Five facts about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright was a giant of a man. He might have been only about 5-foot-8 but his genius at architecture and his gigantic personality are the stuff of legend. Visit […]
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Postcard from Sherwood Gardens
Tulips have bloomed in north Baltimore’s Sherwood Gardens. Drop everything and take the kids, your mother, your grandmother, anyone who loves flowers to walk among these beauties. When I stooped […]
TIPSY TOURIST: New at Black Ankle Vineyards
Black Ankle Vineyards, set on 150-some rolling acres, made me a believer in Maryland wines almost as its soon as its first bottles appeared in 2008. I love their smooth Passeggiata, […]
Floating downstream in the desert
The thermometer said 91. But who cares? A breeze ruffled the Salt River that flows past the Red Mountain and I dipped my hand in the cold water that used […]
Desert in bloom: a photo essay
I always had a “Lawrence of Arabia” image of the desert in my mind — until I visited the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Broad expanses of sand disappeared when […]
Washington abloom with cherry blossoms
Guest post by Gina Truitt The National Cherry Blossom Festival may be over for 2015 in Washington, D.C., it’s still not too late to see the trees in all their […]
10,000 step tour: Old Town Scottsdale
Ten thousand steps, 90 degrees. Not a great combination, you think? In Old Town Scottsdale, I set a goal to walk 10,000 steps in three hours — I wanted to […]
