Annie McGann CumpstonJanuary 7, 1997 - March 23, 2003(All photos from the Cumpston Family and Annie's Playground unless otherwise noted)---Dove released by Tom and Megan Cumpston at the grand opening of Annie's Playground in 2005Photo: Baltimore Sun/Aegis---Ten years after the opening of Annie’s Playground in Fallston’s Edgeley Grove Park, the familyRead More

It’s 5-15-15! As a special treat, today you can read these takes backwards or forwards and they will make just as much sense either way!Read More

I’m just barely getting this in under the wire, but this seems to be a day when I am behind on things. This evening I delivered belated birthday gifts that should have been given in July, which isn’t too terrible, and March, which is. So maybe these quick takes aren’t allRead More

How was your Thanksgiving celebration? Ours was everything I hoped it would be—delicious food, good conversation, and very little effort involved on my part. Next year maybe I will do more than bring the whipped cream, but this year that was about all I seemed to be able to manage.ThisRead More