March 23, 2015 I took a trip to California last week, and was blown away by the beauty, flora, and fauna of the San Francisco Bay Area and the nearby coastline. As part of my visit, my brother and I visited Golden Gate Park. From the map the park looked large, but we had a whole…

March 2, 2015 When I think of North Carolina, I don’t usually think of snowstorms, but that’s just what we got last week when a massive system blew through and left up to eight inches of snow in its wake. I am a native Maine-er, and I was thrilled to see my North Carolina home…

February 9, 2015 We had a beautiful weekend here in North Carolina, full of sunshine and warm temperatures (in contrast to our poor friends in the Northeast who are being bullied by another snowstorm). To take advantage of the spring-like atmosphere, I took some visiting family to Duke Gardens to stroll around. On a past…