I have some upcoming events at the gorgeous Soleado Lavender Farm near Sugarloaf Mountain: an interactive talk about lavender and humanity and bonfire storytelling about monsters and mysteries of Maryland. Please share widely and come out and see me! What folklore do you know about lavender or Maryland ghosts and mysteries? Please share in the … More Teach: Upcoming Events at Soleado Lavender Farm
What better way to celebrate and support Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve than with a farm to table cafe? Sited in Poolesville among the rolling hills and open fields of the Ag Reserve, Watershed Cafe offers tasty, seasonal fare prepared from scratch. Come to Watershed for fresh food and tasty drinks prepared with care in a … More Taste: Watershed Cafe
Beet & potato salad Gribiche: A side or main dish option for your Meatless Monday rotation–suitable for a side or an entree. … More Taste: Beet & Potato Salad Gribiche
I’ve got a soft spot for underdogs and the offbeat so when my eye spied a billboard on interstate 95 for a “whirligig park,” it became a stop on our return trip home from Florida. Turns out the park had recently opened in November and was dedicated to the works of one man, Vollis Simpson. … More Travel: Vollis SimpsonWhirligig Park
Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana has been crafting high quality food from their carefully curated menu for upper Montgomery County since 2015. Chef-owner Tony Conte’s bona fides are incredible–so his move from fine dining to a shopping center in Darnestown is quite the leap and one I’m grateful for. In fact, Chef Conte is a nominee for … More Taste: Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana
Key West has long been known as a countercultural, against the grain kind of spot in the United States, where people who want to march to the beat of a different drummer could thrive. Key West is also known as the Conch Republic, a micronation separate from the United States. One of my favorite high … More Travel: A Family Day in Key West
We’ve been coming to Florida for many Christmases to visit family; with my parents selling their house, this year would be our last so we wanted to make it count. What is usually an easy-going week of cookie consumption, napping, and little local trips would be something much more ambitious. Florida is a funky place … More Travel: Funky Florida
