I went on my first official bird walk last week. I've always been quite fond of birds, but not quite fond enough to wake up at 6:00 am on a Saturday to go on a bird walk. But when I was invited to a 7:30 am weekday bird walk near my office recently, I... Continue Reading →
Mosaics, Hair Tea, Aliens, and Poetry
This is my 500th post! Thanks to everyone who reads this random blog. Starting a blog was on my birthday list for 35 and here we are four years later. In a few days, it will be the final 30-day countdown for this year's list. I have 10 items left! It's always a race... Continue Reading →
Birds and Waterworks
Last weekend I checked off two birthday list items: visiting an art exhibit with live animals and visiting a local waterworks museum. I read about the Peabody Essex Museum's exhibit From Here to Ear in the newspaper. The Peabody Essex is a great art museum in Salem. I hadn't been in a few years,... Continue Reading →
The List: 2014 Edition
Thanks to LivingSocial, I've started creating my next birthday list. For those new to the blog, every year between January and May, I complete a list of items that I've never done before my birthday rolls around. The number of items equals my age. The magic number this year is 39. #($*#)@$ So, LivingSocial.... Continue Reading →
Yorkshire
OK, that's it. The universe is calling me back to Yorkshire. Where's Yorkshire? Take a wild guess. Yes, England. The county of Yorkshire is where my lifelong obsession with England began. Having been afflicted with a chronic case of travel bug at the tender age of 17, I knew I'd have to study abroad... Continue Reading →
