Category Archives: Places: Cities

Making music outside-Charter Oak Park, Manchester, CT

By Jelane A. Kennedy It was a beautiful sunny day in Central Connecticut. Eileen was 10 weeks beyond her right hip surgery and two weeks beyond her left hip surgery. It was time to enjoy some fresh air and get … Continue reading

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Happy Winter Solstice-Fall Photo Essay 2015

By Jelane A. Kennedy When really is the Winter Solstice? After a bit of an Internet search I decided to look for information in the United Kingdom where Stonehenge is to get the best answer. The Solstice is actually considered … Continue reading

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The winning Triple Crown – biking, kites and a lighthouse in South Portland, Maine.

By Jelane A. Kennedy The sun was bright and the air was warm with a hint of fall coolness. It was the best weather day of the whole weekend. We were staying at the KOA in Saco visiting our friends … Continue reading

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Urban Camping in Burlington, Vermont

North Beach Campground is an urban facility just outside the downtown area of Burlington, Vermont. There is easy access to downtown via the bikeway: Island Line Trail (2010 Rail Trail Hall of Fame winner) that hugs the waterfront. This is … Continue reading

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Visiting small healing places in Boston.

By Jelane A. Kennedy The Ulfelder Healing Garden on the 8th floor of the YawkeyBuilding on the campus of Massachusetts General Hospital was a beautiful little place that had both inside and outside spaces. The garden overlooks the Charles River … Continue reading

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Spring 2015 Photo Essay.

By Jelane A. Kennedy Winter’s blast tried to hold on this Spring, as temperatures jumped up and down. Snow slowly melted during the early Spring making a little less mud for mud season. But the month of June has brought … Continue reading

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Painting with Tiffany favrile glass in Philadelphia!

By Jelane A. Kennedy Our day started: “Eileen who is your favorite artist that you have their pictures hanging up in our apartment?” “That is easy, Maxfield Parish.” “Did you know he collaborated with Tiffany?” “What do you mean?” she … Continue reading

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How to not get ripped off traveling in Albany, New York.

By Jelane A. Kennedy As more people decide that driving your self everywhere just isn’t energy efficient, more people have been looking to access public transportation. So why not take the train or bus? Yet even though Albany appears to … Continue reading

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More than Beaches: Biddeford, Maine

By Jelane A. Kennedy A cartographer can be a traveler’s best friend. After finally feeling confident on how the bike path map worked we planned our last day out before we were to leave the area. Off to Biddeford it … Continue reading

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More than just a beach: South Portland, Maine

By Jelane A. Kennedy It’s embarrassing but I didn’t realize that there were islands off the coast of Portland, Maine and they aren’t just deserted! There are actual houses with neighborhoods! The following day we headed to Portland to take … Continue reading

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