Welcome Home, Harvey!

Her Perspective

Meet Harvey! He’s 4 months old and the sweetest kitten I’ve ever met.

Just over two years ago my first and only cat, Hoover, passed away. She was a wonderful animal and Dennis held me while I bawled …

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Her Pick: iPhone 5 (updated)

I have heard that Droids are great but my Motorola Droid Bionic has been nothing but a headache. For the past month the microphone hasn’t worked, rendering it almost completely useless in its primary function as a phone. This is …

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Leaving Virginia

When Dennis and I moved to D.C. back in the summer of 2010 we knew we wanted to live in the city itself, and not a neighboring suburb. We found a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment in NW D.C., in a little …

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His Pick: Grizzly Bear – Plans

Grizzly Bear is an indie rock/folk band from Brooklyn, best known for “Two Weeks.”  In the video below,  they perform “Plans”–unplugged in a Paris bedroom:

Enjoy!…

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The Proposal

Her Perspective

After driving almost the entire length of the park, we were ready to get back out on a trail. Dennis had done some research and wanted to pick up a stretch of the Appalachian Trail just north of …

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Review: Jacob Swartz B&B

Jacob Swartz House

For our vacation this week, we stayed at the Jacob Swartz House Bed & Breakfast in New Market, VA. I booked there mainly because I liked the idea behind the business: host only one guest or party at a time …

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