Seven Gables

The seaside mansion associated with the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, The House of the Seven Gables was a residence for 240 years before it was opened to the public for viewing. It’s located in Salem, Massachusetts. Guided tours are available through the museum house, but there are beautiful waterfront gardens behind it also. Nathaniel…Read more »

Walter Art Museum

My husband & I decided to do something different for our anniversary this year. We traveled down the east coast of the United States and visited various museums. While in Baltimore, we visited the Walter Art Museum. It was free. It has four floors of various cultures and objects. The following pictures are from the…Read more »

Consumed with Fire

For those readers that like raw, high stakes fantasy and traumatized, fierce characters, will love Cassie. She’s messy, furious, and completely unforgettable. The war may be over, but the emotional wreckage she carries is just the beginning. Cassie is not a heroine wrapped in gold light, but stitched together with grief, fire, and grit and…Read more »