Tom’s Birthday Week 2021
Yes, it’s been 2 years since either Holly or I posted anything here. Because our last post was about my birthday, I decided my birthday this year could be a good excuse to restart posting here. Although this first post … Continued
Tom’s Birthday Week 2019
We have a tradition of spreading our birthday celebration out over the course of a week. It started out as going out to dinner one night and then having the other person cook something special another night, but it evolved … Continued
Seattle Trip
Our 2019 travels got off to a good start with a trip to Seattle at the end of January. Once again, Holly had a conference to attend, and I tagged along. One of the benefits of going to Seattle is … Continued
Winter Break 2018
As with Thanksgiving, we needed Christmas to be a little different this year. Since Holly and I have been working at the same place (again) since September, we had the same time off from Christmas to New Year’s Day. Even … Continued
Thanksgiving Montreal Trip
I was not particularly looking forward to Thanksgiving this year because it was going to be the first Thanksgiving since my mom passed away. This first year without her has been rough but holidays so far this year have not … Continued
Staycation 2017
We were negligent in blogging about Staycation 2017, so this is a much belated post! Our 2017 Staycation was in Philadelphia, PA from October 19, 2017 through October 29, 2017. As has been our tradition for the past few years, … Continued
Introducing SimpleGoodness.us
Seven years ago, when Tom and I moved to Philadelphia together, we decided to start a food blog. At the time we envisioned it as a way to document our dining out adventures as we explored our new neighborhood, and … Continued