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Art in Bloom 2022

Art in Bloom is a fundraiser for the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) where florists create artwork-inspired floral displays. It is a great annual event that we try to attend each year. These are some of our favorites from 2022:     ... continue reading...


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Week in Florida: Eat + Drink

Other Breweries Good Liquid Brewing - We originally planned to go to the South Manatee location, but at the last minute we noticed their newish location in Sarasota that was a little easier to get to given traffic in Bradenton. I knew this location had food, but I didn't expect it to be so busy at 2pm! Thankfully we were able to get a table in the bar area and tried their fries and several of their beers. I had a flight of (mostly) sours and Leandra and her Dad tried both the dark beers on ... continue reading...


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Week in Florida: Oyster shucking

After returning from our afternoon in St. Pete - my Dad informed me they had purchased 2 dozen oysters from Detwiler's! I had him pour me a glass of champagne and got started shucking. We ate them in two stages as it still takes me a minute or two per oyster but the New Hampshire oysters were lovely, nice brine and not too minerally. At a $1/each they were a great deal.      ... continue reading...


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Week in Florida: Daytrip to St. Pete

We started our afternoon in the Edge district with cuban sandwiches at Bodega. We ordered at the outdoor window and grabbed an open table inside. We were so hungry we ate everything before thinking about photos! Sandwiches were good but quite messy and a little over-garlicky for my preferences. They also forgot Leandra's coffee but quickly served it up when she went up to the counter to ask about it. With our bellies full, our next objective was to walk around Central Ave checking out the ... continue reading...


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2021 Year in Review

Previous years-in-review – 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 2021 was another slow(er) travel year - no international travel, but following our vaccinations we did take several road trips plus a few domestic flights in the fall. Memorable moments: January-March: movie-inspired dinner nights April: fully vaxxed, road trip to FL May: road trip to the NC Outer Banks (our first time!) July: family-time on Long Island August: NC mountains ... continue reading...


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Chicago, December 2021

A trip to meet up with Leandra's sister and family in early November fell apart, so we decided to fly up to Chicago for a long weekend in December. Since we also had a free Hilton night we needed to use we started our trip with a night at the Chicago Waldorf. On arrival we were escorted to the front desk and assigned a room on the 22nd floor. It included a lovely tub plus a small seating area with a working fireplace!     Our stay included a $50 food credit that could be used at any of ... continue reading...


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Longwood Gardens

I've long wanted to visit Longwood Gardens, one of the most well-known gardens on the US east coast famous for its water features and formal gardens. Since we would be driving (relatively) nearby—and we didn't have a dog with us—we decided to finally visit on our return from New England. We arrived a few minutes before their 10am opening and got in line for tickets. After a brief issue with their staffed credit card machines we obtained our tickets from the automated kiosk and made our way ... continue reading...


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New England, October 2021: Maine food & drink

When I was planning the Maine part of the trip I knew we would have to visit Allagash, but I also stumbled across the large list of sours and dark beers at Barreled Souls Brewing -- definitely a place that fits both our tastes! The entry is around the back of a shared building, with the tasting room in a basement space with several nooks. With so many sours available I couldn't choose just one so I went with small pours including: Sourpuft Girls - blackberry, strawberry, ... continue reading...


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New England, October 2021: Maine sights

Over our 2.5 days along the Maine coast we explored a few different areas. On the drive to Portland we stopped at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The 1 mile loop was a nice place to stretch to our legs after the 2 hour drive, and offered up some views of massive wetlands. Kennebunkport was a short drive away. We parked in the free lot on the north edge of town, then walked in to explore. The day was fairly overcast and a bit drizzly, so we were a little surprised at the ... continue reading...


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New England, October 2021: New Hampshire food and drink

On our first evening in NH, we went to Covered Bridge Farm Table for dinner right around sunset, where we managed to snag a table looking over the river and famed Blair Covered Bridge! Eric had the mac & cheese with buffalo chicken paired with a cider, while Leandra tried the New England seafood bake with a glass of Malbec. Both were really good, and the mac & cheese was more than enough for leftovers. We started the next morning with bagel sandwiches from White Mountain ... continue reading...


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New England, October 2021: covered bridges

It's hard to visit Vermont or New Hampshire without seeing the scenic covered bridges, and each has a different story and setting. Some you can drive across, others are pedestrian only and some are view only (on private land). We stopped to photograph five on this trip. Packard Hill Bridge (no 67) Blair Covered Bridge (by Covered Bridge Farm Table restaurant) Riverwalk Covered Bridge (Littleton) Jack O'Lantern Resort Covered Bridge Albany Covered Bridge (Kanc Hwy) ... continue reading...


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New England, October 2021: New Hampshire hikes and sights, part 3

The forecast for Saturday was rain, especially in the mountains, so we decided to start south and work our way back. After breakfast we drove down to Castle in the Clouds for the Shannon Brook trail with multiple falls and cascades over a 1.5 mile RT hike.      A classic car show happened to be taking place at Castle in the Clouds, so after our hike we wandered around and checked out some of the vehicles. Next we took several lovely backroads, and eventually dirt ... continue reading...


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2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)

2021 Trips

Florida (Apr)
Outer Banks, NC (May)
Long Island (Jul)
NC Mountains (Aug)
Dundee, OR (Sept)
New England (Oct)
Florida (Dec)
Chicago, IL (Dec)

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Christmas Day was good. Homemade cinnamon rolls, a Christmas Day was good. Homemade cinnamon rolls, a walk at the NCMA, family FaceTimes and Christmas cookies. Merry Christmas to all! 🎄🥂
Southwest cancelled our flight on Tuesday and inst Southwest cancelled our flight on Tuesday and instead of scrapping our trip we decided to drive to New Hampshire. 800 miles and 13 hours (over two days) to get here and so far it has been absolutely worth it.
Watching the @littlegermanband (and dancers!) was Watching the @littlegermanband (and dancers!) 
was a great way to enjoy some awesome weather this afternoon. @laurabcowan
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