Fun… A Great American Birthday 10 Jul 2019 It was my pleasure to take Morgan to see her first baseball game at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles—her favorite team in Major League Baseball. Choosing a Baltimore…
Burundi 2019… Finishing Strong: Burundi 2019 13 Jun 2019 **PSA: if you haven’t read my first Burundi post, you should start there. In order to keep this relatively concise, I wrote this article assuming you’d read that one.** It’s…
Fun… The Falls Trail (Ricketts Glen) 29 May 201929 May 2019 I always forget how rigorous hiking can be. In my head, it's a simple walk along a forested trail. Years of Boy Scouts trained me to take even simple outings…
Uncategorized 70 Followers!! 29 Apr 201929 Apr 2019 This is to be a thank you to ALL of my supporters, but especially those specifically on WordPress. This blog is the sprout of my life's ambition, and you, dear…
Fun… A Lovely Spring Saunter 26 Mar 2019 The University of Delaware is perhaps the main reason anyone that's not from Delaware would wind up in Newark. So whether you're touring the school as a prospective student or…
Fun… History in Delaware: The Bryan’s Field Loop 13 Feb 201913 Feb 2019 Despite being the first state to join the Union in 1787, historical sites in Delaware are surprisingly difficult to find. First State National Park certainly exists, though it's a relatively…
Fun Middle Run: an Aptly Named Bit of Park 27 Jan 201927 Jan 2019 Last week, we explored the portion of White Clay Creek State Park that sits closest to the house where I grew up. The Judge Morris Estate, however, is but a…
Fun A Proper Suburban Hike: the Judge Morris Estate 20 Jan 201920 Jan 2019 After living in Vermont off and on for so long, it's honestly strange to be planted in Delaware for the next year. I'm going to spend it working toward leaving…
Fun Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA) 17 Dec 201817 Dec 2018 During the course of my research for the Ireland articles, I discovered that we'd missed the opportunity to visit Ireland's National Botanical Gardens. It was a bit of a revelation…
Fun… Still Standing After All These Years: Newgrange and Tara 27 Nov 2018 Those who have been following along already know that I was absolutely floored by society and structures that predate anything I've seen before. This is why I've saved the most…