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The Halloween Bunny Ears by Guest Blogger, Linda Laughter. It started over 45 years ago. I was looking for an inexpensive, creative Halloween costume for my year-old little girl. My Mom, a talented seamstress, stepped in and made a Bunny hat. Now bunnies and Halloween are not usually linked...
I recently found myself in Seattle with some unexpected time on my hands. I’ve been there before and enjoyed some of the major museums so I looked around to figure out what new things we could do. Of course, I had to make a stop at Pike Place Market. While I had been there […]
When I saw the ad for a Frida Kahlo Immersive in Chicago I perked up and paid attention. I have enjoyed the Immersive experiences I have had in Paris and Tokyo. Why not Chicago, closer to home? It also seemed like it would be a cool thing to do with my daughter, who had […]
The morning of the Paint Out in Glen Arbor was hot and sticky, but that didn’t deter approximately 70 Artists who had registered for the annual fundraiser for the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Several told me they were prepared with bathing suits for a quick cool down as they completed their work....
by guest bloggers Ann Wojtysiak and Leonardo Tombelli If you liked Downton Abby, Filoii is a charming place to visit. Filoli, also known as the Bourn-Roth Estate, consists of a 654-acre estate located in Woodside, California. Located 25 miles south of San Francisco on the eastern slope of...
I was really curious about Bayfield, Wisconsin when I signed up for a photography workshop there. What would it be like? I knew nothing. Since we were curious we added some days to explore the very northern resort area. It reminded me a bit of Northern Lower Michigan—an area with charming...
During the last year I have enjoyed exploring different photography genres. In March I loved time in the Scottish Highlands learning about landscape photography and before that I exhausted myself doing a Chicago Abstract Architecture Photography workshop. Exhausted because we walked 20,000...
Cabo San Lucas, a friendly and fun resort area on the very tip of the Baja in Mexico is one of those places people like me who live in Michigan and endure long cold winters, crave to visit the end of March and in April. We are so anxious to see and feel sunlight and […]
Cock-a-doodle-doo! The mystifying reality of waking to a crowing rooster ‘in town’. By Peggy DePersia, guest blogger, OK. So, you’ve visited ‘The Hemingway House’, toured the Truman (southern) White House, traveled the historic district’s distinctive island architecture via the open air conch...
People have been telling me for years that I should visit Sedona, a small town north of Phoenix. I heard it enough that when the opportunity came up on our western trip, I grabbed it. For a variety of reasons, we found ourselves leaving Phoenix around 6 pm. The sunset was beautiful, but...