It’s a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. In 2001 Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters and my high school friends … Continue reading A Dangerous Business
A couple of Decembers ago, my flight was delayed out of the Charlotte airport. After having a little nosh, I found myself, tea in hand, lost in the airport bookshop. Now I am a great fan of Sherlock Holmes, and on this particular occasion, I … Continue reading Mark Twain House-Summer 2017 Road Trip Part I
Ah NOLA! I honestly can’t remember the first time I visited The Big Easy. It was probably on an epic road trip to Disney World when I was tiny. I have a very vague recollection of being informed that my grandfather needed to stop for … Continue reading New Orleans
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
A little boy was sitting in the corner of a railway carriage looking out at the rain, which was splashing against the windows and blotching downward in an ugly, dirty way. He was not the only person in the carriage, but the others were strangers … Continue reading Green Knowe
“Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.” -J.K. Rowling As the weather starts to change in September, I do think of Salem and Hocus Pocus, but I also usually experience a sincere urge to … Continue reading Harry Potter (and the Wizarding World of)
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
Every so often I find myself moving along, caught up in the minutiae of my day, usually thinking about lunch, when suddenly I turn a corner and am confronted with a sight that makes the world around me stop spinning. Sometimes it’s the giant harvest … Continue reading Melk Abbey
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
I Digress 