It all began during the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC last April, 2019. I became extra curious about the symbolic images, mostly botanical, on many of our federal buildings. They’re rampant across Capitol Hill, inside and out of each building, as well as across the Capitol grounds. I had to learn more. I schlepped inside…
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Are there good luck signs all around us in the environment and we just need to be observant to find them? It’s interesting that believing in good luck symbols seems to be universal for all ages and all cultures, and randomly stumbling across one seems extra fortunate. How about bad luck symbols? Is anyone so…
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“Here Lyes y body of Ann(?) Grigg Wife of Thomas Grigg Aged 30 years Dec Sep y 17 1742 A Thousand (Times) Farewell Dear hart(?) Till we Shall meet & never Part Oh may(?) we Shorely(?) meet(?) again(?) To Praise Our God Amen” ~Tombstone, Trinity Church burial ground, NYC, Broadway & Wall Street (additional random…
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Sleepy Hollow, New York is soooo spooky, I can’t help but refer to it as Spooky Hollow. Seriously, please check it out next time you’re in Manhattan, it’s just a quick train ride away. You’ll be able top see, and umm… feel what I mean. Maybe my trepidation comes from being at the Old Dutch…
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Ghosts are real. And this story is just another very tangible example. A spooky ghost that struck the Sunday between Christmas and New Years, and had a physical impact on me as if to prove it was legit. Maybe ghosts feel frustrated that so many people don’t believe they’re real. Maybe they want to prove…
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