On a recent visit to San Diego I treated myself to a stay at the famous Hotel Del Coronado. Right on the beach, within walking distance to downtown, The Del offers history, architectural beauty and all of the amenities of a big resort hotel. Clayton’s …
No visit to San Diego is complete without a visit to Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park, encompasses several museums, performing arts venues and the world famous San Diego Zoo. Plan a day at a relaxed pace.
More noodling about mid-coast Maine brought me to Windsor Chairmakers on Route 1 in Lincolnville just a few weeks ago. The showroom is a rambling, antique farmhouse full of not only beautiful Windsor and Shaker furniture, but also handsome farmhouse beds and stunning casegoods such …
If you are into textiles, yarn and Maine, you must put Swans Island in Northport on your to-do list for your next visit down Maine. Before my cooking class at Salt Water Farm, (read about it here) I noodled a bit farther north along the …
I just want to put down my blanket and have a nap on lovely Lincolnville Beach.
Driving north along US Route 1 in mid-coast Maine and turning the bend that flows into lovely Wiscasset Village yields a view of the picturesque Sheepscot River, the stately historic homes and charming shops lining both sides of the street that offers me a distinct …
I just finished reading Amy Brill’s new novel, The Movement of Stars, and loved every word. Perhaps it is the Maria Mitchell name connection or the Nantucket setting, or maybe it is Brill’s exquisitely sensitive writing of racial tension in mid 19th century New England, …
