Postcard from DC in bloom
The cherry blossoms are now in riotous bloom in our nation’s capital city and the traditional festival, filled with music, food and fun, is going on through April 17. A photo from […]
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Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology
Do you thirst for adventure, danger, and a trusty sidekick, but only have about three hours and 30 bucks spare? Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology, an exhibition based […]
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 […]
Postcard from Washington’s Franciscan Monastery
During Lent last year, a trip to the Holy Land really wasn’t an option. But a day away to the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America was. Inside […]
POSTCARD FROM Mount Vernon
It was a cold day but picture perfect when we arrived at Mount Vernon, home of America’s first president and his first lady. A good day to visit with few […]
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 […]
A Garden Escape from Winter
Has anybody else gotten tired of winter? Are you like me, yearning for a spot of green, a flash of color, a breeze that warms you? Get me to a garden! Stat! […]
I heard the news today — at the Newseum
The glamour, the grit, and the glory of the newspaper business is housed in the magnificent Newseum, illustrated in all sorts of ways. Read the day’s front pages of every […]
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 […]
Hungry at National Harbor
What is it about National Harbor that beckons me from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge? I have found my car turning into this burgeoning development near Oxon Hill in Prince George’s County […]
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