We had been looking for a historic place that might be good for a day trip with the boys. Since the Cherokee were a major topic of learning in school last year, we were delighted to discover New Echota.

In my practice, “Living Large” is the phrase I use to describe a project that lives like it has more square footage than it does.

I logged on to Facebook the other day and found the above quote posted by a long-standing friend of mine. I immediately commented that I knew the feeling..

Taking a trip can either be an exercise in how to get from point A to point B in the quickest manner, or an exploration of the road less traveled.  I find myself more likely to take the latter approach lately.

Every Wednesday during the school year, I pick my older son up from a school built in the mid-1920s. It is a wonderful old multistory brick building, complete with lots of cast stone trim, tall multi-paned windows,  tiled-wall halls, and a great plastered proscenium arch and balcony in the auditorium.