February highlights

First blooms of spring, how I love the azaleas
Always some time for Fred photos, and visiting cousin doggos
Spent a day in Louisville, KY before going to Cincinnati, OH for a few days for work. See full posts for both locations.
Monthly Silent Book Club Charleston meetups at the Library (annual book exchange) & All My Exes bar in Avondale / West Ashley.
For everywhere noteworthy I ate this month, check out the Charleston Eats - February 2026 post.

Flowers & Doggos

Eating & Exploring

As usual I ate my way through Charleston and collected some new recommendations below. But this month I also spent a week in Cincinnati for work. I went out a day early and had a rental car, so I went down to Louisville for the day to see some friends and do a spot of shopping. Check out posts below for a full day in Louisville and all the cool places I ate in Cincinnati.

Charleston Eats - February 2026

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Some other Cincinnati & travel highlights:

Saw the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Made my regular visit to the airport lounge at CVG
Got some reading done while enjoying sunset flights
Realized a deformed Dunkin cup is the perfect airplane seat companion

Silent Book Club Charleston - Monthly meetups

We had one meetup this month at the West Ashley / Bees Ferry Library. Always a delight to meet up with book friends :)

Random house updates:

Tree spores are evil, and I replaced a bunch of interior door knobs because the original old ones could lead to the occasional bout of someone being locked in the bathroom. All fresh and in working order now!