May 15, 2012

There are some activities that just scream summertime in Des Moines.  A morning at the Downtown Farmer’s Market.  An afternoon bike ride to El Bait Shop’s patio.  An evening stroll through the Pappajohn Sculpture Garden.  (Sounds like a great day, right?) But for me the summer doesn’t truly begin until I see the first live baseball game of the...

May 8, 2012

It’s hard to believe that an entire year has gone by since I moved back to Des Moines from the San Francisco Bay Area. In so many ways it still feels like I just got here. Maybe it’s because of the mild winter and early spring that the time seems to have gone by so quickly. Or maybe it’s the fact that my wife and I are in the raising-a-baby time warp in...

Nov 8, 2011

In the immortal words of a Warner Brothers cartoon mouse, “I just love cheese. Raaally I do.” So when I discovered The Cheese Shop of Des Moines at the Downtown Farmer’s Market last summer, I was very excited. Any shop that specializes in that wonder of dairy creations, cheese, is a place for me. Unfortunately, at the time, there was no shop to visit when...

Jun 30, 2011

I love desserts. They make me happy, and put a smile on my face. My oldest son who is 4 (4 and 3/4 if you ask him) also shares my love of sweets, so we frequently have dessert dates. One of our favorite places is Carefree Patisserie, an awesome cupcakery in Valley Junction that makes gourmet cupcakes, cupcake towers, and wedding cakes. Carefree Patisserie has...

Jun 23, 2011

Ok, Amanda covered two art-related events coming up this weekend in her post on Tuesday, but there is even another event this weekend that everyone should consider. Market Day is in their third season for the montly indie craft market that runs the last Saturday of every month from May through October. This year brings a new location at the Des Moines Social...