It’s been cold, gray, and dreary for over a month now.
There’s been little snow, just way-below-freezing cold. With no incentive to go outside, I’ve been mostly hibernating. One of the bands I saw in Athens came to Philly — it was so cold that night I couldn’t bring myself to venture out. Depressing.
Abby had a sleep-over night at her chosen college, so I drove her down to Maryland. Tom came with me for quick vacation break. We planned to drop her off in Owings Mills, then head in to Baltimore, check into our hotel then cruise around Fells Point for a bit and get some dinner. Unfortunately by the time we got downtown it was so cold we could only head to the restaurant next door for dinner, then back to the hotel to watch TV. So more fun foregone. Bummer. We watched the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary show. Tom to me: why is this funny? It’s not — the real show was funnier. Trust me.
This is our second trip to Baltimore this year, so I’m calling it one of My 52 Places, even though we’ve spent only one night each time.
The next morning it was still too cold to go outside, but we managed to get some relief from winter with color. The coffee shop in our hotel had the most amazing pastry selection, all made by the in-house chef. Chocolate-dipped cherry danish pudding…WHAAAT? It was yummy.
Then the aquarium. It was indoors. And felt tropical. So, yeah. What else do you do in Baltimore when it’s too cold to go outside?
Abby enjoyed her stay at school. Zoom home. Happy presidents day.
The View from the Porch 