by Nancy | Jul 9, 2009 | Art, Travel
This piece of sculpture is officially called the Cloud Gate, but has been nicknamed The Bean. It was designed by artist Anish Kapoor and draws thousands of tourists. The reflections in some places are like funhouse mirrors. Standing underneath the Bean provides...
by Nancy | Jul 4, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Research, Travel
Shown here is one style of what we would call an old washstand. These were used in Germany in the 1600’s for washing your fingers before eating. Yes, I did say fingers instead of hands. You didn’t wash both hands, instead you washed only the first two...
by Nancy | Aug 18, 2008 | Research, Travel
I stepped off the plane at the Frankfurt airport full of eager anticipation. Only two weeks to find out all I could in two cities. Our exchange daughter, Anke, met me at the airport. We dropped my backpack and suitcase at her apartment and she took me on a...
by Nancy | Aug 7, 2008 | The Beach, Travel
I just spent a week on Dauphine Island off the coast of Alabama in the Gulf. I was very curious to know what differences there might be between the Atlantic and the Gulf beaches. I have to say I was very disappointed with the beach on Dauphine Island. It is very...
by Nancy | Jun 24, 2008 | Miscellaneous, The Beach
This time we picked up the sand dollars right in the water as they were being washed ashore. It looked as if they just glided in underwater. Sometimes they were left on the sand, but other times another wave would take them back out, if you weren’t quick...
by Nancy | Jun 22, 2008 | The Beach
The days are ever so gently blending together so that I no longer remember which day contained which events. Late afternoon-early evenings at the beach have been wonderful with their full blown breezes to cool the heat. On one of these days, further south along...
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