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The Garletts at the Maryland Renaissance Fair

The Maryland Renaissance Festival is once of my favorite local events, so when mama Garletts brought it up as an option for our planned...

Family Trip to Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Two weeks ago, my husband and I took a Getaway to Standardsville, Virginia with our dog. There is this neat little company called Getaway...

The Agatiellos in Annapolis

At the heart of what it means to be a family is to surround ourselves with those who we love and care about. This can mean different...

The Bertram Family at the Maryland Corn Maze

I met up with the Bertrams on a hot Fall day at the Maryland Corn Maze in Gambrills. On the eve of the first day of October, the weather...

Art Photography with Gazelle

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Gazelle, a Maryland-based art model endowed with an infectious laugh and great amiability. A true...

DC Water Lantern Festival

My family came to visit this past weekend, from New York City. We had tickets to the DC Water Lantern Festival at the National Harbor in...

From the Desert to the Mountains--Road Trip Through Morocco, January 2018.

اسبوعنا على الطريق في المملكة المغربية Art Naji Ceramics factory, Fes, Morocco. For some, Morocco might conjure up an image of an exotic...

Exploring Madrid and Toledo. Spain, January 2018.

Spain was not originally on our radar when I began planning for our most recent (and most adventurous) trip abroad. It turns out, flying...

The Happiest (and Sometimes Crankiest) Place on Earth--Disney World, January 2018

On our most recent trip, my husband and I made a stop to Orlando, Florida to visit Disney World. Back in 2016, when we were planning our...