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Happy July 4th from your friends at DesignDestinations. Hope you enjoy this older post about our festive holiday. July 4, 2024 Remembering July 4, 2016. What a different world it is on July 4, 2020. This was originally posted on July 4, 2016. Grand Rapids, 2016. Another July 4th...
Go Fourth and Enjoy! Originally posted July 2017 As another July 4th rolls around in the US, friends and family gather to celebrate the birth of our great country and to kick off the summer. For some of us who live in northern climes, it is especially good. Ahhh……long days and sunshine. It’s...
Here’s a blast from the past. This was originally published in 2010. I’ve never been all that excited about Chihuly—you know the world famous glass sculpture artist who seems to pop up around the world in less than traditional art venues. I haven’t understood what all the fuss...
The High Line in New York City is being expanded again. I recently read it is going to reach to the newly renovated Penn Station. Yippeee. This post is an older one about the High Line with links to posts. It’s a terrific green space to head to if you are in NYC. It’s been...
Reposted from December 2014 One of my favorite places to spend a few days during December is New York City. This year’s trip to the Big Apple didn’t disappoint. Decorations are always fabulous and creative. Store windows are the best. This year I was captivated with Barney’s...
It was kinda weird thing to do. We went to to Chicago for a weekend. Instead of visiting Chicago Art Museums we headed up the coast of Lake Michigan to check out the Milwaukee Art Museum. I’m so glad we did. It was a wow. This DesignDestinations.org post was originally...
River Green in Chicago Reposted from 2018 St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. Seeing the Chicago River turn green on St. Patrick’s day has been on my “life wish list” for a long time. Might have something to do with my maternal Grandmother’s name being Mahoney or maybe it is just curiosity....
I have loved going to the theater since I was a very little girl when my parents took me to the local amateur productions. In fact, they relished telling the story of me at about age 5 or 6 jumping up in the middle of a production where my father had a small role […]
Do you love to visit Chicago? Like Architecture? If you say yes to both questions, I have a new DesignDestination for you. The brand spanking new Chicago Architecture Center located right by the Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River needs to be on your list to places to visit....
Happy New Year to all my DesignDestinations.org Friends. I hope you enjoy these photos taken last year in Seattle on New Year’s Eve at the Space Needle. I am going to wish you a Happy New Year and post links to previously posted New Year’s blogs. If you have followed my...