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 →
T Minus One Month
One month left to finish the birthday list and 10 items to go. I'll knock off a few this weekend when I visit NYC and go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island for the first time. I'm excited to check out the Immigrant Wall of Honor because a distant relative paid to... 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 →
Happy Earth Day
Just read this quote for the first time today. Love it! "Myth: we have to save Earth. Frankly, Earth doesn't need to be saved. Nature doesn't give a hoot if human beings are here or not. The planet has survived cataclysmic and catastrophic changes for millions upon millions of years. Over that time, it... Continue Reading →
