by me | Jun 4, 2012 | business, city living, current non-events, Family, food, Humor, Richmond VA, Travel, writing
Richmond.com just published this interview with me today. 5 Questions with a Foodie. I would never say I’m a foodie or a native Richmonder, so let anyone come at me with their knives sharpened. As Stephen Robertson pointed out (ha!), sharp ones are better than...
by me | Apr 8, 2012 | city living, current events, Environment, Family, Home, Outdoors, RHome, Richmond VA, writing, yard
With the passing of dear Mary Shumate, who lived and loved the house and yard I’ve lived in 16 years, I’ve been appreciating her handiwork with a sharper eye. She and her dear husband Stuart built this house and fashioned this yard starting in 1955. It...
by me | Oct 26, 2011 | business, city living, current events, Family, Holidays, Outdoors, Quirky Richmond, Richmond Architecture, Travel
This summer while I was visiting Cadiz, Spain I went to Torre Tavira, the tallest point in Cadiz. It’s a tourist attraction for the views from the top of the tower and for the camera obscura guided exhibit that costs 5 euros.The 20 minute visit with the camera...
by me | Oct 19, 2011 | business, city living, current events, Environment, food, Humor, James River Park System, Outdoors, Parks, Quirky Richmond, REAL RICHMOND, school, Travel, writing, writing for children
I gave a 5 minute talk last night at Midlothian Middle School to middle schoolers, their parents, teachers, and other book-loving folks, sharing the stage with much better known and accomplished writers Sheila P. Moses, Sue Corbett, Brooks Smith, Connie Lapallo, and...
by me | Oct 1, 2011 | business, city living, current events, food, Quirky Richmond, REAL RICHMOND, Richmond VA
One of the many benefits of leading food tours in Richmond is that I get to eat a little at a lot of places. Sometimes I eat a lot at just one place. Today on the Shockoe Slip: Capital of Cuisine tour, we could have ended the tour at our first stop, La Grotta. Tony...
