Happy Holidays

Friends - I had hoped to squeeze out a few more gift guides, but it's the holidays and there are parties to attend and baking to do. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to joining these people back in this house for a Christmas like the one we shared two years ago. 

Sending you much love this holiday!

India In Pictures

I'm back from two weeks in India with all of the usual jet lag (hello 5 am wake ups and 7 pm bed times) and totally enchanted with the country. It was a fascinating visit filled with incredible sights, smells and shopping. The following are a few of my favorite pictures - for more please check out the full album on flickr.   

New Look for Capital A

It was high time to bid farewell to the old header and shake off some of the dust around the blog. I'm still working on updating old posts and optimizing everything to fit our new wide format... but it's getting there. 

The blog has had it's fair share of ups and downs over the last four years and 500 posts - and I'm sure there will be plenty more in the future. Thanks for sticking with it and reading my travelogues, recipes, musings and wish lists when I get around to posting them. I love having you here.

Brazil in pictures

 A little less than a month ago, I spent two weeks in Brasilia. It's a strange city, reminiscent in many ways of DC as a government town, but a mid-century space age government town.

Brasilia is a master planned city, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and built entirely in only four years between 1956-1960.  We spent our days exploring the swooping grey and white concrete buildings and the surrounding wilderness filled with streams and waterfalls perfect for swimming in.