OK, I’m not really swimming across America. I’m not even swimming all the way across the Chesapeake Bay. But I am swimming a mile in the Chesapeake Bay on Sunday. The event is part of Swim Across America, which raises money for cancer research. They have a ton of events across the country, but I’m […]
You may have thought I’d had enough of peaches. But then I saw this post about peach butter on Smitten Kitchen. And these nice farmers had boxes of lovely peaches at the Farmer’s Market. So I figured, why not? I mean, come on. How adorable is that peach with the leaf still attached? It’s like […]
On a particularly hot day this summer, a girl I know from college posted a Facebook status about her wish for bourbon popsicles. That sounded like a fantastic plan to me. But alcohol has a much lower freezing temperature than water so it won’t freeze in the freezer. And since a mint julep is just […]
My first two years of high school were in Arizona. Our football team was great — the best in the state, actually — and I dutifully wore my “Go Huskies!” ribbons and attended every home football game along with everyone else. I even went to the state championship game and rang a little cowbell with […]
We had been meaning to go to Reynolds Tavern for tea for quite a while now, and we finally made it when Toby’s mom came to visit. Now we can’t believe we waited so long. It is super cute inside, the tea is awesome (there are a ton of different kinds, and everyone can get […]