Category: St. Louis

Our friends Ingrid and Brent know 10 million cool places to hang out in St. Louis. And they’ve lived here exactly as long as we have. But seriously, they mention 5 awesome coffee shops or parks or farmer’s markets or festivals or music venues in every conversation and I’m beginning to think that I should … Continue reading “Favorite Places: The City Garden”

***They are hippos! Andrew saw this picture and said, “That’s creepy. They look like serial killers.” Hippos.*** Today’s DIY Fun is pretty easy, and that’s how we like it these days! We are lucky enough to live 5 minutes from the St. Louis Zoo, which we visit twice a week during the spring and summer … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Animal Study”

This summer, we have been falling into a routine. We get up early (well, Andrew gets up early with all three crack-of-dawn-ers and I sleep until 6:30 or 7am), and are out of the house by 7:30 or 8. And we go somewhere, anywhere, every single day. Mondays: the zoo. Tuesdays: one of many fun … Continue reading “Missouri Botanical Garden: Taking Our Time”

wink, wink Last Thursday (right before Andrew left for four days), we were lucky enough to be some of the first people to experience the St. Louis Zoo’s new exhibit Sea Lion Sound. I mean, we were up early (surprise, surprise) and it was a crazy hot day, so we headed there at 8am and … Continue reading “New at the Zoo!”

We are obviously big fans of coffee houses. We had Tryst in D.C.; Spoons and Daily Grind in Baltimore; and about 7 places we love here in St. Louis! The Mud House is now one of them. Located on Cherokee Street in Benton Park, which is a very cool neighborhood with a lot of artsy types, … Continue reading “Favorite Places: The Mud House”