Best Laid Plans
For months, I’ve been planning a road trip down South to see my girlfriends, some of whom I haven’t seen in 15 years. We’re all women now. We have careers, families. We’re interesting. We’re funny. We...
View ArticleWood Chicks: A pit stop in Chesapeake
A couple of years ago while vacationing down at the Outer Banks, my husband and I ended up stuck in Chesapeake, Va., for an entire day. We would say the day was a waste, but we stumbled on Wood Chicks...
View ArticleRoad work
Interstate 95 is beautiful at 3:30 a.m. I’ll keep telling myself this as I head South. After the sour days that were May and June, my July in Carolina better not suck. Posted with WordPress for...
View ArticleBeer does a body good: Outer Banks Brewing Station
Continuing this blog’s inadvertent-but-grand tradition of reporting on mostly fried food and beer, my next recommendation comes just in time for the 5th Annual Outer Banks Marathon. I have several...
View ArticleSpotted on a Virginia backroad
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View ArticleRoom to grow in the nation’s capital
A nice thing about having house guests is they help you rediscover your immediate world, sometimes by mistake. A recent excursion to the National Zoo was a bust, so our guests suggested a trip to the...
View ArticleEdenton in April
Edenton in April, a set on Flickr. My family and I enjoyed a nearly perfect spring evening in historic Edenton, N.C., where we dined on fresh seafood at Waterman’s and listened to live music at Boogie...
View ArticleWindow seat
I finally got to leave Virginia. Awesome.Filed under: flying, South, travel Tagged: flying, South, travel
View ArticleDisplaced
A herd of deer grazed in my neighbor’s yard this afternoon. I wouldn’t have been so surprised if there had been only one or two, but I counted four, the five, then seven. Maybe eight. It was enchanting...
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