black odyssey at Trinity Rep

{All photo credits except the image above are by Mark Turek, courtesy Trinity Repertory Company.} While I was in Providence, Will and I attended a show at Trinity Repertory Company, just a few blocks from where I stayed at the Biltmore hotel. Black odyssey plays from January 3 through February 3, and if you get […]

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Providence doors

This one will be real quick since I’ve got other stuff to do today. My blogger friend Manja posts a lot of doors, and while I was in Providence I kept thinking of her while I noticed doors. I took photos of a few. This selection is not comprehensive of what’s in Providence, Rhode Island, […]

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Sachuest Point and Newport

For my birthday this year (January 9), I took a cold & windy walk along the Atlantic seashore at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. The visitor’s center was closed because the government is shut down. No comment. My five days in Rhode Island were to see my friend Will, who was my guide and chauffeur. […]

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Boise for Christmas

While my kitchen, living room, and dining room are torn up for the remodel, I haven’t been able to enjoy Christmas in my own home. I mean…sort of. Tara came home from college and insisted we get a tree and decorate the TV room a little. It was good for my soul. I love Christmas […]

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Mt. Angel Hazelnuts & German Market

Marlene, who keeps a blog at insearchofitall, likes German things, and has a special affinity for German Christmassy things. It was a no-brainer that when I heard about the Mt. Angel-Silverton Hazelnut Festival with a German Holiday Market, the person I wanted to share the day with was Marlene. The hazelnut (also called the filbert) […]

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