Daytrip Pal mentioned she was going to a vineyard to do some yoga — so I asked her to write about her experiences. — Daytripgal A Guest Blog by Daytrip Pal If you like yoga and you like wine — then how about yoga and wine? A couple weeks ago I tried a new thing […]
Author: Jody Arneson
A Day on the Bay: Tilghman Island, St. Michaels, and Sailing on the Selina II
What started out as a romantic day on the Bay for the hubby and I turned into a day trip for the entire family the following week — that’s because there was plenty to do for just the two of us, and plenty for the boys to enjoy as well. The plan for the romantic […]
Finding the Stories: Rock Run Historic Area
Visiting an historic home, or old factory, or those fast disappearing grist mills, is a walk among the ghosts of the former inhabitants. I love exploring these places, peering into corners for the stories of the people who lived and worked there, and Rock Run Historic Area, tucked away in the Susquehanna State Park, in […]
Lady Liberty and Ellis Island
Every once in a while I’m going to throw in some favorite day trips that the boys, Ed and I have taken, like the one we took to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. That was a year ago — Liberty was being renovated, and unfortunately, we couldn’t go up to the top. Then, […]
A Taste: Wineries of Maryland (first in a periodic series)
I am sipping one of the wines we purchased even as I write this. Last Saturday — a glorious day of bright blue skies and few clouds lingering overhead — my friend, husband, and I visited three local Maryland wineries: Serpent Ridge Vineyard, Berrywine Plantations/Linganore Winecellars, and Black Ankle Vineyards. According to the Maryland Wine […]
I Spy a Change of Plans: International Spy Museum
We awoke to a morning of steady and heavy rain fall. Today our plans were to join in on the 150th Anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Gettysburg, walking Pickett’s Charge, although not as re-enactors, at the exact time of day as the original. Then, as the Confederate side met the Union lines, Taps would […]
A Visit to the Ponds: Lilypons Water Gardens
Although perhaps not a destination in and of itself — unless you have or would like to have a backyard water garden — Lilypons Water Gardens is set in lovely Frederick County farmland, and well worth a visit if you’re near by or taking a scenic drive through southern Frederick County. If you’re visiting SugarLoaf […]
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A Place to Return To: New Market, MD
One of the places that I keep returning to is New Market, MD. Just a few minutes up I-70 (from Baltimore), New Market calls itself the Antiques Capital of the World. Whether true, or not, there are a lot of antique and boutique-y stores along its main street, and it’s a pleasant afternoon walking up […]
A Necessary Stop: Fort Necessity
We trusted 22-year-olds a lot more back in the 1700s than we do now. It’s not because life is more complicated now, because that’s arguable. Back then we (and by we I mean not us but our British colonial overlords) told a young man to take a bunch of men and forge a road where […]
Falling for Water Falls: Ohiopyle State Park (PA)
The waters of the Youghiogheny River are the center of the Ohiopyle State Park, in the Laurel Highlands area of Pennsylvania. The Ohiopyle Falls are gorgeous, and I knew from a previous visit that I wanted my sons to see Cucumber Falls, which feed into the Yough itself. I decided to drag the kids and […]
Going for the Ghosts: Ellicott City Ghost Tour
A little bit of local history, a lot of old fashioned storytelling, and almost no scary, a ghost tour is a great excuse (if you need one) to walk slowly up and down the main street of Ellicott City, hand in hand with that special someone, on a summer evening. The ghost tours (there are […]
Celtic Fling & Highland Games
Who doesn’t love a good Renaissance festival? Not that Renaissance festivals really just celebrate the European Renaissance anymore — if they ever did. Rather, they celebrate American lunacy and (mis)interpretation of the 1500-1600s in Europe. And that’s just fine by me. But if women went around with fairy wings strapped to their backs or furry […]
Fallingwater
My boys are generally not enthusiastic when I announce that we’re heading out for another house tour. And if I recall correctly, it wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I began enjoying touring old homes. I’ve often wondered what it is about us — or maybe about me — that figures, if our […]
Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial is the nation’s permanent memorial to the 40 passengers and crew of Flight 93. It’s their final resting place and their remains are still present. The crash site is bordered by the Memorial Plaza. We headed out early Thursday morning, taking I70 West out of Baltimore to the Memorial, nestled in […]