Lindsey Schmidt

Category Reviews

Signal Hill Park & Tucked Away Brewing Co.

Beating the Heat with a Shaded Trail and Dog-Friendly Taproom Read about our afternoon at Signal Hill Park and Tucked Away Brewing Co., a dog-friendly brewery in Manassas. Summer is probably dogs least favorite season. Walks are super short and…

Lost Boy Cider

We’re so excited to finally have a dog-friendly taproom in Alexandria! Lost Boy Cider recently opened in the Carlyle neighborhood just off of Eisenhower Ave. This dog-friendly cidery in Alexandria is a great spot for the whole family. The most important factor…

Dog-Friendly Wineries in Washington, VA

Day Trip from Alexandria, VA/ Washington, DC We’re always looking for more places to take Rummy on the weekends and “recently” made a day trip out to Washington, VA. I write “recently” because it’s been over three weeks and I’m…

Bluemont Vineyard & Raven Rocks

An Afternoon of Hiking and Wine Tasting in Bluemont, VA Dog-Friendly Hiking and Winery in Bluemont, VA What’s the best way to enjoy National Dog Day? With a Field Trip! For those of you unaware, “Field Trip” is what we…

Quinn’s on the Corner

Not Your Average Dog-Friendly Restaurant Let’s start this off by saying we absolutely loved this place. For so many reasons. Yes, they have plenty of tables, shade and they gave us a water bowl right away. But what we really…

Stone Tower Winery

Dog-Friendly Winery in Leesburg, VA Stone Tower Winery is a beautiful dog-friendly winery in Leesburg, VA. Our first visit was a few years back, on a weekday in December. It was a lovely visit, but wow, what a difference a season…

Kicking Off Virginia Wine Month in Charlottesville

Keswick Vineyards, Early Mountain Vineyards, Knight’s Gambit Vineyard and The Draftsman Hotel We LOVE October! Along with much anticipated cooler temps and pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins comes Virginia Wine Month! We celebrated in style with a quick trip to Charlottesville. We…

Road Trippin’ with Dogs

Virginia to Alabama: Wineries, Breweries, Parks & More How do you take a road trip from great to awesome? Make it a dog-friendly road trip! We drove to Alabama for Thanksgiving this year, which is a long drive, 11 hours…