Sometimes there are whole worlds tucked away in the smallest, most obscure little corners of the world. On an otherwise unremarkable road in suburban Maryland, not far from the National Institutes of Health, in a little row-house development of medical office buildings, Village Green Apothecary contains a whole universe of vitamins, botanicals, lotions, potions from…
One New Place leads to another… It’s true. Every New Place I cross off my list leads me to several others. So it was with Millie’s (September 19’s ONP). Their ice cream (Giffords from Maine!) was so good, it called me back today, on a warm afternoon after a long day of work. The detour…
Special outing today to a place I have been meaning to go to for years—Lincoln’s summer cottage, which he and his family stayed in during his time as President. The cottage is located on the grounds of the Old Soldier’s Home (a home for veterans) and was made available for Lincoln’s use while he was…
Fun outing today to the Arboretum with a whole gang of friends. Since we had all been to various points in the Arboretum before (me only once, to the main exhibit building), we headed to the Asia gardens and the pagoda, which was a New Place for all of us.(!!) Many adventures were had along…
Another one for the beer garden mini-series here at One New Place! Sauf Haus wasn’t technically a garden at all, being located on the second floor, up a set of narrow stairs in a converted Dupont Circle house. But to make up for that, it was festively done up: Flags festooned the ceilings, while walls…
Had a meeting with someone in the ‘burbs today at this hitherto-unknown-to-me coffeeshop and shopping plaza. I can report good smoothies at the coffeeshop! (though I am unlikely to drive outside the Beltway 40 minutes in traffic to get one). I also used the opportunity to do some bulk shopping at the Giant grocery store…
“Aisles and aisles of tiles. . .” or “I see tiles for miles and miles. . . ” Today’s New Place obviously inspired poetic reflection. Actually today’s New Place was kind of a tongue-in-cheek choice. “Why not?,” I thought. It seemed a little silly to me–a whole store (and a big one too!) dedicated to…
Another one for my beer garden mini-series here at One New Place! Located in a little plaza on Georgia Avenue in the Petworth neighborhood, Midlands strikes me as less of a German beer garden and more of an outdoors sports bar. Something about it (Oh, I don’t know—maybe the “Go Michigan!” banner?) wasn’t exactly channeling…
Today I found short but sweet Caroline Street, a one-block long side street in the U Street neighborhood of DC. I’m pretty sure I have never been on Caroline Street before, but just in case, I also strolled through the alleys right beside and behind it. Anyway, Caroline Street was a pretty street with trees…
We strapped on our hiking gear and got out in the woods today, now that it’s October and the weather is turning a little bit. I have often heard tell of this Melvin Hazen Trail, but never knew exactly where it was until a couple of months ago, on another One New Place exploration, when…