I did not know this… My name is Wesley Norris; I was born a slave on the plantation of George Parke Custis; after the death of Mr. Custis, Gen. Lee, who had been made executor of the estate, ass… more →
Modernity Lifewrote 1 month ago: Monday 4 March – Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (Square B6), Camden Road (B5), Camden Town (B5) A … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Recently a friend and I visited Arlington House. I will not retell the history of the Arlington esta … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This Photo was a Error taken in the dark of Arlington House in Margate but i think it looks quirky a … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It was while looking for photography exhibitions in London that I stumbled across Deirdre O’Callahan … more →
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wrote 2 months ago: The first thing you’ll notice about Arlington National Cemetery is that it occupies the side o … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Heading into a brisk morning headwind on a bright-n-sunny day, we began an 8-mile circuit hike at th … more →
wrote 4 months ago: It was a sunny, cool morning at Arlington National Cemetery. We went and saw the Kennedy grave, saw … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Here are views of the Old Post Office Pavilion in Washington, DC. Plus I took the elevator to the 12 … more →
wrote 5 months ago: ‘Underneath the neon sign’: well, actually, round the corner from it. The famous blue ne … more →
wrote 8 months ago: A gallery of photographs from my recent trip to the English seaside town of Margate. They capture a … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Britain’s seaside towns have a reputation of being tired, neglected and lacking in charm … more →
wrote 11 months ago: We’d often said that we should visit the historic Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Happy Friday readers! In anticipation of the upcoming long weekend and Memorial Day holiday (or the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The national observance of Memorial Day is held every year at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arl … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We’ve always enjoyed the scene in A&E’s Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth Bennett … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Yes….another cherry blossom post! I couldn’t resist. They are too beautiful – an … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I don’t have a good reason for making this post other than that I saw something I found intere … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Yes, we did. We visited three different United States Presidents’ Grave sites for Christmas, 2 … more →