Yesterday, Alejandra, Laura, Miranda, Silas and I went to Washington D.C. We wanted to give Alejandra a chance to see the White House and the Capitol, which she had asked to see. Her father suggested she would also like the Natural History Museum, too.           ... Read More

Each Christmas a package arrives from Australia. John, every year, seems to select the nicest gifts. For the two boys, he sent adorable t-shirts from The Perth Zoo where he is a docent. It seemed right to give Cameron the tiger t-shirt, as when John and I took him to the zoo last April, he kept asking to see the tigers. Also, each Wednesday he climbs on my lap asking to see tigers on YouTube. For Silas, John selected an amazing graphic tee, ... Read More

My friend Wendy in a recent mail sent me this interesting article she posted for an online newspaper, The Emmitsburg Dispatch. It seems not only is Maryland diverse in its geography with sea, coastline, bay and its mountains in the west, not only is its diverse in its weather extremes, its also full of history. Prehistoric history! Read: Dispatch story triggers discovery of many dinosaur tracks near Rocky Ridge If you get a chance, see a Maryland commercial! » HERE ... Read More