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Keys Sunset

The Florida Keys – A Sweet State of Mind
For a Mom and Her Two Daughters

Saturday, March 30th, 2013
by on Living Around

The crowds pushed themselves towards the railing along the dock. Street performers continued their attempts to keep their spectators watching them, but it was no

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Kirsten Holly Smith, Christina Sajous

Forever Dusty -A New Musical
About the Legendary Dusty Springfield

Sunday, January 27th, 2013
by on Playing Around

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien, called Dusty by her football mates for always landing on her rear, is, to most of us, a peroxide blonde

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Rugby

Rugby Rules – Touch, Pause, Engage

Saturday, November 10th, 2012
by on Living Around

On a recent vacation in South Africa with my ex-pat husband, I spent some time watching rugby. For anyone unfamiliar with the game, think of

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Australia

Woman Around Town: Neeta Helms –
The Class Act Behind Classical Movements

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
by on Woman Around Town

We’ve all heard that old joke: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.” But how do you get a world renowned orchestra—with

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TheHillsAreAlive1w

Fringe Festival Previews Promising Plays

Thursday, August 9th, 2012
by on Playing Around

Now in its sixteenth year, the New York International Fringe Festival offers avid theatergoers a chance to see some of the world’s best emerging theater

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MJ and Daughter

How I Became the Adopted Parent of an African Elephant
And Why You Should, Too

Monday, July 30th, 2012
by on Living Around

Last night I saw a TV commercial about spaying our dogs and cats. There’s way too many abandoned animals in our crowded shelters, and this

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MJ and Jeep

Out of Africa—My Adventure with Lions,
Tigers, and a Teenage Daughter

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
by on Living Around

It was getting into the eighth hour and I was starting to get a bit fidgety. I’ve done seven-hour flights, even eight, but I was

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chicjen dinner

Nando’s Peri Peri: A Hot Time in the Old Town

Monday, February 27th, 2012
by on Dining Around

Nando’s Peri Peri is fast becoming a D.C.-area hot spot, the emphasis on HOT. The Afro-Portuguese restaurant specializes in grilled chicken that’s kicked up a

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