The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore is offering live virtual tours. I am a sustaining member of the Edgar Allan Poe Society, and once I saw this in their newsletter, I jumped at the chance to book one! Although I have been to the Richmond museum twice, I have never had the chance to go to the Baltimore, Maryland one. It’s definitely a trip on my list to see where he lived from 1833 – 1835, wrote, and fell in love. You can book a public or private group tour. I cannot wait for mine and hope you support their mission too by reserving your spot today. All proceeds benefit the museum. New! And now expanding to the general public. Pay-what-you-can live virtual tour of the historic Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum. Sign up at VirtualPoeHouseTour2020.eventbrite.com ***All tours offered on a pay-only-what-you-can basis and proceeds benefit…
Restaurants are finding creative, sometimes extraordinary ways to continue serving diners during this world-wide pandemic while still staying afloat. Mediamatic ETEN is a vegan restaurant located in a greenhouse alongside an Amsterdam river. They are trying out a unique concept and waiting on permission from the government to hopefully continue it until it’s safe to reopen the full space. Diners sit outside in tiny waterfront greenhouses and staff serve their meals on a long plank thus allowing for social distancing. Looks like a clever way to dine and in a scenic spot. We found out about this new dining idea through Secret LA in an article by Ashlyn Davis. This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Photo Credit: Mediamatic ETEN We’ve never been to Mediamatic ETEN, however, we need to put it on our…
We are going through a dark, world-wide pandemic with COVID19. It isn’t the first one the world has been through one, and unfortunately, it won’t be the last. According to the CDC, the Spanish Flu of 1918 was the most devastating. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. Source: CDC People in 1918 looked for solutions to the prevention of spreading the illness and germs too. They got creative based on what they believed. We’re seeing a similar pattern 102 years later. Atlas Obscura and the Daily Mail both feature an article on this reoccurence. We’re posting the one from Atlas Obscura in a follow-up to our earlier one about their new WFH series. Parents Put Masks…
If you’ve ever visited the Poe Museum in Richmond, then you’ve walked up to the bust of Poe featured in their brick pergola. Located in the Enchanted Garden. But, did you know it’s not the original bust and the statue went for a stroll in 1987, aptly in the month of October? Chris Semtner, the museum’s curator, tells the tale below. The images (2018) are ones I took of the actual gifted bust to the museum which they now safely keep inside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5DoYUozeQ Video credit: The Poe Museum Photo Credit: Jennifer Graham Photo Credit: Jennifer Graham
BBC News April 18, 2020 A 99-year-old war veteran has been left “speechless” after raising more than £23m for the NHS. Capt Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. The Duke of Cambridge hailed him as a “one-man fundraising machine”. His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said: “There are no words left to say. We cannot believe people’s generosity and he’s just floored by it.” https://youtu.be/VI312DX1Zrk ‘A-list celebrity’ Ms Ingram-Moore continued: “We’re all speechless. It’s not even two weeks since this started. We’re just working our socks off supporting him and this phenomenon. “Yesterday we did 35 interviews and another 17 today but the Yorkshireman takes it all in his stride. “He’s become an A-list celebrity. I’m just the sidekick.” More than a million people have now made donations to his JustGiving page. And more than…
A wonderful virtual travel experience from Atlas Obscura.
Pounce Cat Cafe was started by 2 best friends who wanted to save cats from the streets and do it in style as a place for both cats and humans to mingle and fall in love. Pounce Cat Cafe + Wine Bar is a great place to visit with 2 locations: Charleston and Savannah. Rescue cats live at their locations and you can visit and enjoy a beverage while picking out a new bestie or simply socialize and have fun. The boys and I had a really nice time last year on spring break at their Charleston spot. They are struggling like all small businesses. One of the ways you can support them is to order merchandise, if not for you, for your kiddos or to cheer someone up during these dark days. Personally, I like the wine coffee mug, cat ears, and sweet beanie. I just wish it got…
I love Queen Elizabeth the Second. Below is her rousing speech to Britain and the Commonwealth nations. Her first speech was in 1940 with her sister about the need for children to be evacuated to the countryside during time of war. Who knew she’d be making an address to the nation such as this 80 years later at the age of 93? https://youtu.be/FJP95WKJQjg
In January, I was very excited to attend the Poe Museum’s annual Poe Birthday Bash. I’d been in 2018 and couldn’t wait to go again. Flew into Richmond on the Friday night before the event to stay at the Berkeley Hotel in the Shockoe Slip business district. I like to stay there since it’s a 12 minute walk to the Poe Museum or a short Uber trip. (You can read my review on the Berkeley here). Friday night was a frigid, windy 36 degrees and walking to the restaurant 2 blocks away was unpleasant. Even sitting in the Irish pub’s window seat was cold! As I ate dinner, I was worried the flight, hotel, and travel was going to be for naught with the weather. However, the next morning it was a fine 37 to 39 degrees out – cloudy but not windy. I bundled up with a scarf and…
I recently flew to Richmond, Virginia, to attend the annual Birthday Bash for Edgar Allan Poe. It is held at the Poe Museum. I stayed at the Berkeley Hotel which is a 12 minute walk from the museum. The Berkeley is located in the Shockoe Slip area in the business district. Fashionable Shockoe Slip is a downtown dining hub, with Southern-style restaurants, BBQ joints, gastropubs, and taprooms tucked down narrow alleyways and in former warehouses. This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. The boutique hotel seems period, however, it was built in 1988. The original owner was careful to fashion it architecturally after the other historic buildings in the area. Alan M. Voorhees designed it to be in a European style and named it after the Berkeley Castle and Plantation in England. Mr. Malcom Jamieson, the…