Over the weekend I went with friends to two vineyards in Virginia, fairly close to DC. Virginia, in the event you don’t know, actually has some very decent wines and beautiful vineyards. For one thing, Virginia is a beautiful state. Something that always strikes me each time I leave the…
Okay. So this may be the last festival update until, well…until the festivals kick back off again in the spring. At least I don’t know of any coming up, barring the holiday market which isn’t so much a festival as an outdoor market. The Taste of Georgetown featured little bites…
I expected that I would like New Orleans. But I didn’t think I would love it. But I did love it. Do love it. I can’t wait to go back. The narrow streets of the French Quarter with the colored buildings and iron balconies are romantic, and walking just over…
Yesterday I bought French Market style coffee. It wasn’t the Café du Monde kind, because all that was left was decaf (and what’s the point of decaf?), but it’s still coffee with chicory. And it’s still delicious. I tried a small cup last night, but this morning made a full…