This year was the 10th anniversary of my birthday list, so I decided to look through the list and choose a "top 10." Here are 10–5! 10. Age 30: Dye my hair fuchsia I started dyeing my hair in high school. It started out as highlighting and soon my hair was medium blonde. (I... Continue Reading →
Being a Tourist at Home Continued
I spent last weekend being a tourist at home again! Walking the entire route of Southwest Corridor Park is #35 on the birthday list. I've walked along parts of the 4.7-mile-long route in the past, so I decided it was time to walk the entire length of it. I love the story of this... Continue Reading →
Adventures in Birding and Drawing
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 →
Being a Tourist at Home
I looove being a tourist at home. I've visited a lot of historic sites and museums over the past 10 years of birthday lists, but the beauty of living in a city is that there are always more places to visit. Last weekend, I toured Old North Church and the Boston Tea Party Ships... Continue Reading →
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor…
Mary and I visited our friend Carrie in New York City last weekend. I also saw two college friends who live in the area. They were all game for visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island so I could geek out in my genealogical way and check off two birthday list items. Being... Continue Reading →
