L’Enclume, Lake District

Restaurant Review: L’Enclume, Lake District, UK

A secret lies within the beauty and tranquility of the Lake District. In the tiny village of Cartmel, with its frighteningly narrow lanes and old stone buildings, lies L’Enclume, a culinary gem in a former...

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Corners of the Internet #8

It’s Friday, it’s time to waste some time and poke around the internet. I mean, isn’t that we all try and do on Fridays? Or is it just me? Bueller? Bueller? If you didn’t get the memo, cats have...

Lake District, UK

How to Weekend in the Lake District

So you’ve decided. The siren song from North England can no longer be ignored and it’s time to brave the wilds of the Lake District. You’ve heard it can’t be missed. You’ve seen the Google images. The...

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What to Eat at Broadway Market

Will we ever stop talking about Broadway Market? I just looked through our archives of this site and we’ve mentioned it in six different articles. Six! That’s more than we’ve talked about our dog, or...

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How to Be Terrible at Hiking

As we made our way to the top of the peak, after a rather steep ascent up slippery, loose slate, with the wind howling and the driving rain turning to hail, I had a sudden realization: Jeans, a wool sweater, a...

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An Unconventional Life

The first time we ever did something expressly unconventional was when we moved to New York City. As early 30-somethings, our abrupt move from tranquil Portland, Maine to the frenetic energy of NYC startled many of our...