As our practice post indicated the other evening we got new phones this week. I choose the LG enV (left) and Leandra got the LG vx8300 (right). Both have better cameras and (a little) better...
Blog posts from Daily life
Test post from new camera
We just got new phones tonite, so I'm testing the camera on my new enV.
Eno River pump house trail
The weather was fantastic (mid-70s and sunny) all weekend, so we drove up to north Durham and wandered through the woods at the Eno River State Park. Several wildflowers were in bloom (including...
Bowling at the Student Center
Of course, I managed to find an orange ball! I got a "9" on this shot, by the way. First game: Leandra, 124; Eric, 115 Second game: Leandra, 139; Eric, 124 Since Eric consistently beats me in...
Nearly bedtime
WRAL and our free antenna
This post is to thank WRAL, the CBS affiliate in the RTP area, for our free antenna. I learned about their giveaway promotion in February, and after finding out that it was a legitamate offer,...
herbs and veg
The fear of frost has passed, so we picked up some herbs and a tomato plant at the Raleigh farmer's market on Saturday. We also planted the yellow bell pepper plants, mesclun and basil seeds. Water,...
mongolian BBQ
My mongolian BBQ cooking class was last night and I am happy to say it was much better than the curry class I took at this place a few months ago. We had a friendly, social group and the chef was...
new shoes!
This post is dedicated to my mom-in-law... :) I found two of the five shoes on my list of "must-haves" today at DSW, and they just happened to be an additional 30% off of the already discounted...
my new desk
We've been searching for a new office desk for some time that was a) bigger, b) reasonably priced, and c) not super-cheap particle board. The most challenging obstacles turned out to be b and c....
Wilmington
@ the Front Street Brewery in Wilmington, NC with my parents last night
Microloans
Microloans and community investing have been in the news the past year, in large part due to the Nobel prize awarded to Muhammad Yunus, one of the champions of the practice. Essentially, microloans...
Springtime pollen
The Southern springtime pollen deluge is upon us: This layer is from the last two days! Most of the visible pollen comes from oak and pine trees which I'm not highly allergic too (thank goodness)....
Beer @ Flying Saucer in Raleigh
Today was beautiful so we took Riesling out to lunch with us on the patio at the Flying Saucer in Raleigh. It was the first time we've tried taking her to a restaurant and it went remarkably well....
New additions
Picked up some new garden additions @ the farmer's market
waterfall hiking at South Mountain State Park
It's been almost a year since we updated our waterfall pages, so it was time to get back outdoors. We had fantastic (if not a little warm for hiking) weather this past weekend, so off to the western...
Duke Botanical Gardens
The two photos below are my favorites from a trip to the Duke Botanical Gardens last Saturday. tulip magnolia in full bloom. I'm hoping Leandra uses this crocus shot for one of her upcoming...
A dog’s life
Saturday was beautiful, nearly 70 degrees and sunny, so we took Riesling over to the local dog park. Clearly there was something interesting here! Riesling is in the middle with her "boyfriend"...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
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)