Even though we all know Summer is on its way, there are some weeks in April that can tease us New Englanders. We may get one beautiful day in the 60’s followed by a week in the 40’s. It was one of those weeks that I decided I just needed a little bit more warmth […]
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Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA
Last summer, as I was looking for a beach that allowed dogs I came across an online article describing Gooseberry Island. We finally visited today and it was well worth the wait. What I thought was just going to be a tiny little spit of land turned out to be a good-sized island that feels pretty […]
Balboa Park Botanical Building, San Diego, CA
Balboa Park is 1,200 acres of museums, gardens, and open space overlooking downtown San Diego. The Botanical Building and its famous Lily Pond were built for the 1915-1916 World’s Fair Panama-California Exposition and it still stands as one of the largest wood lath structures in the world. While Jeff and I were visiting family in San […]