OUR TRAVELS

We went sightseeing with our friend Kim on one of the coldest days of the season here in DC.  There will be no selfies posted because Donna's nose was running constantly!  (Ew! TMI!)  It was good to see Kim for the first time in years.  Donna met Kim while working on an assignment with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors here in DC more than 10 years ago.  She was and is a joy to spend time with!  We visited the National Cathedral and the National Zoo. The Washington National Cathedral's official name is the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul and is Episcopalian. It took 83 years to complete, has 215 stained glass windows, 288 angels, 112 gargoyles, and a number of grotesques.  The gargoyles act as waterspouts to divert rain away from the Cathedral's walls.  A Darth Vader grotesque was added to the building in 1986 as one of the winning entries in the National Geographic World magazine contest. More than 220 people are interred in the Cathedral including Woodrow Wi

We just experienced a winter storm in DC.  The city landscapes look beautiful under a blanket of snow.  The best part about the day was not having to get in the car and drive to work on the snowy slushy roads.  We built a snowperson in front of the White House.  What you see in the picture is much smaller than the original one.  More on that in a minute. The snow was coming down pretty hard and stinging our faces. It felt wonderful! Our first snowperson was top heavy and toppled.  Don tried to save as much of it as he could with limited success. Views of the city and landmarks snow covered. The snow was so wet that it stuck to our clothing! The National Christmas Tree and the states' trees look a little different than they did before Christmas. Here is the view from inside our room. No snow day is complete without hot cocoa.......and a peppermint candy cane.  Yum! Glad we have electricity as so many folks around us don't because of fallen trees on power lines.  Hope y'all a