The jerseys you paid a premium for as part of your ticket aren’t here, but don’t worry, you can pay an additional amount of money for a separate T-shirt

Good morning from Enzo

One of the best things we can do for ourselves is to have things to look forward to

The power went out. After a weekend of heat, thunderstorm, and fireworks misery. And right in the middle of coloring my hair. Everything is gross

A previous iteration of our bar had this painting on the wall 25 years ago, and I am obsessed with it, even though all I have is a single blurry pic:

Damn, tix for Turnstile night at Camden Yards sure are pricey.

Lent out this dress for a friend to wear to a wedding this weekend. They've been so generous with time and hosting so it felt rly good to 'give back' just a bit via this.

Baltimore: fireworks now at 10pm! Prep your dogs' drugs accordingly.

I may not ever be "from" Baltimore because I was not born here, but I am a Baltimorean in my heart and I know this because I have a million old petty grudges

One of our smaller scale, interactive drinks comes with a little scientific glassware beaker, and you know what, here's to borosilicate glass - they really kept on trucking. Years later, I finally have to order more, & it's b/c they got stolen, not broken.

Stopped in somewhere nearby for a coffee this weekend and was a lil dismayed to see that employees have to layer on a chore coat as part of their work uniform….in the summer…

I feel like this is the one and only time I get to brag about my 1999 Civic coupe

If any fancy influencers come knocking, please know that our advertising outreach (and budget) consists of the 2.25 x 1.5" size ad box in the neighborhood community newsletter.

Perennial (haha) post. Reach out if you have interest/know of someone who might be a good fit!

Two new people joined the board last night! Building up the team.

a little Baltimore FYI: one of the Taharka seasonal flavors right now is Banana Pudding and it is exceptional.

It’s a tough call (as the depths of the camera roll will attest) but I love this one a lot.

Achievement unlocked

I might be having a weird one but we’ll still make sure Enzo has a good day

Welp, the bottom half of a window flipped down and shattered against the flowerpot on the sill - not one of the problems I was expecting to deal with today. So worried about getting this repaired.

The sowing: a sweet chill dog who everyone likes and anyone can pet The reaping: two Traz in, having to literally hold his paw to get through this rainstorm

One benefit of a slow Sunday shift is that Doug scooted to the house to drop off a BLT for me while the Sunday bartender held the fort

My partner who does not care about celeb stuff one bit showed me something related to this - b/c he clocked that they were at Lucali.

Baltimore: the sky right now looks like it’s got a filter on it

Time for the thrilling game of 'will any nearby pharmacy carry this med at this dosage'?

I hate celery. Useless veg. Even worse, I also hate onions. It’s a texture thing. At least they bring important flavor.

I obsessively researched for the perfect dress to attend my friends' wedding. Probably veered into overthinking/Doing Too Much, but I sincerely wanted to honor them and their ceremony with wearing attire that followed their palette and the atmosphere they were creating. And tbh I nailed it.

Guys. It’s happening.

So someone shitty ripped down the pride flag that was hanging outside the bar last night. We have to repair the flag pole now, but then we’re putting one right back up again bc fuck that.

Adding bone meal and mint compost to the rose pot just to feel something

Look at his little nose going!

Yesterday, while fun, is a good reminder of why I don’t normally attend day games. Feeling crispy.

Want to do something this weekend you can feel really good about? This is the move

Not much of a game person (I haven’t played anything since Untitled Goose Game) but I saw this, bought the game on a whim to support, and he’s created something absolutely soothing and lovely to play.

Lessons learned: mixed this evil brew outside this time.

Years ago, I found a wedding ring outside my work’s office. Thick heavy gold, from Tiffany. I REALLY could have used the money, but I did the right thing and turned it in. Turned out a man had both his late parents wedding rings in his pocket while attending a wedding in the event space below.

Why does every bug and grub in the neighborhood have a hankering to eat my rose plant

A little frugal chemistry: reviving remaining bottles from when I had a nail polish collecting phase.

The Conservatory’s fish pool in the Tropical House continues its winning streak of entertaining small children.

There was this dilapidated little building on Charles that I used to dream about making into a tiny, eccentric vermouth bar. Obviously we opened a cocktail bar bar in our own neighborhood, but it was still a bit shocking to see it was leveled as I drove by today.

Still riding the relaxation high of going to the Korean spa this week. Now I get why ppl were so upset that the Baltimore one closed.

Sometimes employees of the Bad Place come into our spot and tell us things. Like how they’re leaving / have left because paychecks bounced, or that they saw past due tax bills laying around. I mean… we’ve tried to quietly warn people.

Sometimes I log on, scroll for a few seconds, see something deranged, and scroll back up to confirm that I’m on the Discover tab.

Enzo came into my office, looked expectantly at the air conditioner (not on) and sat. (sitting = ‘aren’t I good? Reward me’)

I’m obsessed with my Piaggio Ciao but it’s loud, heavy and so vintage that parts are near-impossible to find. If there was a similar looking e-bike? Do I dare to dream?

A famous person was at the bar this evening, always fun to hear about it when it happens. Doug is unflappable, I might have gotten the sillies about it.

Might be the last night that’s cool enough for hot pot for a while

I had the best MIL situation - I finally had that warm, compassionate mom-type figure I wished for all my life. We lost her way, way too early. Going to go read a book in the bathtub in her memory.

Today we learned that Enzo is not afraid of a gangway and that Pride of Baltimore II allows dogs to visit

Belated: I just found out the Chris Davis pitching 2 scoreless innings game was on my birthday, in 2012. What a warm and fuzzy memory