Category: Sheila projects
“You know, the only thing we absolutely HAVE to do on this trip is be ready to check out at noon on Thursday.” As usual in my life, my …
My grandmother on my Dad’s side made the best fried chicken. I would ride my bike over to her house from my college campus, hang out at her big …
My husband and I are planning a trip for our 30th wedding anniversary. In the beginning, we had no particular agenda other than “someplace beach-y for a few …
A great way to explore a new city or town is to see if there are any themed trails set up by locals. They make it easy for you …
There are so many museums and monuments and things to see in Washington, DC that it can be easy to overlook the communities just outside of the District. If …
A city is more than a collection of museums, events, hotels, and restaurants, although as a visitor passing through, it can seem that way because we have limited time …
“Oh, you’d love the Mattress Factory – you should go!” “Why would I want to look at a bunch of mattresses?” “No, no, it’s an ART museum!” Many of …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) There are all sorts of ways to enjoy the Austin music …
Many people don’t know that the densely-populated, often traffic-clogged Washington, D.C. metropolitan area boasts a surprisingly large network of hiking and biking trails. In addition to trails that connect …
What gives an airport personality? What sorts of items there can immediately connect an arriving traveler with the town or city? I’m going to start a series of occasional blog …
“Since you last visited us, we’ve moved a freeway” is one of my favorite comments from my OKC friend Seth. He said that to me way back in 2013, …
My college-aged son absolutely thrilled me the other day. Not when he cooked dinner, or when he did his laundry, but when he said, “I think I’d like to …
