Weekend trip to Richmond, VA

Richmond is about a 2.5 hr drive for us, so it makes for an easy weekend getaway. We’ve long wanted to see the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and April is a great time for gardens in the South, so we made that our Sunday morning anchor point. On Saturday we...

Pasha, in memoriam

Today we mourn our special Pasha, also known as “Pasha bear”, “sweet girl”, and in her prime as “Squirrels Bane”. We’ve known her all of her 15 years, and adopted her for the last 9. In her time with us she’s been to...

San Diego 2023: food & drink

Friday Beer at California Wild Ales: Tom yum (spicy), Citrus x, Meyer, Maul, Peach. I’m not 100% sure I got the right flavors, but it was tasty nonetheless! Leandra liked her super dark and fruity porter. Deft Brewing – I met up with several other...