Baltimore takes center stage
The party’s over but the memories of the Star Spangled Spectacular linger on. The Battle of Baltimore and our national anthem’s bicentennial has been properly feted with fireworks, music, Tall […]
Tag Archives: Star Spangled Banner
By the dawn’s early light…Fort McHenry
All eyes will be on Baltimore in the coming days as the nation celebrates the Bicentennial of our “Star Spangled Banner.” Tall ships will sail in. The U.S. Navy’s Blue […]
Star Spangled bicentennial
I shivered when I saw the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore on display with the manuscript that flag inspired. For just a few […]
BSO Decorators’ Show House
This blog post takes a look at the 2014 Baltimore Symphony Decorator Show House. I hope to hear about a new one in the spring of 2016. I’ll post info […]
Heroism, Poetry, the War of 1812
We don’t forget that the British brought war back to our shores in the War of 1812. We remember the heroic soldiers, the brave citizens, even the talented seamstresses that […]
A Day Away Travel 