Celebrate all forms of needlework at this annual festival in Fairfax County VA!
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Celebrate the Holiday Season in Downtown Pittsburgh
Discovering the holiday spirit is easy in downtown Pittsburgh!
Going Wild and Wooly at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
This popular annual festival promotes Maryland’s sheep agriculture and related fiber arts.
Strolling Historic Easton MD
Don’t miss out on all this quaint, historic town can offer just because you’re in a rush to get somewhere else! Easton, MD is worthy of being its own daytrip destination!
Dog Bloopers from the Waterfowl Festival
In the spirit of Thanksgiving… After spending an entire weekend exploring the Waterfowl Festival, I went home to write up the article and figure out which photos to include with the article. As I comb through photos, trying to decide which to pick, I look for quality of the photo itself, as well as whether […]
The Waterfowl Festival Continues 50-Year Tradition of Celebrating Maryland’s Eastern Shore Heritage
The quintessential festival of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Waterfowl Festival just celebrated its 50th year November 12 – 14 in Easton, a town that still retains its old-timey charm and is known for its vibrant culinary and arts communities, as well as its historic downtown. The town’s charm translates to the festival itself — the Waterfowl […]
Let Holiday Lights Displays Light Up Your Holiday Season!
If you’re looking for a way to enjoy the holidays, then check out some holiday lights in and around Maryland — whether drive through or walk through, holiday lights displays are a family-friendly holiday activity! Whether drive thru or on foot, this is a fun way to get some holiday cheer while letting your inner […]
Go Fly a Kite
Kites, patriotic monuments, the National Mall, and a festival — what more could I ask? Or anyone? Or any kid? “It’s been a family tradition to come to the kite festival since my son was a baby,” Angie Williams said. How old is her son now? Twelve years old. “It’s a favorite thing to do.” […]
Three Quaint Towns and Two Fun Fall Festivals
Beginning in mid-October, I started a series of posts about things to do and see in Butler County, PA. This is the third installment of this series. To see others in this series, click on the label “Butler County” below this post. One of several log cabin homes in Harmony. What could a PA town […]
Explore Interesting Eats and Daring Feats at Maryland’s Ren Fest!
This year is the 40th annual Maryland Renaissance Festival, where for 9 weekends between August and October. My husband and I have been attending, at least every other year, for about 20 years — it’s crazy that it’s been that long! There’s nothing quite like a Renaissance festival, whether it’s in Maryland or Virginia or Pennsylvania. […]
Art in the Park: Frederick’s Festival of the Arts
Celebrating 23 years, the Frederick Festival of the Arts, presented by the Frederick Arts Council, is held along Carroll Creek Linear Park in the heart of Historic downtown Frederick, MD. The artists at the arts festival showed in a variety of mediums, including wood, fiber, metal, clay, and leather, and featured an elegant mix of […]
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Looking for something a little different to do for Mother’s Day, we found ourselves headed to the Virginia Renaissance Faire, at the Lake Anna Winery in Spotsylvania. It’s cozier, more intimate than at least two of its cousins to the north: the Maryland Renaissance Festival, in Crownsville, and the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire at the Mount […]
A Lot of Hot Air
May the winds welcome you with softness. May the sun bless you with its warm hands. May you fly so high and so well that God joins you in laughter and sets you gently back into the loving arms of Mother Earth. — Balloonist’s Prayer The annual hot air balloon festival promised to be amazing, and since we’d […]
Light City Baltimore Festival
Today’s post is a special event post, because the Light City Festival is happening RIGHT NOW! So pull this post up on your phone, download the Light City app, and get going down to Baltimore! Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to a media preview of Baltimore’s first ever light festival — being a […]
Unexpected Visit to the Past: Fort Frederick
Our goal, that cold last Saturday (25 April) was to park at Fort Frederick State Park, ride up to Hancock on the C&O Canal towpath, grab lunch, ride back on the Western Maryland Rail Trail, and then tour Fort Frederick, mostly because we were there and I could get two blogs for the effort of […]