Poland 2022: introduction

We’ve wanted to go to Poland for a while, and being mindful of the weather, were primarily interested in late spring or early fall. This year we finally found a good deal on Finnair via Chicago-Helsinki-Warsaw for late September, so we booked the tickets and...

NY Summer 2022: food

During our time on Long Island we got to try a number of places, including some old favorites, and some new-to-us. Black Sheep Bagels, Jamesport – I’d heard good things about this re-branded bagel place and made sure to try it out. On our first trip I got...

NY Summer 2022: sunsets and kayaking

As we do every year, we made multiple trips to the beach for sunset. Unlike 2021, we had quite a few good sunsets this summer! We found lots of jingle shells to add to our collection and managed to coax Pasha on a short walk once.   This year I also had the...

NY Summer 2022: wine and beer tasting

Much like previous summers, we sampled several wines and beers across the month of July. Lenz Winery, Peconic We’ve been members for years now, and Lenz always has some interesting wines available. The barn interior was open this summer, but we opted for a...