Month: June 2018
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A “Picnic” by Kinship (DC)
Kinship is one of our favorite restaurants in Washington, DC, so when an invitation arrived stating that there was going to be a dinner at the farm of one of its suppliers, we didn’t hesitate! Neither did our 19 year old daughter (who is home for the summer—yay!) and two of her friends. Eric Ziebold…
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The Inn at Little Washington’s 40th birthday at Mount Vernon
The Inn at Little Washington is celebrating its 40th birthday in grand style this year. Mount Vernon (George Washington’s home for those of you who never learned/have forgotten your U.S. history) was the site of its most recent celebration. And what better place to celebrate one’s birthday than at the home of the man who…
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Book review: Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb My rating: 4 of 5 stars I inadvertently entered this series in the middle of the narrative arc (this is the first of this particular series but not the first in the narrative, if that makes any sense). I plan to go back and start at the beginning, which is…