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The Last Picnic.

This weekend was the first official one of fall and I breathed a quiet sigh of relief in looking at the weather and seeing that it looks like summer is going to bow out gracefully this year. But obviously, there are … Continue reading

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So this is love.

Cupcakes when I get home from work. Nights up late giggling. Fancy dinners out at French restaurants. Managing to take decent selfies by the door. Tickets to Shakespeare productions. Dinners on the porch that taste just perfect. Bike rides. Long … Continue reading

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26.

Yesterday I turned 26, but because we love a good party around this home, we started celebrating last weekend. I mean, you only get one birthday a year, might as well drag it out until everyone is tired of it … Continue reading

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The Soul of Hospitality

When you live in a cool city, you inevitably have lots of visitors. As a middle child with a severe case of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), this is awesome. The year I lived in Paris, I think I hosted … Continue reading

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What I’ve learned from the PA Turnpike

In a span of two weeks, James and I drove the length of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Breezewood and Pittsburgh 6 times. Yes, SIX. That is six times too many. Every mile of that infernal road is blazed into my … Continue reading

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Lately we’ve been taking lots of bike rides.

Lately we’ve been taking lots of bike rides, because we want to explore this city beyond the scope of what we can easily walk.  Lately we’ve been appreciating how much DC clears out in the evenings, and on lazy Sunday … Continue reading

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5 Things I Love Today

We were out of town all weekend for a wedding, and after getting back late-ish last night (ok, so it was 9, but there was very little sleep had this weekend), we opted for zoning out on the couch instead … Continue reading

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Green thoughts.

Do you ever read one of those books that forces you to look around at parts of your life and evaluate? I love those. And I hate those. Earlier this summer I read Michael Pollan’s The Omnivores Dilemma, and it got … Continue reading

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Around this home…there are single lady cat pictures.

Heard and seen around this house lately: “Sorry I couldn’t answer, but I had to Instagram a picture of my cat.“ “Um… you know that you are married now, right? You don’t have to do that anymore. “ Not only … Continue reading

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Summer came, and we all drank lemonade.

Hey y’all, summer’s here. You might protest that statement if you are a season purist, one who believes that summer starts on the official date of June 21st, but I am someone who knows that summer doesn’t always fit in … Continue reading

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