This is a post I wrote last August, one week after our trip to Virginia. I found it as I was sorting through my computer, looking for ideas for new posts, and I thought today might be an appropriate day to share it. Last week … Continue reading Why Study History? An Election Day Reflection
Literis Antiquis Novis Institutis Decora: Distinguished for Classical Learning and New Institutions Motto of Cambridge, Massachusetts On my very first visit to Boston in 2010, I made a stop in Harvard Square. The steeples and yards washed me in memories of my two blissful summers … Continue reading Cantabrigia
Y’all, fall is magic. The gloaming of the year. The trees and the sky catch on fire and anything is possible. Sweaters and pumpkin and apples and cozy blankets, and HOCUS POCUS!!!! Fall. I can’t say enough about it. It thrills me through and through. … Continue reading Salem
Some destinations I am content to learn about in situ. And then there are places like Gettysburg for which I feel I must prepare. And I did prepare for Gettysburg. I refreshed my knowledge of the Civil War (with more than one book), and mentioned to … Continue reading Gettysburg
If Gettysburg is on your bucket list, please go! The Park is open year round, with restricted hours November through March- check out the link for specifics. The battle did happen July 1-3, so it is certainly an authentic experience to go in the middle of … Continue reading Gettysburg Essentials
This week I was planning to continue the thread of last summer’s travels with my favorite stop along the Danube, but then I finished reading an amazing book* about one of my favorite Boston characters, so I decided instead to take a small detour and … Continue reading Boston Characters: Charles Sumner
After almost a year away, we’ll return now to last summer’s travels, and in honor of the great Elie Wiesel* who passed away last Saturday, we shall pick up the thread at Terezin. I will admit this was not my choice of excursion. I wanted … Continue reading Terezin
I Digress 