I thought this post was going to be a “venue spotlight” post where I could talk about having your wedding at the U.S. Botanic Garden.  Nope, the not-very-helpful-but-pleasant-enough info desk guy said.  It’s federal land and so you can’t rent it out… I was unclear on the details, but there was a very useful sign saying “no weddings ever.”  So you won’t be getting married at the U.S. Botanic Garden.

One of my favorite businesses is Best Buns, a lovely little bakery a block and a half from my house.  I love being able to stop off on the way home from work and pick up a beautiful baguette.  They’ve got lots of other tasty goodies as well – including a hearty multigrain bread.  I used it this weekend to make some very indulgent, but hopefully not too sinful, french toast.

The public library.  It is so awesome it’s almost unbelievable.  I won’t spend much time selling you on the reasons to visit a library.  If you’re anything like me, you’re already well versed.  If you’re not anything like me, you’re probably not reading my blog!  I’ll just tell you my all-time favorite library feature: holds.