The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
November is definitely not the right time of year to visit botanical gardens in Ohio, but since the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens had a large Dale Chihuly collection, I went anyway. They have …
A work obligation took me to New Orleans, where I was able to sample some seafood, bite into some burgers and beignets, and beef up my birding life list during my down time around the …
I always suffer moral pangs about zoos. I feel terrible for the animals who don’t have proper room to run and play. Zoos often come up as a “must do” in an area where we …
Doug was traveling, so of course –– of course –– when I found myself alone I went to see some flowers. Krohn Conservatory is located in Eden Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Art Deco style …
We ventured outside the Indianapolis city limits to explore a few sites, as we like to do. Celery Bog Nature Area Let’s just jump in with the most exciting thing that happened to us on …
Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library Kurt Vonnegut is often referred to as “Indiana’s Second Gentleman” (author Booth Tarkington is Indiana’s First Gentleman), and his works often probed the surreal side of American and personal history. …
Lilly House, also known as Oldfields, belonged to Josiah K. Lilly Jr, an Indianapolis businessman, collector, and philanthropist (who also happened to be the grandson of the founder of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly). The …
Racing south out of Detroit, we spent less than 24 hours in Toledo, managing to pack in visits to a few sites before we continued southward. Toledo Botanical Garden We had hoped to find some …
Part of the reason we didn’t get much done in Detroit proper is because we kept getting distracted and going elsewhere! Here are some of our adventures outside the Detroit metro area. Frankenmuth Frankenmuth is …
