
We barely had one free day during Labor Day weekend, and since we were already covering an event in Virginia, we stayed close to DC. What a great choice. Skyline drive, on top of the Shenandoah mountain range, is barely two hours away from the city and worth the $4 gas. For those who haven’t […] Read more »

We love food. A lot. And we have occasionally gone to extremes to find it.
To reflect our particular experience, I present you the first installment in our Hole In The Wall restaurant reviews. We’ll be discussing the tiny, dingy, fabulous places which might not make to the review radar.
Sebastian is the real champion here: […] Read more »

Erica was in Seattle to visit her friend and some of her photos.
Statue of Christopher Columbus in the harbor in Seattle. By Douglas Bennett the statue was presented to the city in 1978.
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Living on the East Coast has been a shock to the system for this California country girl. There are lakes and rivers and creeks galore, but none safe to swim in. I once spent an entire day driving around the countryside in Pennsylvania searching for a clean a body of water: the lake was disgusting, […] Read more »