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 [...]
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Three Pools and a Coupon
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 [...]
Now the Day is Really Bright
The coffee machine has broken! Or rather, on Saturday evening, after a busy day, it refused to drip water. Sunday wasn’t too bad.
But Monday morning without coffee was tough… until I remember that I have backup, in the form of a French press. I’d actually prefer to grind beans and then use the French press, [...]
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 [...]
Snoburbia: Not Just for Winter
Here’s another map of the USA, to go with the one I posted earlier today. It adorns a t-shirt available from Snoburbia. That’s not a reference to our recent weather, but is the result of: snob + suburbia.
I became aware of Snoburbia via a post on its blog, which I in turn found via JUtP. [...]
Happy New Year
Year of the Tiger, that is. This rather lovely poster is by Lili Chin.
Our rather tasty lunch today was from Paul Kee. It seemed that everyone in the county was picking up a large order when I was there – and that was before noon.
Wheaton Library to Stay
Today I actually got some news from a newspaper: the Wheaton Gazette, which gets delivered every week. As an unsolicited paper object (UPO?) it’s less unwelcome than the telephone directories that Verizon inflict upon us.
The news is that Wheaton Library will stay at its current location. I regard that as good news, since I see [...]
Chilling at Home
Max and I are in the house, building towers for marbles to run down.
We’re also listening to music: the new Beach House album, Teen Dream. We’re using the goodness of NPR, which usually has a couple of forthcoming albums available for streaming.
We’re also [...]
From Wheaton to Ethiopia
The photo shows Max in the treehouse in the Childrens’ Garden at Brookside Gardens this morning.
The sunshine made it a great day to get out, so we all went in to DC for strolling and monuments this afternoon. On the way back to Wheaton we had dinner at the Queen of Sheba. My search [...]
Whats Up Wheaton?
That’s the name of a new blog on the block. Its recommendation of the DeJaBel Cafe makes me want to visit.