In Chiangmai we spent a day with my great aunt and great uncle and visited Art in Paradise. Art in Paradise is sort of like a museum, in the sense that it has paintings, but not beyond that. It has murals on the walls (and floor) that look three dimensional from certain angles. You can … More Art in Paradise
As you may know our Aussie Adventures (I should trademark that) went something like this: plane arrival in Sydney, drive to the Blue Mountains, drive to Canberra, drive back to Sydney, from Sydney fly to Cairns, from Cairns fly to Melbourne, and depart from Melbourne to Singapore. We’ve already written about the first half with … More Yarn Tales: an Aussie Adventure
In 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon “discovered” what is now Florida and named it La Florida, the flowers. He was a Spanish explorer and conquistador of the “New World.” He made many voyages for Spain to look for gold. He was supposedly also searching for the Fountain of Youth. (The Fountain of Youth was a … More St. Augustine, the First European Colony in North America
Read and see pictures all of Graceland, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee. Be warned of many references to Paul Simon and his music. … More Graceland, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
On September 16 (yeah, a while ago) we visited Manzanar. Manzanar was an internment camp for Japanese Americans during America’s time in World War II. For approximately four whole years these people- two thirds of whom were American citizens- were locked in this camp. They were taken out of their homes with only what they … More Manzanar in the Middle of Nowhere
A great day in Chi-town with our awesome family friends and the a very in-depth description of the playground we visited. … More The Windy City
Elizabeth’s sort of summary of the Salem witch trials and why she doesn’t like them and Salem. … More Salem Witch Trials Rant
Elizabeth’s thoughts on historically preserved places. ALERT: chickens included! … More Preserved Pieces of History
12 year old Elizabeth’s guide to the Newport Mansions. … More Magnificent and Monstrous Masterpieces Called Mansions
Planning my Bat Mitzvah isn’t a piece of cake: here’s why. … More Bat Mitzvah, Bowl Mitzvah, Who the Heck Knows Mitzvah
Blaine Voyage 