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I was going to stop my blogging in Baltimore due to the thought that I wouldn’t have anything to blog about, but it turns out I do. The city actually has some pretty darn good restaurants. We discovered the first one yesterday after having been to the observation of the World Trade Center, which is …

I’m sitting in the hotel room waiting for the Belmont Stakes to start. All I can say is, wow, and I thought the Super Bowl had a lot of pre-show buildup! It’s a lot of coverage for 5 minutes of actual sport. Seriously, the race will probably be over by the time I finish this …

Greetings once again from the hot and sticky mid-Atlantic states. We seem to be good at invoking heat waves when we travel. So much for my notion of a cool Atlantic breeze as I had on Jekyll Island. I’ve never heard the phrase “delightfully tepid” to describe a shower until just now when Hubby came …

Check almost any book on writing, and the “little did I know technique” is considered to be a cheesy way of building suspense. I apologize for its use here, but give me a break, I’ve been to six wineries today, and I’m a bit tired and glad I can even type straight. So, here it …

So, intrepid oenophiles, our adventures have brought us to the beautiful hill country near Charlottesville, Virginia. We started our adventures by touring Michie Tavern (pronounced “Mickey”) because what better way to kick off a wine drinking trip than by touring a drinking establishment? It’s no longer serving alcohol, unfortunately, but we did get a good …

Last Thursday night, hubby and I worked late and decided to treat ourselves at Cakes & Ale, the latest upscale restaurant to open in downtown Decatur. We arrived at about 6:30 and were promptly seated. The small crowd, which grew as the evening went on, consisted of one family with small children, business people there …

Sometimes the messages of the universe are subtle. At other times, it takes a sledgehammer to one’s life. This is one of those moments: God wants me to drink Italian wines. First Java Monkey warmed up my palate at the most recent tasting, then earlier this week I got an email from the wine dude …