New York, New York

I’m back from a three night, way too quick trip to New York City.    I’ve never been before, other than a couple of drive throughs on the way to family trips to DC.   (I remember driving by Macy’s when I was twelve, and I remember my father pointing out the World Trade Center towers on

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Capital building trip portrait

Washington, DC

So we were in Washington DC from last Thursday to Tuesday.    The weather was gorgeous (though ungodly humid), and we had a really good time.    There was a fair amount of Smithsonian Museum viewing, and some really good food (Ted’s Bulletin, I’m looking at you!).    We also got to experience Friday Night Jazz at the

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Arizona

I’m back from a lovely long weekend in the Phoenix area of Arizona, where the BF and I visited with a good friend of BF’s from college, and his family. It was a lovely weekend, mostly because it was sunny and in the 80s the whole time. (In contrast, we had a nasty pre-winter storm

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Frenchman's Bay

Frenchman Bay, Maine

Last weekend (aka the beginning of the heat wave that stole my desire to use my brain, much less go anywhere near a computer), we headed up to Ellsworth to visit my father. The highlight of the trip was a boat ride across Frenchman Bay to Bar Harbor for dinner. It was absolutely gorgeous out

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Maui

I’m back in North America after my too short jaunt to Maui with my sister. We had a great time, and I have tons of pictures to sort through, so I will start off with what may become my traditional food first post. Maui Coffee Roasters, Kahului This was by far our favorite breakfast stop

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