Holly’s garden is kicking out the vegetables now and since we are not skilled at preserving any of it for later use, I had to come up with a way to use five aging cucumbers! I decided to work on perfecting one of my favorite Korean side dishes (or banchan […]
So we finally packed up the kids and made it over to the new Preddy Creek Park off of Burnley Station Rd in northern Albemarle County. Years ago a co-worker of mine volunteered some time to preparing the trails with the Charlottesville Area Mountain Biking Club so I’ve been eagerly […]
Ben Taught Himself How to Ride a Bike from Lewis Nelson on Vimeo.
I’ve already written about how much I love Barboursville Vineyard. In addition to what I still think is the finest red wines in Central Virginia, it is also home to one of my favorite photography locations. Fernando, the vineyard’s viticulturalist and long time friend, found a batch of kittens on […]
As I prepared to write this blog post, I realized that my father has pretty much lived and worked in all the same places as George Washington, only in opposite order. While a soldier stationed at Ft. Belvoir in the mid-1970s, he lived just a few miles from Mount Vernon, […]
Our neighborhood has an annual neighborhood yard sale. We were rained out last year and our rain make up day wasn’t advertised very well, but this year it looks like a go! We have over 21 families that have planned to participate and there’s usually more that take advantage of […]
The weather has gotten warm and I had/have a week of unpaid vacation. One thing I love about Holly is her willingness to make a decision and act quickly. On Monday morning, after we had fed the kids breakfast, we sent them all outside to play in the beautiful day. […]
Today has been a happy day. I start a new job next week so I decided to leave my last job last Friday to enjoy Spring Break at home with the family (unpaid of course). After a long day in the yard, I should be getting ahead in my online […]