B and I have spent so many of our recent weekends running errands and doing chores that we thought it might be fun to take a Saturday to just be a little irresponsible. We ended up spending the day wine tasting at Barrel Oak, checking out The Outpost in Middleburg (which features the most incredible … Continue Reading

Major apologies for the disappearing act last week while I was in Paris. It’s starting to seem like a bad joke now that my computer flakes on cue whenever I travel overseas. Thank you all so much for your very helpful and much-appreciated suggestions to my last post! Here are a few snippets of what … Continue Reading

My good friend is moving to Bolivia so as a last hurrah before she left town, we decided to take a trip to a few Virginia wineries, using a list of recommendations from Red Hen’s Sebastian Zutant. We started at Glen Manor, which sits in a valley bordered by Skyline Drive (yeah, it’s kind of … Continue Reading

Perfection on a plate at Kaz Sushi Bistro. Just a few of my favorite things I’ve been doing (mostly eating) no particular order… The most wonderful time of the year: cherry season at the farmers’ market. Mad scientist Sandra Tran whipping something delicious at Nice Cream Factory. Sherry and cured ham (a truly magical combination) … Continue Reading