The Popcorn Park Animal Refuge
I always hesitate to go to zoos, as I usually just feel bad for the animals, but the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River, N.J., is a place near and dear to my heart. …
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Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art was founded in 1914 and has nearly 100,000 items in its collection. If you’re a Henri Matisse fan, you’d be in heaven – they have more than 1,000 of his works. …
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Scenes from the Pine Barrens and Asbury Park
I grew up on the Jersey Shore, living in Forked River until I graduated college. My parents moved a town over to Whiting not long after, where my grandparents were living in a retirement home. …
The Pittsburgh Glass Center Bead Making Class
While visiting Pittsburgh, Penn., Doug and I took a class at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. I love glass art, and many years ago we’d made paperweights in a class we took while in Oregon with …
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Random Sites In and Around Baltimore
By a totally crazy coincidence, Doug and I were visiting Baltimore at the same time as our lovely and adventurous friends Don and Jen. Don was in town for a conference, so we only got …
The H. L. Mencken House
While in Baltimore we visited the H. L. Mencken House. As so often happens in our relationship, I’ve never heard of H.L. Mencken and Doug is all “Oh, I know Mencken, I’d love to tour …
Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore
Doug and I went all in on the Edgar Allan Poe sites in Baltimore. Poe died at just 40 years of age under mysterious circumstances in Baltimore, Md. We listened to an excellent book, A …
The Johnson Victrola Museum
In 1877 Thomas Edison successfully recorded a voice and played it back; he called his device a phonograph. 10 years later, Emil Berliner had upgraded to using discs instead of cylinders for better playback sound, but …
Mr. Knightley, the Best Kitty in the World, 2010-2023
How did we wind up with the best kitty in the world? I’m embarrassed to say that the story doesn’t always reflect well on me. We had two cats, Plutus and Roo, and they were …
The Walters Art Museum
We expected a short visit to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Md., to see some Impressionist paintings in their collection, but we discovered a delightful museum with lots to see – and all for …