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August 12, 2018

Newfoundland: Wind, Whales, Puffins, Gannets, Cod!

What have you done to restore your soul this summer? I hope you've carved out a bit of down-time. I was so fortunate to take a 2-week trip to Newfoundland with my husband, Doug. What an adventure! Here are some highlights and photos. Day One ? St. Johns -- "Newfoundland Time" When we flew from … [Read more...] about Newfoundland: Wind, Whales, Puffins, Gannets, Cod!

Newfoundland birds of Newfoundland,  cod-fishing on Fogo Island,  Fogo Island Inn,  gannets,  Gros Morne,  humpback whales,  Lanse Aux Meadows,  puffins,  St. John's,  Tablelands,  whale watching in Newfoundland,  Zita Cobb

September 12, 2016

In Honor of 9/11: The Flight 93 Memorial

My husband I frequently drive between the midwest (our parents live in Michigan/Ohio) and the east coast (we live in Virginia). For years we've been promising ourselves we'd stop along the way in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at the Flight 93 Memorial. But by the time we get close we are invariably … [Read more...] about In Honor of 9/11: The Flight 93 Memorial

Memorial Day,  Travel 9/11,  Flight 93,  Shanksville PA,  The Flight 93 Memorial

December 31, 2015

Adventure in the Dominican Republic

Throngs of well-wishers are waiting to greet the passengers coming off our plane, which has arrived hours late. It is the middle of the night. The press of people makes us feel like rock stars, but lonely, unclaimed ones. We are not Dominicans returning to their families for the holiday. It … [Read more...] about Adventure in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic a family trip to the Dominican Republic

December 17, 2015

“I Cannot Live Without Books” Touring the Library of Congress

My family toured the Library of Congress last weekend, with alumni from Juniata College, our daughter's alma mater. The Library of Congress is in downtown DC, just behind the Capitol building (next to the Supreme Court). The LOC spans multiple buildings, but the one open for free tours is the … [Read more...] about “I Cannot Live Without Books” Touring the Library of Congress

Washington DC "Ignorance is the curse of God",  free tours,  The Library of Congress,  Thomas Jefferson

September 27, 2015

#HalloWeekends #CedarPoint

Cedar Point is America's Roller Coast! Dorky but true.?For each of the past 22 years, I've spent an August day there with approximately 40,000 of my fellow citizens. Since my in-laws live nearby, Cedar Point is part of the magic of our Annual Family Reunion. (You can read a 2013 blogpost?about … [Read more...] about #HalloWeekends #CedarPoint

Raising Our Daughters,  Travel Cedar Point,  HalloWeekends,  Halloween

June 13, 2015

Traveling to the U-P of Michigan with Elderly Parents

Growing up, my family took long car camping trips. My father was a principal and my mother was a teacher, so they took full advantage of summer vacation. All seven of us piled into a Ford Galaxy for trips we measured in weeks and thousands of miles. Our trunk was stuffed to capacity and an … [Read more...] about Traveling to the U-P of Michigan with Elderly Parents

My Dad, Nicholas J. Huizenga,  Travel Charlevoix,  Mackinac,  Michigan,  Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Captain Wade Murphy

August 5, 2013

Vanishing

Skipjacks are vessels of a vanishing fleet -- the nation's last to work under sail. So reads the brochure for the Rebecca T. Ruark, a skipjack from 1886 which still sails at sunset daily from Dogwood Harbor on Tilghman Island, under the direction of Captain Wade Murphy. Doug and I took the 2-hour … [Read more...] about Vanishing

Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum,  oyster farming,  Rebecca T. Ruark,  St. Michaels MD

July 12, 2013

A Trip to Beaver Island

Beaver Island is possibly the biggest island you've never considered visiting. It's in the upper portion of Lake Michigan, a 2-hour ferry ride from Charlevoix. After my husband and I took a boat trip in the Thousand Islands (and yes, I'll admit I did post rather excessively about that) we … [Read more...] about A Trip to Beaver Island

My Dad, Nicholas J. Huizenga,  Travel Beaver Island,  Michigan

December 28, 2012

An Artist’s Date

If you've read "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron, you may recognize the phrase "Artist's Date." It's basically a block of time you spend by yourself to fill up your senses and restore your creativity. Her website puts it like this: Artist Dates fire up the?imagination. They spark whimsy. They … [Read more...] about An Artist’s Date

Washington DC Julia Cameron,  Lincoln Memorial,  Renwick Gallery,  The Artist's Way,  Vietnam Memorial,  walking the Washington DC monuments with my husband

June 22, 2012

Swimming with the Sting Rays & Other Water Follies

This week we went camping along the Chesapeake Bay at Breezy Point. We had 3 empty campsites on either side of us and a whole stretch of beach to ourselves. It was bliss, except for the extreme heat! I spent the morning and evening hours searching for sharks' teeth on the sand and at the edge of the … [Read more...] about Swimming with the Sting Rays & Other Water Follies

Chesapeake Bay Calvert County,  jellyfish in the Chesapeake Bay,  shark teeth hunting,  swimming with sting rays

April 9, 2012

Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial

We sat on folding chairs before dawn, in the still-dark. Abe Lincoln towered behind us. I felt the cold wind on my cheeks while I kept my arm around my grown-up daughter, to help keep her warm. In the distance, the early light silhouetted the obelisk of the Washington Monument with pink. We listened … [Read more...] about Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial

Washington DC Easter,  family,  Lincoln,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  where God leads

February 21, 2012

A Stone of Hope

President's Day dawned unseasonably warm, here in the land of presidents. So Doug and I decided we should do something 1) presidential, and 2) outdoors. We drove into the District of Columbia to walk the monuments. As they say, whenever you have a good idea, you can be sure a lot of other people … [Read more...] about A Stone of Hope

Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr.,  Presidents Day,  words

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