

An Artful Scavenger Hunt
"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting." -Buddha The thrill of the...


Feeling Lucky at the Lucky Lake Gem Mine
"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often." -Brian Tracy...


Ain't No Mountain High Enough To Keep Us Away
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." -Sir Edmund Hillary Hello summer of 2015! We are excited to be out of school and to...


Art-O-Mat: Don't Go Around Artless! Be an art collector!
Picasso said that "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." By that rationale, we all should seek to infuse a bit of...


PAY IT FORWARD: 49 Acts of Kindness
“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” (—Bob Kerrey) There is no greater...


THE BIG MAZE in the Nation's Capital!
“Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its MAZES and meanderings, but leads none...


Stop and Smell the Roses (make that.. Blueberries)
“To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God” (author unknown) As we spent the first part of summer...


Do Mermaids' Tears Become Sea Glass? A magical roadtrip to Norfolk...
"Mermaid Tears" by Nancy Crossman Oh how many tragic tears,
Must mermaids weep each day? To leave behind the trail of gems,
Washed up...


Underground caverns and boxwood mazes in the Shenendoah
It was formed 400,000 million years ago. It was discovered 136 years ago. Scientists from the Smithsonian felt compelled to write that...


Every Adventure Needs An Anthem....
Every adventure, every journey, every road trip, needs an ANTHEM. Or at least that's what happens in the movies. The heroes and heroines...