During my years in Texas, we had the most awesome thunderstorms. Seriously. The best. The thunder would be so loud and so powerful the walls shook, and there would be these brilliant, flashing patterns lighting up the sky for only seconds at a time. And sometimes the power would go…
The other weekend I attended another festival in DC, this time the Fiesta Asia. And of course, when I mentioned that I planned to check it out, friends wondered if Fiesta was a word in any Asian language (no, I don’t think it is). But it was fun, regardless of…
What is it about water? Why is it that when you’re next to a large body of water, it all seems to slow down. Take this weekend, for instance. After breakfast and coffee in Georgetown, I decided to walk down to the waterfront (I’d debated this as I finished my…
I’ve written before about my new interest in ballroom dancing, particularly tango. Tango has long held a fascination for me, and if you’ve seen it, then maybe for you as well. It’s a very strong, but yet still romantic dance. And then you hear about those places in Argentina where…
This weekend I had the unique experience of rooting for the opposing team. It was the first time I’d been to a sporting event where the team I preferred was playing and was the visiting team. Granted, most of the sporting events I’ve been to in DC have been hockey…
Saturday was one of those rare days when everything seems to just really, really come together. You know those days that I mean? It started off with incredible weather. Warm(ish), sunny…blue skies after a week with more rain and clouds than sun. And then I’d also heard about a French…