Travel
Portal
Bright sunlight through the arched glass doorways of the school turn the entry hall luminescent. It’s the way schools ought to look … the way such places always look in your memories.
The Lair
I’ve worked here, if you use the word “here” in a non-literal way. It is one of a million offices from which teachers work. It might be a space in any old building anywhere in the world. It could be… Read More ›
Woodcleft Canal
Freeport, Long Island. It’s in Nassau Country, the closest county on Long Island to New York city. I grew up in the city … in Queens, which is a borough of New York. Each of New York’s boroughs has its… Read More ›
Old Gettysburg
When you think of Gettysburg, you probably think “battlefield.” Military history. Civil War. What does not likely come immediately to mind are “Ghosts” and “Ghouls.” However unlikely, that seems to be the most prominent theme of this historic town and… Read More ›
Ouch … and goodbye. Heading north again.
Starting the trek back home this morning. I logged a fair bit of jacuzzi time yesterday and now I can stand up without help. Yesterday we did NOTHING except a trip to the pharmacy, a simple dinner of pasta and… Read More ›
Getting There Is Not Always Enough …
Yesterday, we went to Busch Gardens. We did nothing, got wet, walked too much, came back exhausted, soggy and poorer. We seem to have absolutely impeccable timing for getting places at exactly the wrong time! We planned carefully and sensibly…. Read More ›
Let the Fun Begin: Williamsburg, Virginia
Friends are here and today we shall emerge and go forth to enjoy! I turns out that Colonial Williamsburg doesn’t exactly have an entrance fee. There are things in there that if you want to see them, have entry fees,… Read More ›