Ann Davis-Rowe
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6-9 May 2024 From Rome, we headed to Naples, which was new to us. I hadn’t made too many decisions about what to do there, but really wanted to see the Egg Castle for sunset and then get a seafood dinner nearby. Well, it turns out our hotel had a birdseye view of the castle……
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3-6 May 2025 For our 10th anniversary, Hampton and I decided to break out of our COVID rut and Travel again. Travel with a capital T. See All The Things. …of course, we were soon totally overwhelmed with planning. Enter Adam’s Travel Designs. We had never used a travel agent before but given how out…
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I started off this year with one show for sure in mind: the revival of last year’s HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH. And I was Very Excited about Hampton doing one of his dream roles in OTHELLO at the same theatre the month before because it meant I got lots of wintery, hibernatery alone time.…
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As previously mentioned, I did back-to-back shows again this fall. And they were two of the most wonderful shows, I have ever done. All three shows of 2023 (three! Remember the days of thirteen a year?? …ah, youth. And by “youth”, I mean, like 2016) were just fantastic experiences, full of giving, warm people, gorgeous…
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So, yeah, this summer… that was a thing. Hampton and I both ended the spring with some killer shows and then it was all, well, life as usual. Snuggly puppies, tv, and lots of other people’s recipes. I may be in the midst of books 99 and 100 of the year, but there have been…
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Ok, so, yeah, yesterday was a really fantastic #onbrand day — but, given that this is more diary than blog, I can’t not write about tonight’s dinner. This past week, we had burgers, thanks to our frozen stock from our amazing local butcher. We tend to wait for a sale and buy two pounds, portioning…
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Hampton and I are both back into rehearsals* so weekends are for bigger meals, and tonight may have been our best schnitzel yet. We toasted and ground up leftover soft pretzel from Strudelteig’s last visit to Lesser Known, the fantastic Eastern European-inspired brewery a mile and change from our house, for the crust on this…
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Here at Flat 493, we have very specific food rules. Most of which… are my fault. No matter how much I love cooking certain new-to-me foods and different cuisines, I still am very much a child when it comes to certain ingredients. That are used Everywhere. Enter our take on Mardi Gras. Hampton *really* wanted…
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Happy pub date to Jo Callaghan for her In the Blink of an Eye! I loved this debut novel when I read it thanks to NetGalley, so when her publisher contacted me with this neato graphic and asked me to share, I was happy to oblige! I loved this! Great combo of police procedural and…
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Happy holidays! We went to see Hampton’s parents for Christmas and every trip to Raleigh these days requires a trip to Wegman’s for specialty items we rarely see in Winston-Salem. As much as we love this town and don’t want to move back to all that traffic and house prices. When we go to Wegman’s,…
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