I’ve noticed that we developed a pattern. 1. We go to the library to see what’s there. Joe and I both quickly develop a crazed, oh-my-good-books look in our eyes as if we’ve never been there before. 2. We binge on books. The fear of overstepping the 50-item limit is with us until we see […]
Recap
Skyline Drive
This past fall, we drove over to Skyline Drive in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. We went more or less on a whim, and arrived too late to drive the entire length of it. Yet we definitely got our money’s worth of beautiful autumn foliage. On our way in, the ranger on duty warned us that […]
Apple House in Linden, VA
Coming up, I’ll be posting some pictures of a trip Joe and I took to Skyline Drive this past fall, but before doing that, I wanted to briefly mention this place called Apple House that we stumbled across by accident. We were getting gas before entering Skyline Drive, having made a completely random turn off […]
Trip to touristy Gulf bits
When we were at Fort Walton Beach, we used a weekend day to go over to a little resort-y tourist-y part of town that’s right on the Gulf. Not much to say about it, other than it was touristy, overrun with hotels and booze and families, and still not that walkable. Or maybe I just […]
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
As of last week, Joe’s 7 months of traveling all over the country (and to Japan) for work has come to a close. I couldn’t be happier, although it does feel a bit strange now. Like we have to re-learn how to live our lives together when they’re not timed in 10-day intervals. Back in […]
Portnyagin Wedding
Look what I found! Our friends Dmitriy and Shannon got married almost a whole year ago, and it took me this long to dig up some of the photos I took. One day I’ll be better at this… Unfortunately, I don’t have that many pictures from the event because 1) my camera is pretty old […]
VDOT Workers’ Memorial
We stumbled across a gorgeous overlook, which happens to be the VDOT Workers’ Memorial. What a pretty place, that Virginia.
Jefferson Pools
On the way back from the Homestead, we stopped by the very reason the Homestead was founded where it was. The Jefferson Pools are a local attraction, and a real treat in winter. The hot spring that feeds the baths keeps the water at a cozy 98 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, a little sulfuric natural phenomenon […]