Mt. Pisgah
Mt Pisgah A view from the cottage we rented for a week in the North Carolina mountains… This vacation completely emptied my brain, which is a good thing now and then. Read and post comments | Send to...
View ArticleNational Zoo
Gorilla gorilla Since our B&B this time was a block from the National Zoo, we spent some time there Friday morning before heading home. We got there right when the zoo opened, before the steamy...
View ArticleCasa Fiesta and some groceries
The three of us drove down to DC to spend Easter weekend with Alex, rather than try to figure out a way to get him home for only 2 days. We left around 7:00, after breakfast and coffees at home (for a...
View ArticleHotel Madera
Hotel Madera lobby We drove to the Hotel Madera (very easy to find, about 1-1/2 blocks off of Dupont Circle), and everyone waited in the car parked illegally while I ran in to find out what we were to...
View ArticleAfternoon in DC
After we checked in at the hotel, the kids and I headed into the city to go to the International Spy Museum. We walked the couple blocks to the DuPont Circle Metro station, and while Alex easily added...
View ArticleAct boldly.
We picked Alex up at 7:15 to head over to the National Cathedral for 8:00 Easter Sunday service. You want to see impressive and awe-inspiring! Flowers galore, banners, trumpets, choirs, you name it....
View ArticleTrip to Canada – Part I
We got going around 2:00, and after a late lunch stop in Erie, made it to Buffalo just in time for rush hour at 5. We decided to cross the Rainbow Bridge, because we didn't want to get on the QEW, and...
View ArticleOur bags are packed…
Fridge cleaned out except for apples & carrots: check. Dishes washed & dishwasher cleaned out: check. Knife removed from my purse: check! (not making that mistake again…) Itineraries printed:...
View ArticleGoing Nomad
Just letting my 3 readers know that I’ve started a new blog to document my husband and I “moving to the world” :-) I’ll still post other things on this blog… maybe less sporadically once I don’t have...
View ArticlePowerApps: Translator
I’ve written a walkthrough on the PowerApps Community Blog site, demoing the usage of the Microsoft Translator connection. I’m getting some use out of my “Quick Translator” app this summer as I travel...
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