I had two trips to Washington in January and February. The first one was the day after ‘snowpocalype,’ so I was stuck at the hotel most of the time. The weather was much improved for my second trip in February.
Category: Travel
Greetings from Albuquerque, New Mexico!
Two weeks ago, I attended a Department of Labor conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’ve driven through northeastern New Mexico many times on my trips home to Texas from when I was stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Montana. And Brian and I spent a long weekend in Santa Fe at the opera several years…
Greetings from Washington, D.C. and Virginia!
So I had two back-to-back trips to D.C. and decided to extend the second one, so I’m in Virginia for the weekend. I’ve been to D.C. many times, but this is my first time to Virginia. I spent some time in Great Falls Park – the ‘Great Falls’ being the Potomac – then on to…
Greetings from Chicago, Illinois!
So I was at a Department of Labor conference in Chicago. I wish I’d had more time to explore the old neighborhoods, since my grandfather and his family are from Chicago. I was able to get in a six mile walk the first afternoon I was there, starting at my hotel, the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent…
Greetings from El Paso, Texas!
So last week, I was at a conference in El Paso. It was the first time I’d been back since I was a six-month-old baby. My grandparents moved from Gießen, Germany to El Paso, Texas in 1959 when my grandfather was transferred to Fort Bliss. Compare and contrast… Ever the optimist, my grandmother took it as…
Greetings from Houston, Texas!
Last weekend was our annual ‘double performance’ weekend at Houston Grand Opera. Friday night was ‘Sweeney Todd‘ (they’ve started including one musical in the season) and Saturday was ‘Die Walküre‘ I have a thing about knives and straight razors, so I was nauseous after Sweeney. This was the second time I’d seen, Walküre. I’d forgotten…
Greetings from Portland, Oregon!
So last week, I was at another Department of Labor conference, this time, in Portland, Oregon. This was my first trip to Portland – a rainy ‘Austin of the Northwest.’ However, it was only rainy on the first day; the remaining two were what you might call ‘Chamber of Commerce Weather.’ On my free afternoon,…
Greetings from Washington D.C.!
So another Department of Labor conference in Washington. This year, there was snow. And cold. When I walked around the Mall taking these photos, it was 24 degrees. When I left on Friday, it was 7.
Forbidden Corner
I found this fantastic garden on ‘Atlas Obscura.’ It’s in Coverham, England. The very definition of whimsical, I think. Forbidden Corner
Greetings from Austin, Texas!
So I normally do posts about places that I’m visiting, but yesterday was such a spectacular Autumn day, I decided to play tourist in my own back yard. I’m not sure why, but it seems to me that the fall colour in Austin this year is particularly vibrant – and a tad early. The sumacs…
The Runcible Existentialist 