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
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
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
We Are Family: Delivering Food to Seniors
Our daughter texted us, tweeted us, left phone messages, and emailed. I think she wanted to get our attention. She's been volunteering once a month to deliver groceries to seniors, and didn't we want to help? Really, how could we say, "Quit bugging me about your needy seniors when I have water … [Read more...] about We Are Family: Delivering Food to Seniors
Reasons I Love DC
Yesterday evening my husband and I went for a walk around the tidal basin, stopping for a while at the Jefferson Memorial. I loved seeing: ~ The cherry blossoms in the early stages. They are not only iconic, but also beautiful. ~ Groups of high schoolers in their spirit-wear, walking along in … [Read more...] about Reasons I Love DC
Let Freedom Ring: the Newseum
Today we went to the Newseum, a museum run by the Freedom Forum. We: ~ checked out a good-sized stretch of the Berlin wall, complete with guard tower (had never noticed the "back side" devoid of grafitti, mute testimony to the death watch kept on that side) ~ could hardly tear ourselves away from … [Read more...] about Let Freedom Ring: the Newseum
Bike DC
Imagine riding your bicycle in circles down the middle of Pennsylvania Ave, no-handed! The course for Bike DC was seventeen miles, and we never once stopped for a traffic light. Truly amazing. The route began at the Ronald Reagan Building, and went northwest to the very edge of Rock Creek Park … [Read more...] about Bike DC