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On Facebook, finding old friends, & the Quest for long, beautiful nails…
After much prodding, we have finally joined the 21st Facebook Century, and now have a page, photo albums, & tons of other kewl stuff on Facebook! And I now have 21 friends! One of them is M., a friend from Read more…
birdwatching
On Dan’s Demi-Glace & other wonderful (mostly edible) things…
This post is mostly about FOOD – in all it’s summer glory! For starters, my husband, Chef Dan, recently made the most amazing French demi-glace I have ever eaten in my life. A truly sublime thing of such delicious, rich Read more…
Elkhorn Inn
July 4th at the Elkhorn Inn!
July 4th at the Elkhorn Inn! We hope you all had fun- we just wish it all hadn’t gone by so fast!! It seemed like you just got here and then you were all gone WAY too soon, and there Read more…
Bourdain
Honeymoon Blog, Final Installment: Good Morning Hoi An, Vietnam!
Yes, this is the Final Installment of Elisse & Dan’s Excellent Asian Adventure! After this I Swear I will immediately go back to writing about life in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia- and there’s LOTS to catch up on! The previous Read more…
Black River
Honeymoon Blog, 3rd Installment: Good Morning Central Highlands, Vietnam!
This is the 3rd (& Penultimate) Installment of “Dan & Elisse’s Honeymoon Adventure”: Water puppets & trendy Hanoi; northern Vietnamese Villages, and a romantic Junk Cruise on Halong Bay… a trek into the Central Highlands: a dugout canoe down the Read more…
ao dai
Honeymoon Part IIIa – Good Morning Saigon, Vietnam!
A week in Saigon: 8,000,000 motorcycles, fine pho, Tiger Beer & Snake Wine, floating down the Delta, fabulous shopping, & then the train to Hanoi! Because we spent over 3 weeks in Vietnam- & it was truly the focus of Read more…
Elkhorn Inn
Honeymoon Part II – Japan!
Four nights in Japan: Geisha Goldstein & Samurai Dan eat sushi! We came back from Lowe’s this evening with a cherry tree, to plant at the Elkhorn Inn. After seeing the cherry and plum trees in flower in Kyoto I Read more…
DMZ
Honeymoon Part 1 – Korea!
Week 1 – Korea: Kimchi, Dr. Fish, Soju, Makgoli, Jeju hunting, palaces, & the DMZ! We’re back from our long-planned, long-overdue, totally wonderful 5 week Honeymoon in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, and I’m finally going to start posting a few Read more…