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NYC: The Summit One Vanderbilt

A new cultural experience that truly hits all your senses! The Summit! NYC sights in the heights! While it was one of the first beautiful spring days in NYC the staff at the Summit did a great job getting everyone in and once you reached the top it was better than I expected. Different sensesContinue reading “NYC: The Summit One Vanderbilt”

NYC: Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

Every year for over half a century it rains on or within a day of my birthday. Not the kind of refreshing type of rain but the winter worn colder than expected all day type of rain. In its anticipation I opted for a day in NYC where there are so many great indoor optionsContinue reading “NYC: Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)”

Wash DC: Dunbarton Oaks Garden

A hidden gem with a plethora of enclaves in Georgetown. A walk in luxury for a $7 ticket. While I still need to research the full history, the landscaping of this home continued from the moment it began in 1930 with wonderful attention to detail. It was a pleasurable surprise to turn each corner evenContinue reading “Wash DC: Dunbarton Oaks Garden”

NY: Bronx: NY Botanical Garden- Orchid Show

I was born in NYC. The hustle, the bustle, Broadway shows, the subway, the late nights, the early mornings and yet it took me all this time to just STOP and smell the orchids! Fortunately rain or shine, cold or hot, you enter the conservatory and enter a rainforest manicured to perfection. This years kaleidoscopeContinue reading “NY: Bronx: NY Botanical Garden- Orchid Show”

Wash DC: U.S. National Arboretum

The National Arboretum called my attention for several reasons- it’s the site of more cherry blossoms, one of its attractions was listed in Atlas Obscura and a friend of mine recommended it. Atlas Obscura shared : IN 1958, THE SANDSTONE COLUMNS that had supported the east portico of the U.S. Capitol since 1828 were replacedContinue reading “Wash DC: U.S. National Arboretum”

Wash DC: The Cherry Trees

110 years ago on March 27, 1912, the first two Cherry Trees were planted on the Potomac river near the Jefferson memorial as a gift from Japan. As I had never seen them but heard they were at peak, it was so much fun to wake one of my oldest friends and ask if she’dContinue reading “Wash DC: The Cherry Trees”

CT: New Haven: Yale Art Gallery

An afternoon in the museum to include Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, Trumbull amongst my favorites but so much more. I spent a great deal of time in front of this mural with all the hidden imagery. Turn around and step outside to the sculptures overlooking New Haven. Even the views out the windows were breathtaking.Continue reading “CT: New Haven: Yale Art Gallery”

CT: Fairfield County: Ridgefield- Deborah Ann’s Sweet shoppe (Hot Chocolate)

While known for it’s ice cream, I was fortunate enough to discover they serve one of the best Hot Chocolates in the area. Now I admit it was only in a covered cardboard cup but within was Belgium Chocolate, milk, vanilla with a hint of cinnamon. Of course, with whipped cream on top! Oh yes,Continue reading “CT: Fairfield County: Ridgefield- Deborah Ann’s Sweet shoppe (Hot Chocolate)”

CT: Fairfield County: Naugatuck Greenway & Indian Wells

A little bit of Europe in CT walking along the Naugatuck Greenway on Housatonic River. The greenway starts in Derby and is planned for 44 miles to Torrington. I walked a while and found several routes and signs of spring with the weeping willow starting to green and trees filled with cardinals and orioles. ThereContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County: Naugatuck Greenway & Indian Wells”

CT: Fairfield County: Cherry Grove Preserve

No matter how old you are; continue to feel young and learn new things! Don’t be limited by what you thought you already knew. It was a slightly premature visit to this preserve in Newtown after a bit of a rain but it’s entrance was so welcoming I rushed into the arms of this magnificentContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County: Cherry Grove Preserve”