The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
Doug and I went to Philadelphia to see a concert, and decided to spend a couple of days taking in some history. Mid-way through the first day we were alerted our concert was canceled (the …
On our way to visit family for Thanksgiving, we spent a few days in Washington, DC. You could spend a month in the city and still not visit all of the museums and sites in …
The National Building Museum in Washington DC, focuses on, naturally, buildings! The collection is focused on designing, building, working, and living in structures throughout history. But it also had a LEGO exhibit on view, so …
While neither of us is into stamp collecting (Doug gave up the hobby decades ago), we and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum were both right in the area, so we went in for a meander. …
Doug and I needed a vacation from van life (ha ha!), so we flew to Montreal to see the Christmas markets, figuring it was a lot closer and cheaper than Europe. And with Montreal being …
Looking to break up the long drive from South Carolina to Virginia, we found ourselves at the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, North Carolina. Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922 – 1990) grew up in the vicinity …
Drayton Hall is a Palladian mansion situated along the Ashley River outside of Charleston, South Carolina. It is the only plantation home along the river to survive the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. It is suspected …
Doug had previously visited Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens, so I was flying solo on this visit. Honestly, I don’t feel like he missed much on this one. The plantation was founded in 1681 in …
Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809) was one of four South Carolinians who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and his home in Charleston is open for tours. However, you hardly learn anything about Heyward the …
I’m not sure why, but I felt unreasonably giddy about the idea of touring a kazoo factory. Doug was not so excited about the opportunity, but I think even he had fun in the end. …
