Another beautiful day, another journey to a scenic location. This one made me feel a little like a dwarf. And no, I’m not referring to my formidable 5 ft height. We headed out early, some of us more enthusiastic about it than others and braved the DC traffic to head under the earth. This is one of the largest caverns around, and once you head down you know why. The ceilings are soaring, no claustrophobia to be found and the entire walk is well lit. From the moment you st

This year has been drastically different from last year. We’ve had a lot more opportunities for me to put miles on my car and my youngest to come home from university. And Easter couldn’t have happened on a better weekend. With 80+ temps, we found ourselves outside with the sunroof open as we enjoyed some family bonding. This time we searched out the water in our own area, I know! I know! We are always doing that, but we have never been to this location before. That being

This one is a quick dining experience with my co-worker and Summer. She is one of my favorite people and we enjoy getting out once a month to enjoy the different food options around town. I’m sad to say this will be our last one as she is going PRN, but hopefully it won’t be the last time we see her. This little trip found us at Mother’s Grill just in time for their St Patty’s Day specials. Yummy! Reubens all the way for me! Hey I’m part Irish! Don’t judge me! I mean I

You guys better buckle up, this is going to be a whirlwind ride. Once again, I have let life get in the way and now, I have to do a photo dump to make way for even more Kindles in the Wild. We have been from the frozen north to the southern divide, and I can’t wait to share the fun and fantastic reads I have had along the way. Right down the road from the museum is the Bicentennial Tower. A favorite fishing spot for the area and the perfect spot for pictures. As you can s

As always happens, all good things have to come to an end, and we found ourselves back in Erie before the snowstorm. So we, of course, headed to the maritime museum for a school project and to see what we can see. The first thing we saw was the towering smokestack in the parking lot. And we heard tell of a tall ship available for tours, but at 16°F the guides didn’t seem too enthusiastic about going out there. But that’s okay, it just means we will have to go back when it

On the 4th day we finally found our way home and spent the afternoon with family. My aunt, cousin and sister joined us for a trip to the lanes where some of us had a strong showing, and others needed a bit more practice. We had a fantastic time getting in our exercise, okay I sat, read my book, and talked so real exercise for me, on this chilly day. And, of course, I talked, watched, and put a dent, huge, ginormous even, in the reading of my book. The cover of this book wa

After spending the night in Hagerstown, we headed to Frederick for the day. This town has those sacred items that all dancers need…. pointe shoes, not to mention the fantastic small town feel and picturesque views of the water. We visited on a Sunday morning, so a lot of the shops were closed. But it’s the perfect little kitchy town where you can find knick knacks and one-of-a-kind gifts. Plus there is everything from ice cream to gluten free when you are ready to take a b

Well day 2 of Spring Break and we went from hot and sunny to cold and rainy. But that didn’t stop us from making a side trip to Pittsburgh for a trek outdoors and a new venue we had never seen before. One good thing about the rain is we had the museum to ourselves. I guess there are not that many crazy, umm I meant brave, people in the world. Its not very big, but it is 2 stories full of history and some amazing dioramas and wax figures. It’s actually the perfect place to

It’s been a while since we were able to get out and about, but I feel like this winter has been going on forever. Heck! Who am I kidding! It’s still going on, we had frost just this morning. Not to mention just the other week I was unexpectedly stuck in the frozen north overnight due to winter storms. Oh well, welcome to Maryland, they always say. Although on this particular adventure it was welcome to Pennsylvania. If you couldn’t tell before, my daughters and I love bein

Nothing better after a long day at work then taking a field trip with one of your coworkers. After computer updates were done and we were finished terrorizing the masses, Ms Julie and I went and picked up Summer for a late dinner at The Greene Turtle. I usually go there for their burgers but thought I would be a rebel and grab a crabby melt with fries instead. Yummy! Oh! And they have Smith Island cake slices that you can get to eat there or grab on the go. Super Yummy! M

You guys! The girls and I had our first Kindles in the Wild experience for 2022 and it was a doozy. Have you all ever gone to the zoo in the winter? Me either! But I highly recommend. We had to take Mollee back to school after the holidays (sad face) but we decided to make it a 2 day trip this time and stopped over in Pittsburgh for the evening with a freezing cold trip to the zoo. Okay, the temp was actually 33 degrees so not quite freezing, but still pretty cold when y

It’s so hard to believe that we have finally made it to the end of 2021. For all that happened during it, it seemed like it just flew by. But maybe that’s in spite of everything happening it still flew by. A good thing perhaps. Regardless, the girls and I went to the great outdoors to pass the last day of the year. After a week being cooped up inside, between work and the rain, the girls and I were glad to finally get out and explore the world around us. Due to the light

There were so many fantastic events that occurred on this whirl wind trip to watch my daughter perform in Swan Lake. I think I have mentioned it before, but she is going to school in the frozen north. So of course, that meant it was basically raining white stuff from the sky, in some form, the entire time that we were there. Not enough to need snow removal or a shovel, but enough to be annoying. Gotta love that lake effect. My friend and I drove up to hang out with Mollee,

This was a fun day! We picked up my cousin and took her with us on an adventure at the farm. This was only my second time at the farm, but she used to go with her daughter all of the time and enjoy the sights and sounds of fall. The farm was all decked out for the fall harvest and holiday season. We found all kinds of decorations that I would have loved to take home it I had a yard to put them in. There were so many vendors and of course all of the farm fun with a maze and

All aboard! Summer and I finally made it to our final destination in the Lancaster area of PA, the Stasburg Railroad. I was so glad that I was able to experience this with her as the last time I was on the train when we went there for a school trip how many ever years ago. Now if only we can go back and take Mollee with us. We thought for sure that we would be the last ones from our group there, but we actually ended up being the first. Summary and I met up with one of th

Regretfully Summer and I didn’t get to hang out another day with Mollee, we had a hot date with a short rail train to get to. Which meant getting up super early and hitting the road, so we could be there by 2PM. Lucky for us it was Sunday, through a national forest, so little to no traffic and plenty of time to make a side trip to this little wonder hidden in Strasburg. We had a nice scenic drive that took us to this unassuming strip mall, with a restaurant, several shops, i

There are no books on this quick post, as I mentioned in my previous post the focus of this trip was to drop my spawn off at school for her sophomore year. Which we actually did in two phases, so we had room in the car to purchase all of the items that we didn’t need to bring from home. We really only stayed long enough to unload the car and then set up the fish tank, so the boys had a home when we brought them back the next day. Don’t mind the fact that Mollee looks sallow

Well, it is once again that time, you know when you have to drive your spawn back to school and leave them to fend for themselves. We always try to go up a few days before so we can experience some of the local attractions, especially in the summer so we can get out on the lake. This one is a multiple location for the same book because we decided to go around the entire loop of Presque Isle and decided to check out the monument while we were there. We started out at the Per

This Kindles in the Wild was bittersweet for us. We all got together to spend some time before mom’s celebration of life tomorrow. Sometimes you just need that feeling of togetherness and family to get you through. And what better way to celebrate life then with a bushel of crabs. It’s not a Maryland summer if you don’t have at least a bushel of crabs to share with the family. Right! We kind of ended up eating this in 2 rounds since everyone was arriving at different times.

What a fantastic way to end the month of July! On this venture we met up with my sister and headed out to the trailhead again. I fell in love with the casteltry of the monument and once we looked it up to see where it was at off we went. It was a little bit of a trek for us, but the beauty of the area and the history of the location made it all worth it. We loved all of the outside elements, but this location also had a fantastic little museum that we were able to go into