A lovely beach vacation (even without ice cream)
When we first moved to Northern Virginia six years ago, I had to look up what OBX stood for after seeing it on so many bumper stickers. Outer Banks, NC — the place seemingly everyone in NoVA (with a kid or two, at least) goes for a quick summer vacation. And, after adding that second … Continue reading
It’s summer! (And I have two kids.) How did that happen?
Looks like we’re all in need of a serious update over here! A lot has happened since my last post. Namely: It became summer, not winter. We added another kid to our family. That second bullet point should probably explain my lack of frequent posts, as eager as I have been to share all the … Continue reading
My (10) Christmas Present(s) To You
It feels like we’ve had an extra week between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, though the calendar tells me it’s only a few days. That’s great for tackling the to-do list, but it makes me feel like a little kid painstakingly checking off the days until it’s here. Not to mention the walk to the … Continue reading
Summer days, driftin’ away
But, oh, those summer tomatoes. I have long been in love with them. But this summer was the first I really tried (and succeeded!) to grow my own. I’m now in the midst of a steady daily harvest of a half-dozen romas and at least as many sweet, yellow cherry tomatoes, which I end up snacking on while … Continue reading
Playing Editor for Edible DC’s Summer Issue
Freelancing and part-timing is great, great, great. But I’m always jumping from one project to the next, barely remembering to share the last story I wrote as I wade knee-deep into another. That’s why sinking into one bigger project for a few weeks sounded so appealing. Getting to help create a magazine devoted to all the local food topics I … Continue reading
Georgia: Cuisine, Culture, Antiquity Tucked Into One Wee Country
My first taste of Georgia was at the table of a Southeast Washington apartment, which I wrote about in this story for The Washington Post. Since then, I’ve become something of a Georgia groupie, attending events where Georgian food or wine are served, meeting many others who are from Georgia or have spent time … Continue reading
May Showers Bring June Veggies
Now that I officially have not killed everything, it’s time to tell you that I started a garden. A pot garden. Well, a garden temporarily in pots. For now. We’re waiting to implement a grandiose landscaping plan, but I couldn’t wait any longer to grow some things. And, while I plan to write a much longer … Continue reading
Bah-bah-bah: spring babies on a farm
Good Friday was coming up and my friend Wendy came a’calling with another field trip idea. Last time, she wanted me to join in an almost irresistible trip to collect and “process” heritage breed turkeys for Thanksgiving. But somehow I did resist the urge to go (deadlines have a way of wrecking pre-holiday slaughter plans), and I’ve been kicking … Continue reading
Tasting the ‘world’s best water’ — and still being OK with tap
This blog post originally appeared at BayJournal.com, where I’m on staff, and is appearing here with permission. Twenty-one. That was the number of bottled waters — set as sips before us in glass stemware — we judges were tasked with parsing in just one round of the recent 26th annual International Water Tasting competition in Berkeley … Continue reading
It snowed. We survived — and met our neighbors.
For those of you who have been living under a rock — or are still waiting to be plowed out and have your newspapers delivered — it snowed in the Washington region. Quite a bit. What started with a traffic-snarling dusting on Wednesday evening turned into a nonstop deluge Friday night and lasted all day … Continue reading
