October 12, 2024
There I am in my current DC apartment… but we are moving in a few days. I always need to have a go-to Thai place and I was happy to find Charm Thai Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD on my walk. I got the usual Pad See Ew with spring Read more…
October 9, 2024
This post about Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens spans two visits. The first in mid-September was curiosity, reconnaissance… it was also at high tide which limits your ability to see most of the park as paths are submerged in water. The aquatic gardens in mid-September were still vibrant green but Read more…
September 22, 2024
As one might expect, DC has the best museums. And many of the best, the Smithsonian family of museums, are free! These are some shots from The Smithsonian American Art Museum. So much beautiful art… it can take up many afternoons of perusing. I liked her face… …and the quote. Read more…
We stumbled upon a gorgeous garden in an alley way in Washington DC… and there, the Stick Pea flower which I became obsessed with. This post is just a quick study of its beauty Even the bees were into it Some none-Stick Pea stuff… this massive hibiscus And these things. Read more…
September 21, 2024
We could say that it was for my friend’s birthday or my upcoming birthday or just because, but we splurged on an elegant 5-course meal at Elizabeth’s in Washington DC. The innovative and playful meal featured plants in surprising forms, forms so transformed and undetectable from their original state that Read more…
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC is the largest Roman Catholic Church in North America and one of the most beautiful man-made places I’ve ever seen. The divinely ornate mosaic domes top this tallest habitable structure in DC–home to 82 Marian chapels celebrating Read more…
September 13, 2024
Another cloudy day would be the perfect time to meander in another historic rural cemetery in DC. Oak Hill Cemetery was very pretty with lots to see on a smaller scale than by say Rock Creek Cemetery. That face Checkerboard tiling was a nice touch Baby boy Allow me to Read more…
September 12, 2024
In honor of James Earl Jones, I returned to Washington National Cathedral to locate the 7th story Darth Vader grotesque, a part of the Gothic architecture since 1986 following a contest announced in National Geographic For Kids. The gargoyle was designed by a 13 year old boy from Nebraska and Read more…
September 8, 2024
I finally got to The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Being from New York and dropping in on NYC’s American Museum of Natural History since childhood, this museum has been on the backburner. With time to kill on short call reserve, I finally went. I was impressed, as were Read more…
August 31, 2024
Across the street from Glenwood Cemetery is a small resting place that is even more impressive: Saint Mary’s Cemetery. This small burial ground is home to some truly beautiful funerary sculpture. I am glad I decided to make a 3-point turn across both lanes to see it. This was the Read more…
When I have a free moment here in DC, I crave the things that I used to do when my time was all my own. Exploring the area for rural cemeteries with impressive funerary monuments is one such thing. I spied Glenwood Cemetery as I drove to the airport from Read more…
August 29, 2024
That’s what this is, I’ve decided. A pit stop. Refueling before I move onward. It is just lasting months, as I knew it would. But the feeling of sacrifice I couldn’t predict. The suspension of a forward progression of time, the isolation in this tangent. The standstill of my other Read more…
August 14, 2024
The summer is moving fast as I traverse about the country. Thai food at some place I don’t recall… It was pretty darn good. But this was the star attraction… the mango and sticky rice with gold leaf garnish. It was absolutely perfect. Mornings at the airport mean I catch Read more…
June 28, 2024
I knew as soon as I was awarded a base at DCA, Ronald Reagan International Airport, I would track down all the vegan eats within its Gates. I would spend many hours, days really, sitting reserve within its halls and, at times, new meal prospects were the only thing that Read more…
June 26, 2024
Living so close to Donut Run and not having yet tried their delicious looking all-vegan donuts was not sitting right with me. So I went on my way early this morning, a quick walk on the shady side of the street for some sweet satisfaction. They close at 2pm daily Read more…
May 29, 2024
Well the end of May was a bit slow on the flying front. In fact, in total, I had 17 days of no flying during the month! But it was exciting nonetheless. Sitting “hot” at the airport has its own perks. Like this fantastic cappuccino from Peets Coffee. I savor Read more…
May 26, 2024
Yay, I am in a cemetery! So while on short call reserve I get to explore this city. It’s like an extended vacation kind of. But I am pretty much always alone, which is peaceful until the times it is lonely. But then I go to bed and I have Read more…
May 25, 2024
Washington Dc has so much vegan food I have to try! Having to start somewhere, I chose Pow Pow because an intentionally vegan eatery gives me so much freedom and excitement. But there is that pressure… what to order which disallows me to order something else I want. It’s high Read more…
Having a whole week on reserve with no flying time was a bit frustrating. You’re tethered and always at a level of anxiety knowing at any moment you may get a call. But I decided to not sit around and wait when I could be exploring Washington DC’s many tourist Read more…
May 24, 2024
When I saw Gregorys Coffee logo, I knew I had to stop in. It reminds me of Brooklyn! And I knew I could get a sweet and vegan treat while sipping on my cappuccino. When I saw that Bubbie’s had a “vegan salmon roe” topping for their bagel with housemate Read more…
May 22, 2024
Sticky Fingers was one of the first all-vegan bakeries I ever knew. When I first visited in 2009, it was a special visit. Now in 2024, living less than a mile from it, it was again a special visit. And I got the exact cupcake I had gotten before. Now Read more…
I knew as I settled into part-time living in Washington DC that a visit to Rock Creek Cemetery wouldn’t be far off. Having spent some time searching its grounds years ago, I spent this visit not looking for something new but saying high to those monuments That had taken my Read more…
May 14, 2024
The first federally owned psychiatric hospital in the U.S., The Government Hospital for the Insane opened in 1855 in Washington DC. Though the expansive campus is undergoing redevelopment, many buildings remain in a state of decay–awaiting their turn for repurposing. And like the many historic large and overcrowded psychiatric complexes Read more…
As I adjust to my erratic schedule as a reserve flight attendant, some sites and eats close enough to the airport to explore. Being “on reserve” is the dues a new FA has to pay: several months, possibly more, of being on-call… 14 blocks of time, 5 days a week. Read more…
