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bad service made worse by insanely spicy tuna
While my family was visiting, we picked a few good restaurants for our dinner meals. Starlu was an absolute hit (as usual) while Penang was a terrible miss. We've eaten at Penang before and I remember the service being fine, the food adequate, and the wait...
art on display
Some folks at work planned a craft fair this afternoon to let all of us co-workers show off our artistic abilities. People brought in knitting, beadwork, quilting, chocolate creations, and scrapbooking/card making. I had two of these paintings already in my office, so...
bathroom is stripped, patched, primed, and painted
Ok, so here's where we left off. It felt like days of scraping (because it was), but finally we got all the wallpaper and glue off the walls. Once the paper was gone, we patched up the brown core parts and sanded everything down. I will take this opportunity to thank...
Bond, James Bond
I have been watching these movies my whole life. In fact, most of them blur together because I see snippets multiple times every time there's a marathon on TNT. Sean Connery was the best James Bond, but I must admit that Daniel Craig did a fantastic job in the latest...
at the dog park
After a few months of taking Riesling to the dog park on a regular basis, she is finally starting to feel comfortable. It was beautiful today, so we took everyone over to the park before driving around campus and stopping for a beer at the Carolina Brewery. Riesling...
BBQ
A hotly contested topic here in the state of North Carolina to be sure. Even the state is split on styles, the east coast is defined by plain meat (whole-hog) with a slight wetting of vinegar and hot sauce while the western style is pork shoulder with a...
turkey time!
Rain, rain, go away…
Starting Tuesday we've had a lot of rain - well over 2.5 inches - due to a nor'easter that was blowing through. Thankfully, the rain has pretty much stopped this morning, and the system has moved north. Here are some pics from Wednesday. A view of the front yard from...
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Valencia, Spain (Mar)
Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)
Hello! This website chronicles the travel adventures of a computational biologist and a WordPress website developer (with past entries of our 😇 rescued mini schnauzers, Riesling and Pasha).
We’ve steadily increased our travel over the last several years and that is the focus of our blog currently, but you can read older ‘daily life‘ and ‘canine‘ posts by clicking on those links.
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)