We talked about #MeToo last night. We talked about how, yes, sometimes there is a joke. Sometimes there is a banter. Maybe those things are ok, maybe they’re not. Maybe …
Standing with George Washington at Natural Bridge
We were flying down the interstates through the edge of Virginia when my roadside attraction Googling revealed “the initials of George Washington” left under a bridge. The basic description was …
Islands of Venice: Murano, Burano and Torcello
The minute Elizabeth described the lagoon islands of Venice, I knew we had to go. Even though she’d been before, we stashed a copy of Rick Steves Italy in her …
Muse at the Museum in the Nelson-Atkins Sculpture Garden
View PostLook at These Rare Full Circle Rainbows That Floated Me Into NYC
Like Glinda the good witch herself, I now do all my travel by rainbow. Ok, maybe she flies in bubbles. …but, still. The past year has granted me more than enough …
Travel Troubles All the Way to Nashville
At 1 a.m., my iPhone decided it was done charging. For forever. As the last of the battery crept closer and closer to imminent death, I spammed texts to Shanda. …
Introducing Mom to that Feet in the Ocean Feeling
The early morning fog softly floated along the hillsides as the warm summer sunrise crashed into the shore. Mom, grandma and grandpa had gotten up early to escape our odd 70s-inspired …
Welcome to Venice
Elizabeth and Austin wasted no time getting me to the heart of Venice. With my arrival in Italy came a rush of adrenaline. Regardless of how tired I may have …
Pilgrimmage Music Festival
View PostOver the Rainbow in Utah
Our drive into Utah was nothing spectacular. I’d powered through the vast, empty lands of Idaho before grandma took the wheel and we continued into the Promontory Mountains. As storms moved …