Home for the Holidays - Baltimore, MD

I left Houston on December 18th at 6:00 am and landed in Baltimore/Washington International Airport at 10:30 am.  My oldest daughter, Jessica, and her husband, Joe, live in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore.  In the summer Bob and I moor the boat in a marina in Baltimore so it was almost like going home.

Jessica and Joe at Lexington Market in Baltimore.

On Monday we celebrated the holidays with friends at
Lexington Market where we ordered the famous
Thanksgiving sandwiches from Krause's Lite Fare
and enjoyed the caroling of a local school chorus.
It was the best turkey sandwich ever!

Jess had to work all day so Joe and I prepared the
 "Christmas Dinner." Joe made the fillet mignon 
and brussels sprouts while I made the
 wilted spinach salad and potatoes au gratin.

Later in the week we visited Longwood Gardens 
and met my sister Laurie there.

Longwood Gardens is located in Kennett Square, PA and is the living legacy of Pierre S. du Pont who purchased the Peirce family’s arboretum in 1906 to save the trees from a lumber company.  Mr. du Pont continued to add gardens, green houses and a conservatory throughout his life and today this 1,077+ acres estate is one of the premier gardens in  the world.

The conservatory contains multiple rooms of gardens. 
Each room contained a Christmas tree 
matching the theme of the room.
This tree was in the succulent garden and is constructed
of a wide variety of succulent plants. 

In the evening the gardens came alive with millions of lights.

Since my sister, Nancy (in the center), lives right behind
Longwood Gardens we all stopped in for a visit.

On my last night in Baltimore we saw the play Dot at
the Everyman theatre.

After the theater we opened presents by the tree.

Leaving the next morning was difficult after such a wonderful visit with Jess and Joe.  Pittsburg here I come.


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