by eric | Aug 17, 2026 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Wineries Lenz Winery, Peconic Lenz is a long-standing part of our summer tradition. We are still members, and we always love spending summer afternoons relaxing in their shaded courtyard. June 28: An afternoon visit on a lovely day in the upper 70s, sitting under the...
by eric | Aug 15, 2026 | Travel, USA Travel
As we do every summer, we headed over to Bailie Beach several times for sunset. This year the jingle shells were incredibly abundant, to the point where we stopped looking for them. Osprey were also plentiful this year. For one sunset we visited Breakwater Beach, and...
by eric | Aug 5, 2026 | International Travel, Travel
Malmesbury and Cirencester On Sunday, we drove from Heathrow to Cirencester, making a quick stop in Malmesbury along the way. Malmesbury Abbey was the primary sight here, and the stop gave us our very first glimpse of the classic Cotswold-style stone walls alongside...
by eric | Aug 3, 2026 | International Travel, Travel
On the morning of our arrival we needed to get outside and walk, so we headed to Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. At the Serpentine Gallery we saw Jesús Rafael Soto’s Pénétrable BBL Jaune, a cool interactive installation made of hanging rubber tubes. The nearby...
by eric | Aug 2, 2026 | International Travel, Travel
2026 Wimbledon was fairly similar to my 2025 experience, since we spent most of our time watching the matches on Centre Court. This year, my dad and I arrived around 10:15am and were through security and ticket checks in about 10 minutes. First a quick selfie to prove...