With the recently passed Artscape Festival and the annual Chincoteague Pony Swim taking place now, I am reminded of the amazing cultural ev...

It is July and we are in the height of the summer vacation season. Summer travel on the east coast typically means that folks are heading t...

It is funny, isn’t it, how things tend to come full circle?  Rather, not quite full circle, but a spiral, gently sloped upwards, returning ...

Saturday, June 21, 2014 was the first day of summer here in the U.S. Here in the Baltimore area, we have already had a couple of days of hi...

Snow and snow days were the topic of discussion during the entire mid-Atlantic 2013 - 2014 winter season.  It seemed the students were out ...

Last week I wrote a review about the fantastic book I bought at the Assateague National Seashore Visitor Center.  Wild Horse Scientists  b...

Last weekend I made a day trip to Assateague Island, Maryland.  I met my oldest son and his girlfriend there for the day.  I have been ther...

As much as I would like to explore each nook and cranny of the Mid-Atlantic region during my every waking moment, there are times that I ne...

Driving through town Adams County, Pennsylvania is a highly rated tourist area.  However, Adams County probably does not sound at all f...

Have you ever known about a place or a thing so special that you wanted to keep it all to yourself?  You were afraid to let others know a...

Driving through the mid-Atlantic, you can get a bit of a feel for the beauty of the area.   This is especially true if you stray from the I...

Just in case you have not noticed, I love the Mid-Atlantic region. I’d love for everyone to experience a part of this area, whichever par...

Where is Brandywine Valley?    I cannot say exactly as this is something I am learning as I explore the mid-Atlantic region.    The Brandyw...

Mid-Atlantic Regional Cuisine Every region has their special foods and recipes.  When I think of shrimp, I immediately think of Louis...

When I was an “aspiring writer” I imagined writing as a solitary endeavor.  That image in my mind has changed from pecking away at a clacki...

“I am what I am! That’s a great thing to be!  If I say so myself, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!”   ~Dr. Seuss Theodor Geisel was born on March ...

“I wish I could paint without me existing – that just my hands were there.  When I’m alone in the woods, across the fields, I forget all ...

Hear ye, Hear ye, I have met a King. Yes, I am name-dropping and I am pretty proud of it. I met King Henry VIII. How, you ask?  Well, I ...