Charlottesville is the furthest south I’ve been in Virginia. Four of us went to dinner yesterday (Sat) evening. For a change, the other two weren’t our kids, but another couple who have two kids – but also a babysitter. We went to Zinc, where we sat outside by the fountain; I enjoyed the steak frites, [...]
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Three Pools and a Coupon
We’ve recently tried out three swimming pools, two in Wheaton itself and one in Silver Spring.
First we went to a start of season party at the p pool. We found out about the party via a flyer at the nearby Little Gym, where the kids enjoyed some classes during the spring.
Although we enjoyed the party [...]
Three Pools and a Coupon
We’ve recently tried out three swimming pools, two in Wheaton itself and one in Silver Spring.
First we went to a start of season party at the Parkland Pool, on Arcola in Wheaton. We found out about the party via a flyer at the nearby Little Gym of Silver Spring, where the kids enjoyed some classes [...]
Strawberry Fields Today
Highland Elementary’s kindergarten classes went on a (Strawberry) field trip to Homestead Farm today. I volunteered to chaperone, and so ended up fruit-picking, hayriding, and doing other fun stuff.
Although it’s ~45 minutes from Wheaton, I might well take the whole family, including 3yo, to Homestead. The strawberries were great. The supporting cast of staff, tractors, [...]
Tasty Wheaton
The 15th annual Taste of Wheaton merits a post, even though I’m a couple of weeks late.
The photo is from the local Gazette. It shows lemongrass chicken from the Saigonese Restaurant. The Saigonese stall was the first one I visited; we intend to have more of their food.
We enjoyed our first-ever pupasas. I forget which [...]
Chabon: Local Boy
I didn’t realize, or had forgotten, that Michael Chabon is from round here. There’s an interesting interview on a WaPo blog (via Largehearted Boy). Chabon recalls:
Hurricane Agnes.. in his grandparents’ Silver Spring home: He and younger brother Steve went to bed in the basement, only to awake to the “magic” of a suddenly flooded floor. [...]
MoCo Gets Its Groupon
Groupon is a combination of coupon and group. Every day there’s “something cool to do at an unbeatable price” (i.e. a coupon), but, in order for you to get the offer, enough people must sign up for it (that’s the group part). It’s a localized service, so there one “something cool” for each location.
I’ve been [...]
Like a Zoo on a Holiday
We went to the National Zoo on Friday. So did everyone else. The place was like… well, like a zoo… on a holiday.
Exhibits open at 10:00, and we turned into the grounds, toward the parking lots, about 10 minutes after that. We were waved past full parking lots, then directed to turn round and leave [...]
Proud of Silver Spring Neighbor Murray Hill
I’ll vote for Murray! If corporations have rights such as free speech, why not let them run for congress? That’s the issue raised by Silver Spring PR firm Murray Hill, which would like to run.
Not that I’ll be able to vote for Murray, or for anyone else, being a victim of taxation without representation. But [...]
Wheaton: It’s Tigerific!
How is Wheaton terrific? Let me count the ways, stopping at three for now:
It’s poised for a boom. That’s according to city planners and via the local Gazette, so it must be true.
Wheaton library hosts Year of the Tiger celebrations this Saturday, March 6 (again with the Gazette-linking).
It is home to a branch of DC [...]