The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
When you find out that you’re driving practically right past the National Teapot Show that happens only once every three years, you’d best arrange your schedule to stop in. That’s what I told Doug, anyway. …
Just two short months ago we visited the Poe House in Baltimore, so of course we made sure to visit the Poe Museum in Richmond, Va. If you refresh yourself on that story, you’ll recall …
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA opened in 1936. It is one of the largest art museums in the U.S., and it’s free! The museum has a large Faberge and Russian collection, …
My research put the Gari Melchers Home and Studio on our travel map, yet neither of us had ever heard of Gari Melchers. We figured that if preserving his home and studio seemed worthwhile, a …
Doug and I briefly visited family in New Jersey, and timed getting back on the road to coincide with the limited schedule at Tudor Hall in Bel Air, Md. Tudor Hall is the Gothic Revival …
The American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, Conn. is yet another museum we never found time (heh, heh) to visit when we lived nearby, but made time for a stop as tourists passing through. …
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass., is devoted to the art of picture books, the first such museum in the United States. It was founded by Carle and his wife …
We did a four-mile hike at Little River State Park in Waterbury, Vt., which featured the remains of an 1800s farming community. For the most part, all that was left of the town were cellars, …
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865–1931) was an American farmer known for his photography, but not of the usual subjects. Instead, he was the first person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. He …
While in Vermont we saw an exhibition of famed American folk-artist “Grandma Moses” at the Bennington Museum. Later, we stopped in at the gallery of her great-grandson, Will Moses. His Mt. Nebo Gallery and studio …
