While it’s certainly not a prestigious Southeby’s auction, art collection has reached new mass appeal only with much less stuffiness and whole lot of quirky fun. The art collection starts with the conversion of a retired cigarette machine to vend cigarette box sized mini masterpieces. For a little more than pocket change…
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No Fear?
When it comes to glasses, mine are half full and rosy-or to put it more simply, I have a fairly natural positive outlook on life. Don’t get the wrong idea though, that I’m all sweetness and light. Think less Pollyanna and more Pippi Longstockings and you’ll have the right idea. I’m not so much the kind of positive person that…
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