Washington
Summer Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossom time feels like a whole season in and of itself to me. This year has been marked by the late coming blooms. I was glad to see the bloom arrive twenty days later than last year, as we were able to make it to Hawaii and back to still find the blossoms on…
Read MorePirates, Bird of Paradise & Meerkats, oh my!
Last weekend we enjoyed the incredible weather by exploring Roosevelt Island with a couple of friends. Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island, a small pedestrian island in the Potomac, has been on my to see list since I moved to Washington over nine years ago. So close and yet so far away. As we walked along, my…
Read MoreComeback Kid
Welcome 2012. It’s been awhile. Clearly from my sudden and prolonged silence through the last past of 2011, it was a bit of a duzzy of a year. After the death of my father and diagnosis of melanoma, I managed through six surgeries in nine locations, as well as other personal hiccups along the way.…
Read MoreForced Slow Down
There are times when life throw you stuff. Then it often throw more stuff at you. That’s how it goes. Life’s little challenger course, so to speak. With the recent death of my father, I’ve had plenty of time grieving, and yet at the same time I’ve kept up my normal pace of life.…
Read MoreWalking to Work
The comment on my last post made me think of how fortunate I am to walk to work. I’ve been doing so for over the last six years, and couldn’t be happier with it. In fact, this is the strongest reason for us to continue to live in the heart of the district. I’m a…
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