The soft white spa robe was one of the plushiest I’ve slipped myself into, but I soon slipped out of it and into the small Roman bath. In the midst of a stressful time, I’d Ubered to the MGM National Harbor resort for a day at the spa with its soothing palatte of dove grey and… Read More MGM National Harbor Spa and Salon
The geese glided across the sparkling blue water. The long branches of the white birches reached upward, standing out against the deep blue sky and their neighboring bare trees. The day was cold but clear as my companion and I explored Patapsco Valley State Park. I had returned to Maryland the night before for a quick… Read More Two Days in Maryland
My eyes welled up as I pushed the needle through the red fabric. I was replacing a button on a cape I’d found in one of my mother‘s closets, and imagined her sewing it on when she first made the garment. It’s not something I have occasion to wear often, but I thought it would… Read More An Eerie Evening in Baltimore
Henry VIII dispensed Solomonic judgement in cases involving the feuding feudal families the Hatfields and the McCoys. That’s the bizarre view of history presented in “Court’s Court”, one of the stage shows at this year’s Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville. Established in 1977 and wrapping up the season this weekend, the country’s second-largest Renaissance Festival… Read More Medieval Merriment in Modern Maryland