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 [...]
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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 [...]
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. [...]
Where’s Wheaton?
Wheaton, the place I now live, is in Maryland. It is: Flagged on the map I made for this post. Part of Silver Spring. Wikipedia describes Silver Spring as an unincorporated area, and Wheaton as one of its neighborhoods. In Montgomery County (MoCo), and hence part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Wheaton is not: Inside [...]
Duck Worth Waiting For
The Paul Kee restaurant is one of several good local food finds. I’m starting this post as a sit waiting for a takeout order. The honey roast crispy duck is what’s taking the time. I’m sure it will be worth it for all of us, including my Chinese inlaws and their duck-devouring demon of a [...]
Snow Again
Again, autoposted from Evernote and edited the following day. White winter in silver spring continues. Yesterday brought about two inches of snow, and school opening delayed by two hours.
Interactions Castle
Given that we have a 6yo, a 3yo, and cold, windy weather, we are checking out the nearby indoor playspaces. Max enjoyed the bouncy castle at Interactions in Kensington. Maddie was a little jealous when we told her about it after picking her up from school. Again, the note I took on the Android was [...]
Aspen Hill Library
This isn’t the first post I made to this blog. It appears first because I made the note before I started the blog – indeed, before I started the WanderNote site. The note was actually a snapshot, taken with the Android camera. I’m doing image alignment and text in WordPress. On Tuesday, my 3yo son [...]