I’d heard about Annapolis Maryland for many years, and made my first visit there this week. I now know what everyone has been talking about. What makes this small capital city such a great destination?  Here is what I found. One thing that makes a place better is to have […]

If you want to know where the best crabs can be found, and other fun facts about Annapolis, you have to get a haircut.  We met a popular barber named Faraj Capistrano today, who runs Capistrano Barbershop, a hang-out for men who want a place to relax, have a beer, […]

train We showed up at the Greenfield MA train depot for a 1:07 departure for our long train voyage down to Baltimore. Not surprisingly, we were told that the train was running 20 minutes late, so we got a coffee at the little cafe there and waited. When the five-car […]

We were honored to drive one of the artists to a local film festival held in Keene New Hampshire today.  Kyle Gilman is Mary’s son, and a well regarded film and video editor who lives with his wife Maggie in Brooklyn. Maggie Lehrman wrote the film that we would be […]

I got a bolt out of the blue today, an email from a guy I worked for from 1996-2002.  Frank was a good boss, he knew what the important things were and what really mattered. He had to balance a family dynamic with a powerful older brother but he always […]

We had a really delicious dinner tonight at Great Falls Harvest, a small family restaurant in Turners Falls.  What did we love?    Both of our entrees, one was a roasted beef shank with a big pile of broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, bacon and cheese.  I had the roasted tofu atop rice […]

Yesterday I got some help in my yard. It was good to be outside in the sun, and getting to little tasks that have pestered me for so many years felt great.  There are always those tasks you never find time to get to–but this time I had my son-in-law […]