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I’ve been in Washington, D.C., but we weren’t able to get tickets to tour the White House, so I’m thinking this might be as close as I get to seeing the President of the United Read More …
We have an appointment this afternoon to tour the Department of the Interior’s murals, including photographs by Ansel Adams. The murals at Interior have long been on my to-do list, but yesterday a colleague told Read More …
December 13-18, 2011 – Almost Christmas in DC October 15-17, 2011 DC from the Air (October 15) Glass at the Renwick (October 17) The Old Executive Office Building January 26, 2011 – DC from My Read More …
Lane isn’t with me and it is a stunningly gorgeous fall day outside and I am starting to feel stressed.It seems like a good time to go look at something beautiful, so I head over Read More …
I love the fact that there is usually a beautiful view of the capitol, the mall, and the monuments as you come into National. This time I got an extra treat since it was a Read More …
Yesterday and the day before: 10:00 this morning (note the snow): 5:00 this afternoon (snowing again): Now (9:00 p.m.): There isn’t a moving car visible anywhere. Connecticut Ave is completely still, as are the surrounding Read More …
Every time we fly into the east coast we wonder for a moment if this will be the airport with the weird contraptions that rise to allow you to deplane and then slowly amble across Read More …
We are here at a cold, but quiet time, before both the holidays and the inauguration. The posts December 6, 2008 Have we really left Minnesota? December 7, 2008 Waiting for the Metro DC Read More …
It looks pretty gray beyond the hotel window. . . Outside we discover the morning is cold, but not miserably so. I hope for a fast warming trend as we hurry off to breakfast at Read More …
It is horribly cold this morning, with an icy evil wind that cuts to the bone. It seems even to affect the sculpted lions trapped in the cold outside a major renovation project! Despite Read More …