Food
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Local treats: Potomac Chocolate
We were in the Washington DC area and were lucky enough to have dinner with one of my husband’s high school friends and his delightful wife. They drove in the city traffic about an hour to meet us in a little town called Occoquan for dinner at The Secret Garden Cafe. The conversation was lively,…
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Six month update
While we were in the dreaming stages for this adventure, we would routinely remind ourselves that we’d have a significant adjustment period, coming from living in a house. We guessed that our first six months might be full of fine-tuning and redirecting, possibly with some hard discussions and compromises. We reminded each other that we…
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Mocktails!
Consistent with the food goals for indulgence, experimentation and fun we’re starting to play around with non-alcoholic mixers Our good friends from whom we’re renting our summer housing have treated us on several occasions with unique and delicious mocktail inventions. We’ve been inspired to try our hand at putting together some mixes for ourselves, but…
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Shakedown Trip
A 1-month trip in June/July 2024 to test our setup before we hit the road full time in September. Stop One: 11 nights Stop Two: 16 nights Stop Three: 5 nights
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Food Goals
Now is a good time to re-evaluate. As we move away from working life and into a phase that’s a little slower, I hope the change will give us time to approach food choices more thoughtfully. Truth be told, I feel like we do a pretty good job as things stand, mostly because I’m lucky…