Kara & Michael’s Blog

Michael and I have had this antique sofa for a while now. I made us buy it because I’m the kind of person who likes old, horrific looking pieces of furniture. We drove an hour away, paid eighty bucks and hauled it back home. The good news is that the arms and back are remove-able, [...]

I have a mildly irritating little application called Pocket Express on my smartphone. Pocket Express delivers news, movie showtimes, and lots and lots of advertisements, and it’s apparently pretty ubiquitous in the world of PDA phones.
One of the items offered by Pocket Express is a travel blog. I read through it the other day, finding [...]

Memorable Moments from our “stay-cation”

Stumbling into the National Garden to waste an hour before the VOA tour.
The VOA tour. Seriously, you should go if you haven’t been. So interesting.
Touching a “sensitive plant” and watching its leaves curl up, then feeling bad for touching it.
Chasing pigeons on the walk to our hotel from metro… every day.
Splitting [...]