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Jan 16, 2012

To celebrate his birthday, Pop-Pop wanted to visit the Smithsonian American History Museum and put his hand on the locomotive that his grandfather, Charles Field Capehart, helped build. So we took the train to Washington, DC and walked over to the National Mall. This was Sam’s first trip to DC and in addition to the …

7 January 2012 Taylor Home Site at Lake Anna

Jan 8, 2012

1 January 2012 Upton’s Woods

Jan 2, 2012

All three of us were captivated by this field in Spotsylvania Battlefield Park. It was so quiet. So mysterious. And the tall stalks were as soft as Molly Bear, declared Sam. The bloody battle between Union and Confederate troops that clashed here in 1864 felt far away. Everything felt far away, really. We came to this …

28 December 2011 Date Afternoon

Dec 29, 2011

Instead of a movie or a restaurant meal, the man and I opted for an afternoon date at the park, where we found four letterboxes, including the two that eluded us on the winter solstice. Yeah, that had been bugging us… but today-success!

27 December 2011 Miss Robin and Baby Brooklynne

Dec 28, 2011

26 December 2011 Emma Lights the Hanukiah

Dec 27, 2011

It was a treat to see friends on the 7th night of Hanukkah and watch 11-year old Emma light her handmade hanukiah.

24 December 2011 The Night Before Christmas

Dec 25, 2011

A couple of firsts: Sam was tall enough to hang her stocking by herself and she read aloud Clement Moore’s poem “The Night Before Christmas” before bed. Soon she won’t need us at all anymore. It goes by so fast. Happy Christmas to All!

23 December 2011 Elves

Dec 24, 2011

22 December 2011 Happy Winter Solstice

Dec 23, 2011

The Winter Solstice dawned sunny and mild here today so we headed to Ridley Creek Park in the middle of the day to look for a letterbox. We didn’t find it. Not even with the help of a big stick and little girl eagle eyes.

20 December 2011 Sushi Friends

Dec 21, 2011