Richard Morris Hunt, Part 3

BILTMOREThis past summer I visited the Biltmore estate in BEAUTIFUL Asheville, NC. It was about a 7 hour drive from DC, so I took a long weekend there. Asheville is surrounded by beautiful forests and mountains; really spectacular scenery. Nestled among all this and outside of the small town of Asheville is Biltmore. George Washington Vanderbilt...

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27 Dresses

I recently saw 27 Dresses ( I see a lot of movies ) and it's another movie I can really recommend. It's a romance comedy and at times can be a bit cheesey ( even for me ) especially at the end. If you liked 'My best friend's wedding' -you'll probably like this movie. It's very similar, except lacking a bitchy gay friend! Katherine Heigl...

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Richard Morris Hunt, Part 2

GREY TOWERSGrey Towers through the mist as seen from the sideThis past fall I visited Milford, PA to see some fall leaves, the national forests there and also visit R.M.H.'s 'Grey Towers'. Of course it was rainy and misty my entire trip nearly, but that did add to the charm somewhat -so ignore the greyness of the photos! Milford is a charming...

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Mad Money

This past weekend I saw a really great movie - Mad Money - with an all-star cast! Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes and Ted Danson (??????). Imagine a funny Ocean's 11, except in this case more like Oceans 3. It was really clever and just an enjoyable movie! Diane Keaton plays the mastermind - an upper-middleclass housewife who to...

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Richard Morris Hunt, part 1

Over the years I've visited a number of house museums that were designed by the prominent 19th century architect, Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895). He was not a pretty man, as evidenced by the photo above but was extremely gifted and ambitious. R.M.H. was called the 'Dean of American architecture' because he was the first American to be admitted...

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Cherry Blossoms

Every spring I'm reminded how beautiful DC is. Thousands of people from around the world come to see our cherry blossoms! Here are some pics I took last year, aren't they beautiful?Cherry blossoms are all over DC, but the national mall has the most of them and this is where to see them at their most magnificent. The trees were a gift from...

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