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Making Merry at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
After years of hearing about it, I finally went to the Maryland Renaissance Festival, the annual autumn celebration outside of Annapolis. We went on a whim: I saw an ad, hailing entry price discounts...
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Assateague Island: Where the Wild Horses Roam
“My treasures do not click together or glitter. They gleam in the sun and neigh in the night.” (Bedouin proverb) A trip to Assateague, where wild horses graze and shore birds fly over dunes, marshes,...
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My Peaceful Place: Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
In this season of “must-haves” and “must-dos,” it is easy to lose one’s balance. There is one place I usually think of when I need to catch my breath: Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, one of our...
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Baltimore in Winter: The Other Mount Vernon
Much to my embarrassment, it took me years to appreciate Baltimore beyond its aquarium. The turning point was one wintry day last year. We woke up early, the flat, frozen city before us, and decided to...
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Poe, Some Bones, and a Cask of Amontillado
” The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” The Cask of Amontillado has always been one of my favorite Poe stories. How could I...
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Travel Theme: Dance
Dance is this week’s travel theme from Where’s My Backpack? So, here we go, a collection of colorful frolicking from the months past. A king and the Maypole at the Maryland’s Renaissance Festival:...
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Travel Theme: Below (Hiking over Harpers Ferry)
This week’s travel theme, “Below,” made me think of the serenity I felt while looking down on Harpers Ferry, where the Potomac and the Shenandoah rivers meet. It was a fine autumn day, and we decided...
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