I'm on my way to visit my cousin Terry in Bostic, North Carolina, and decided to drive through Columbia, SC on my way. I've never before been in Columbia, and discovered a nice old-fashioned downtown, and the Museum of Art. I spent an enjoyable few hours...
After being stopped from marching several times, after being beaten and tear-gassed, run down by horses, attacked by dogs, chased out of churches where they sought refuge, there was enough national attention brought to the situation that supporters began to flock to...
I had a most moving and educational visit yesterday to the National Park Service's Interpretive Center in Selma, Alabama, located right at the base of the Edmund Pettis Bridge. You may remember those events from 1965, or you may be familiar with the movie "Selma",...
On a scorchingly hot morning I made my way to Providence Canyon in southwest Georgia. Within the state of Georgia it is known as the Grand Canyon of Georgia - something of an exaggeration, true, but still impressive in such a flat state! It was signed into a State...
Well, it was bound to happen. I finally visited an Art Museum without finding a single piece of art I actually liked! It is quite small, and is attached to the nearby university, and had a lot of art by the students and professors. But - it was still worth a visit...
I learned something new today!!!! That's always a good day. I came across the Flint Riverqaurium and learned all about Blue Holes. This is one of only a...
My 12-year-old granddaughter Lily and I visited our newest museum in Savannah this week. The African Art Museum is the private collection of a Savannah man, acquired over a period of 30 years. He wanted to share it with the community, and we are truly blessed here...
Imagine my surprise on a recent trip to Washington, DC (April 2019) to discover there were 2 museums on the Mall that I had never visited. It has been open since 1923, so it was even here when I lived near Washington DC in the 1960's, so I can't explain how I missed...
We are very fortunate here in Savannah to have two art museums, the Telfair, which houses more traditional exhibitions in an beautiful antebellum...
Who knew there was a Bremen, Georgia? Not me, even after wandering around the state for the past 11 years. But following Scenic Highway 27 south, I came across Bremen, Georgia, and found it to have a lot in common with Bremen, Indiana. I had a lot of fun taking...
For me, discovering Berry College was the high point of my time in Rome, and I might not ever have gone if it hadn't been a rainy day. I was simply looking for something to do indoors, which lead me to the Martha Berry Museum in Oak Hill. Martha's father came to this...
I came through Rome because for many years my daughter-in-law had talked about how beautiful Rome was with all its big beautiful older homes. Well, I think I waited too long. The trip Rose took through Rome was 30 years ago, and I think most of the homes she most...
I took a short drive out to Cave Springs, along part of the Trail of Tears. This entire area was the home of the Cherokee Indians, many of whom went to great lengths to acclimate to the white man's way of life, living in cabins and farming the land. Again, for the...
On a sunny, cool afternoon I found myself at Gibbs Gardens, in the northwest corner of Georgia. These gardens are the unique creation of Jim Gibbs. There are 220 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range of north Georgia that Jim has lovingly been...
After all my trips to Atlanta, I finally made it to their Art Museum. It is very nice, housed in an attractive purpose-built building. They also had a nice cafe, where I enjoyed having lunch. Having so recently been to the Milwaukee Museum of Art, which is truly...
I loved this fort, which I guess wasn't surprising as I am so in love with the island which it defended. Another sunny, balmy, beautiful day as I wandered around the fort, and then enjoyed lunch in the tearoom that looks out over the bay. Idyllic. Sublime....
I've been to a magical place, under blue skies and balmy breezes, looking out over the sparkling waters of Lake Huron. This resort island is just wonderful, so well preserved, so unspoiled, that I have to envy the 500 year-round residents, even though they are cut...
With memories of tours through the Cadbury Chocolate Factory in Birmingham, England, I couldn't pass up the sign advertising the Kilwin's Chocolate Kitchen! The first thing when you walk in the door is the smell - absolutely heavenly! The second thing is being...
Today the Milwaukee Art Museum is one of the largest art museums in the United States. Begun back in 1888 when Milwaukee was just a small port town on Lake Michigan it has expanded over the years until today it is one of the most amazing museums I have visited. The...
What a delightful alternative to driving through the Chicago traffic! I caught the Lake Express Ferry in Muskegon, Michigan this morning, and was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by lunch time! It...