He Leadeth Me

One of our Day Trips was to Mount Vernon, home of George and Martha Washington. While taking the tour, I noticed a voice that I recognized. When I looked at the women who the voice came out of, I just knew that she was either a TV or Movie Celebrity, but for the life of me, I couldn't figure out who she was.  Boy Terry, (we call my brother that because my sister-in-law is Girl Terry) figured it out. The voice belonged to Miller Gaffney, one of the stars of Market Warriors. If you have never watched this show on PBS, you should do so, especially if you like antiques as much as I do. Miller (shown below) was delightful.  She was so excited that we (me and both Terry's) watched her show.  She introduced us to her dad who was touring with her, gave us her business card, and told us to watch for a new show she is going to be in. Click below to see the website of the show. Market Warriors  In the spirit of full disclosure, I must tell you that Miller ...

These are all photos taken as I wandered through the many rooms and gardens of the National Botanical Garden. David says this was his favorite place on the trip. If you are not a huge fan of flowers, skip this post. If you are, I'll let you wander without much commentary.   The many varieties of orchards were beautiful. OK, these polka-dots look like they have been painted on the leaves. Bananas Isn't God's creation absolutely AMAZING?!!!

We took our first, but not last, Sibling Vacation to Washington, D.C.  last week. Thought I'd share a few of the highlights, although there is no way I can include all the laughter, smiles,  delicious food, and good times that we had being all together. This was the escalator from the subway to our hotel.  It was probably 5 stories high and was really pretty amazing. I must admit that we also found an elevator that we took a few times. On our first full day, we explored the monuments on the Mall. It was a beautiful, but cool day. Isn't that sky just breathtaking? Loved the Smiothsonian museums. Had to take this mummy picture for Caleb who is fascinated with Egypt right now. The White House at night is beautiful. It always amazes me that tourists can get so close to our President's home. Gail arranged a tour of the capital with her Texas Congressman's office. I highly recommend doing this as we were able to bypass all of the LO...