April has begun, and though the average temperature is still in the 40’s, we’ve at least chased away most of the snow. Even so, when I had the pleasure last week of attending the Michigan Library Association’s Spring Institute –
What Light Through Yonder “Window” Breaks?
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. …It was a hobbit hole, and that means comfort. In the weeks leading up to our marriage, my now husband and I were provided with the opportunity to rent a
Go West Young Ones: Rocky Mountain National Park
This summer as part of my internship, I got to go on what was likely a once-in-a-lifetime road trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. It was an amazing experience, and we have hundreds of beautiful photos –
The Beginning of the End
Last fall, as I drove from Williamsburg, Kentucky to Annapolis, Maryland for the last summer vacation of my college career, the last spring road trip home, it struck me that these were Last Things, and that the entire previous semester
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words?
Some places are more magical when you don’t take pictures of them. Sometimes, the woods along a little river can be lit by the perfect evening sun so they become the perfect shades of green and sandy brown. Sunlight slides
A Castle of Paper and Thought
Have you ever been somewhere that felt too wonderful to be real? Too impossible to be seen? Too magical to exist? I have. Yesterday. The Library of Congress is gorgeous, even just from the outside. Above the front entrance are
Adventures of a Department Store Associate: Take 2 More Shifts
I am the Queen of the Fitting Room Empire. I try to rule it well, but any kingdom is given to tantrums at times. When all should be in order, it is not. When rooms should be empty and neat,
Arlington
Washington, DC. The political heart of our nation. A hive of activity. People from around the world live and work and dream on the intentionally confusing streets. Not being from the city, driving around in this one and expecting to