Author: lauraeppinger

Private vehicle ownership is not working out for me. I have never been able to afford a new car, but the used ones I can buy outright fall apart and the repairs are expensive. I'm taking an indefinite break from my car. I feel lucky I can get to work with public transit, though it… Continue reading The Public

  Pretty sure it's been raining in New Jersey since I returned from Arizona. I miss the bright colors and endless blue skies.   Kehinde Wiley, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Mickalene Thomas at the Tucson Museum of Art I was impressed by how much hometown pride I encountered in Tuscon. Artisans and entrepreneurs seemed to be… Continue reading I believe it is pronounced Tuck-sin.

  SONG by Adrienne Rich You're wondering if I'm lonely: OK, yes, then I'm lonely as a plane rides lonely and level on its radio beam, aiming across the Rockies for the blue-strung aisles of an airfield on the ocean You want to ask, am I lonely? Well, of course, lonely as a woman driving… Continue reading SONG :: Poetry and art in Tucson

Cousins' Choice for a weekend in Washington, D.C. The United States Botanic Garden:     Lunch and literature at Busboys & Poets, where even the menu is inspiring: Farmbird. They do tofu well! A drink at The Pug, or really, just a seat to soak in the atmosphere:   Coffee at Ebenezer's Coffeehouse And brunch… Continue reading Weekend in Washington, D.C.

The Old Salt Route connected many European cities through trade for more than a thousand years. Salzburg, Austria still displays so much of the wealth generated by the trade of SALT, not silver or diamonds or gold. Also renowned for Mozart and the setting of "The Sound of Music," I enjoyed wandering around this city… Continue reading The Salt Road