Kennedy Space Center
Look up! proclaimed the title of the visitor guide for the NASA complex on Cape Canaveral, where powerful rockets are launched. On …
Burns Night 2020
Five years ago, Steve and I attended a fabulous, fancy celebration of Robert Burns’ 256th birthday in Beaufort SC. This year, on …
Museums with Marjo
The Frost Museum of Science and the Perez Art Museum share a parking garage and wonderful views of Miami harbor. On Marjo’s …
Frederick Douglass
The December 1 New York Times spotlighted an exhibit on Frederick Douglass at the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art. Five days …
Austin Public Library
Austin has a new library that goes far beyond a mere collection of books. A collection of gathering places and opportunities–indoors and …
Tanzania Safari
Last spring my friend Kate Richards, of Charlotte, invited me to join her and her friend Martha Campbell on a tour of …
Colorado Autumn
From Golden to Grand Junction, then from Steamboat Springs to Estes Park, Steve and I spent nine gorgeous fall days visiting friends …
London Must-Sees
By our third day in London, Lilli, Violet and I felt briskly confident using the Tube; we took it to St. Paul’s Cathedral. …
Kensington & Barbican
Once the private gardens of a Palace, Kensington Gardens is now open to all. One of London’s eight Royal Parks, it covers 265 acres. …
Tower of London
The message on the tee shirt of the guy from Barcelona, who sat across from me on the train from London Gatwick …