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I was surprised to find I’ve never done a St. Patrick’s Day blog. So let’s share a wee bit ‘o history and decorations. St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain, kidnapped by Irish pirates and sold into slavery at age 16. He was forced to tend sheep for his master Milchu, an Irish pagan Druid …
Do you remember the 1989 miniseries, Lonesome Dove? It was immensely popular at the time, drawing over 26 million viewers. Nominated for 18 Emmys, it won 7. My son became interested in the Lonesome Dove series of books after watching a recent western series called The English, an extremely dark tale where virtually everyone turned …
We headed off to Abbeville, a tiny town off the beaten path. With Wendy and two of her children, we enjoyed a fabulous lunch at Indigenous Underground, a new hotspot recommended by local resident Brady who joined us for the day. I ordered southern eggs Benedict: biscuits and pepper gravy with pork and eggs. Oh …
We stayed with old friends, Ken and Carol, who moved to South Carolina about a year ago. They have a lovely, brand-new home. The upstairs guest room is huge, so we settled in. Our touring group met up about 10:30. We shouldn’t have been surprised when this turned out to be another physically challenging day. …
I was kind of sad to leave our room. We developed a routine that was comfortable and entertaining. But check-out we did. We stowed our gear with the porter and took a short walk to the National Museum of the American Indian. Hardly anyone was there, although there were tons of busses of schoolchildren parked …
The Air and Space Museum is undergoing extensive renovation and was completely closed from spring to fall of 2022. We had entry tickets for 11. They only let people in on the hour, but I must admit, that’s a good strategy. It doesn’t seem crowded and we got right up to see exhibits. First came …
We set off for the National Archives and saw the founding documents: Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights. No pictures were allowed in the building, but here’s what the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom looks like: There was little else to see or do there. We walked through an exhibit about how …
It was a gloomy day, no sun at all. We decided to try the Air and Space Museum. We’ve been going by the horrendous lines a block from our hotel, not knowing what they were. The museum has been undergoing remodeling and was completely closed for a time. Only about a third of it is …
I’ve decided all this walking is like boot camp for old people. I may be flunking. But we started with a taxi ride today. As you can see by the license on this very patriotic bus, D.C. residents want more representation. We’re staying in a business district—FEMA is right next door; the Department of Education …
Hoards of 8th Graders had descended on Washington DC for tours. Nowhere was this so obvious as at Mount Vernon. They were just beginning to clear out as we arrived. We had 50 minutes to eat lunch and peruse the gift shop before our tour. I like the Images of America books so I found …