We arrived at our hotel in Munich around noon, after an uneventful journey (though a little rushed in Toronto), no trouble with the train from the airport, and only a minor difficulty locating the hotel. The hosts greeted us very warmly – I had been corresponding previously with them via email, Twitter, and Facebook, so we…
[This was penned by my sister, who is also my business partner. I offered to post it on my blog because I agree it’s something that needs to be said.] Dear Mr. President, Many years ago, and two years after I had been elected President by our Board, Our company was facing hard times. There…
Where HAVE the days gone, indeed… Aside from a half-hearted attempt last Fall (a YEAR ago!) it would appear that I haven’t blogged for quite a while. Of course, I’ve blogged in my HEAD many times (thinking how I would write about this or that trip or hike), but it never happened. I’m going to…
This was the first time we’ve spent much time in the Capitol Hill area of DC… Son’s new home is about 10 blocks from the capitol, and our Airbnb rooms were closer yet. Herb salad For dinner Friday night, we chose Belga Cafe… good choice! To accompany my Corsendonk Brown Ale, I had the herb…
I finally got to watch a couple games of an Ultimate tournament today, since I'm in Reston VA on business, and Alex's team happened to be in a tournament here. It took me a little time to figure out the rules, but after a while I could tell when a point was scored and when…
Den before Last August after Nikki moved out, we decided to use her bedroom as a temporary TV room so that we could remodel the den downstairs. It hadn't been changed in the 20 years we've been here, and likely not in the 40 years of the house's existence. The carpet was a deep pile…
Brew at the Zoo Muglet This year, instead of buying tickets for the Big Pour, we decided to go to the Brew at the Zoo (held at the Pittsburgh Zoo), a benefit for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. The event was sold out; I'm not sure how many tickets that meant, but I would…
Pedestrian area in Salem After a truly delicious breakfast at our B&B (savory herb/gorgonzola/cranberry scones, ham/cheese/broccoli mini-quiches, apple-rhubarb crisp, fresh fruit, coffee & OJ), we walked in to Essex Street, much of which is a pedestrian-only area full of interesting shops and restaurants. My niece was mainly in charge of choosing where we went, so…
So, Google said it would take a little over 10 hours to drive from my house to Salem, Mass. But then after I picked up my niece "I" (this being her 15th-birthday trip) at her dad's house, Lori (my TomTom) said it would be more like 11 hours from there – I forgot that's almost an…
Kennerdell Tract View from the campsite We spent a relaxing Memorial Day weekend in the woods along the Allegheny River just north of Kennerdell. The map above shows our hike in on Saturday morning in yellow (about 2 miles), and a red X around where we decided to camp. We were on a little bluff…
Where have the days gone? 