Wednesday afternoon wasn’t quite as successful as the morning trip to Kew Gardens, but it wasn’t a disaster either and it could be a bit of poor planning on my part. But that’s where good travel stories come from, right? After returning to London, I […]
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Kew Gardens
Oh dear, I haven’t done a very good job of writing about my trip, have I? The fact of the matter is, by the time I’d get back to the hotel I was pretty knackered (tired) and overwhelmed and dire need of a shower and […]

Black Friday 2018
Following (my own) tradition of avoiding malls and stores on Black Friday, I spent the day in Cape Charles, Virginia with my brothers. It was cold (for this part of Virginia) and blustery, but the beach had an austere, […]

Photo Walk: the Illowa Orchid Society Orchid Show
The local chapter of the Orchid Society had their annual show yesterday so I grabbed my camera and took some time to practice my photography and ogle the pretty flowers. The orchids did not disappoint. The breadth and depth of variety among orchids is […]

Where to Next, or How I Choose a Travel Destination
Oops, I missed a week. Still, I’m doing pretty good over here in blog land. This week I’m going to tackle a fun travel question that I’ve been asked which is, “how do you pick where you’re going to travel?” The question came up especially […]

Off Your Device
In the midst of planning for and dreaming about my upcoming trip to Paris (just five days away now!) I suddenly realized I had yet to put together an album or print out any photos from my springtime trip to Chicago. Knowing that I would […]

Photo Walks : Rochester Cemetery
Every month I try to go on what I call Photo Walks. It’s a good opportunity to practice and develop photography skills but it’s also gets me up off the couch and out exploring a bit. Some months are easy and dramatic – April was […]