Posts by Kimberly Sullivan
Farewell to Summer 2019
I know I’m lucky where I live in Rome. There are no nippy breezes in September. No need to dig out the winter coats for some time yet. But still, as I watch the days grow shorter and shorter, I can’t help but realize the summer is winding down – and that autumn begins officially…
Read MoreA day in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
This past summer while I was with my family in Washington, DC, we decided to take the easy trip out to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. It’s easy to reach with public transport – an easy stop on the metro. From the metro station, we enjoyed the pleasant summer day for a walk through the city’s…
Read MoreAre your kids’ reading lists guilting you into missed Classics?
When my kids were in elementary and middle school, I never faced guilt trips for not having read a novel they were reading. First, because in elementary school, I could whip through whatever they were reading pretty quickly. By middle school, many of the more recent YA books were of less interest to me and…
Read MoreHike the Adirondacks, and never leave Manhattan … in Central Park
I’m a big fan of the Adirondack Mountains. My grandmother had an old hunting lodge that had been converted to a summer home on Lake George and I visited often as a kid. Lake George’s Buck Mountain was the first mountain I climbed as a kid, and I’ve climbed it many times since then. So…
Read MoreHoliday 2019 reading (Part 2)
Over the summer holidays, I was back in New York, and armed with my beloved library card. I managed to read lots of good books during my time there, and blogged about some of them last week. This week, I’ll wrap up the reviews of my holiday reading … also giving me a chance to…
Read MoreFrom the top of the world. The Pizzo di Ovindoli, Abruzzo
On a hot summer weekend, I took my kids out to our place in Ovindoli – in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy. An hour and a half away in Rome, it was sweltering, but at 1400 meters/4500 feet from sea level, we could be active all day, without succumbing to heat stroke. My older son…
Read MoreHoliday 2019 reading (Part 1)
Reading is always a big part of my holidays. Even more so when I return to New York armed with my fabulous library card. I took full advantage of that shiny red card this year. Here are the books I read on my time back in New York this summer: Donna Has Left The Building…
Read MoreNew York beach day! Rockaway, Queens
When you think about New York City, many images and impressions probably spring to mind. I’ll wager none of those include pristine white beaches and refreshing ocean waves – all reachable by subway. Rockaway Beach in Queens offers an easy beach day far from the stresses of mega-city life, and all for the price of…
Read MoreThe kindness of strangers
It’s not only Blanche DuBois who depends on the kindness of strangers … Although, to be fair, most of us are pleased with the more innocent variety. On holidays in New York, I quickly slip into a pattern of morning jogs in Central Park. This is always enjoyable, and never fails to start my days…
Read MoreViews over Washington, DC from the Old Post Office Tower
In a city where buildings are not supposed to be built higher than the Capitol dome, there aren’t a lot of panoramic views over Washington. The Washington Monument is the best vantage point, but the Old Post Office Tower comes a close second. The Old Post Office was built between 1892-1899 in the Romanesque Revival…
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