Category: Washington, DC

  • Could YOU pass the test for US citizenship?

    I am learning so much as I get ready as a Literacy Volunteer to help prospective citizens study for the English and Civics tests!  The interactive site, PREPARING for THE OATH: US History and Civics for Citizenship, developed by US Citizenship and Immigration Services in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, is…

  • WASHINGTON ON YOUR OWN | Wednesday, August 7 | Search for the lost symbol?

    This is one of my favorite day trips! And there is still time to read the novel before you  search for the lost symbol. Grab some friends and hitch a ride to D.C. Travelers are dropped off at the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in the morning and picked up in the…

  • Medallion at First and Main – Just a couple of days left to help!

    I am so pleased to be a supporter of this project and I hope you will join me. What a great project! I have been thinking a lot about “place” recently after  Charlottesville Tomorrow started a Google+ discussion about the importance of  the concept of place.   It can take a while for a newcomer to…

  • Tangerine Tango – Sounds good to me!

    In reading the Washington Post Magazine this morning I learned that the PANTONE 2012 Color of The Year is Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango.  I looked it up to learn more about it. I love color, so of course I did! Dance into the New Year with this Vivacious and Appealing Reddish Orange The 2011 color…

  • Here’s to Holy Trinity High School in Georgetown, DC!

    Last weekend was really an incredible experience!  I had not seen most of the reunion attendees in many years.  As each told her story I was reminded that graduates of “girls’ schools” have demonstrated over and over again the ability to reinvent themselves as circumstances change.  The Sisters of Mercy gave us a  very comprehensive…

  • New daily Amtrak service to Washington, DC

    This is going to be a great opportunity for us in the Charlottesville area to visit DC and come back the same day. Union Station is just a short distance from the museums and art galleries, so this new Amtrak service should make lifelong-learning field trips to our nation’s capital especially easy. New daily Amtrak…