Yesterday, we stopped at a Trader Joe’s in Bethesda for some groceries and wine. All part of the lounge and sip plan. We were shocked to find not a single bottle of spirits, wine or beer. Why? We asked a clerk. Maryland is one of only a handful of states that bans the sale of…
Month: June 2026
A DC Day
We experienced the DC metro…it’s not so bad. Our AirBnB is in the Chevy Chase area of Bethesda. We Ubered to the nearest metro station with Narta who hailed from Haiti. I asked how she was and for the rest of the ride we heard all about her life – the theme being one should…
Space, the final frontier
Or so says the Star Trek intro. The National Air and Space Museum, Steve Udvar-Hazy Center sits fittingly at the edge of the Dulles international Airport. Having time to kill before my companions arrived (see previous post), I hailed an Uber and alit in front of this giant hangar of a building. Inside, it was…
A brief foray eastward
I’m watching the sun rise through a smudged window on the 5th floor of the Hampton Inn in Sterling, Va. if you are not familiar, Sterling borders Dulles which is home to the Dulles International Airport (IAD). Right next to Washington DC. I am meeting my 3 college roommates for a fun time. Margaret, Nancy,…