John H. Chaffee Nature Preserve

It was a glorious day for a beach hike.

Providence at Night

It’s winter, so the sky grows dark about 4:30 and is pitch black by 5 pm.

Providence in November

We were invited to a wedding on the East Coast and extended our visit to explore America’s tiniest state.

Cliff Walk and Wolf Hill

I love the heat, so I thought the perfect activity would be a long, tough hike.

Slater Mill in Pawtucket

Will and I spent a day in his hometown of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. On my visits to Pawtucket before, I had noticed Slater Mill, and knew it was a historic building of some kind, and thought it was pretty and wanted to take a look. Will agreed that it was a place that should be […]

So much Newport, Part II

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, Will and I visited Fort Adams State Park. The timing was serendipitous and we benefitted by being able to see a Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, put on by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. As we walked inside the walls of the fort, we saw a memorial display […]

So much Newport, Part I

The tour guide would explain it with different words!

Rhode Island is small with big attractions

One very silly idea I’ve had about visiting Rhode Island is that I wanted to drive from one state border to the other, and time the trip, to see what it felt like to drive all the way across the state in one shot. I had asked Will if it could be done in less […]

Continuing the story

Goodbye New England. I’ll be back!

Wintry Providence

Like those early settlers here, I didn’t let a nasty winter day get me down.