For the past three summers, my girlfriends and I have enjoyed a weekend trip to the mountains of southern Virginia to a rustic retreat known as Mountain Lake Lodge. The
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Prince George’s County, Maryland
With my mother in town for the Thanksgiving holiday, instead of hitting the shopping centers to fight the crowds, we decided to head out to some local Maryland vineyards to
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Connecticut and Massachusetts
For many people, fall is their favorite time of year. Cooler weather makes for more time spent with the dog outside exploring. What better way to spend a weekend than
Upgrading AWS RDS PostgreSQL With Extensions
We recently received an end of support notification for the PostgreSQL database version 9.4 that we were using. As with most things, when it's working you leave it alone,
Canines Uncorked Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Portland, Oregon
In early August, Cork Hounds headed out West to explore dog-friendly vineyards near Portland, Oregon. This wine producing region is referred to as the North Willamette Valley. It’s actually
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Delaplane, Virginia
From Washington, D.C, hop on 1-66 West and drive about 50 miles to Delaplane, Virginia. The area is known for fox hunts, farm-to-table agriculture, expansive country estates, and more
PART 2: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California
Cork Hounds made the trek, with our dachshund mascot, Greta from our home base in DC to Paso Robles, California to attend the 11th Annual Wine4Paws charity event. Paso Robles
PART 1: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California
About half-way between Los Angeles and the Bay Area is the small town of Paso Robles. If it wasn’t for the massive amount of viticulture going on in this
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I am working on a new project for Cork Hounds, and spent some time recently figuring out how to upload files to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3)
5 New Jersey Dog-Friendly Wineries Recommended by Cello’s Corner
Even being born and raised in New Jersey, I never thought of the Garden State as my go-to for wineries…until Limoncello (Cello), our first German Shorthaired Pointer joined our
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Fredericksburg, Virginia
South of Washington, D.C. and north of Richmond, VA is the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The area is dotted with vineyards and wineries that are grand and modest. The
Deck the Halls! Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Around Seneca Lake, New York
This may be a surprise to you (it was to us): New York state is a top wine producer in the United States -- coming in 3rd behind California and
Every Dog Has Its Day at Barrel Oak Winery
Vineyard owner champions new Virginia law allowing dogs inside tasting rooms.
It’s 11:00 a.m. on a summer Saturday in Delaplane, Virginia. At Barrel Oak Winery (BOW) the
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Around Napa
Over the summer, Cork Hounds [finally] ventured west to the national [and arguably world] epicenter of wine -- Napa, California. For this trip, my co-founder Jeremy and dog Greta, stayed
Part 2: Containerizing and Running Foursquare's TwoFishes with Persistent Storage
In Part 1 of this two-part series, I looked at Forward and Reverse Geocoding using FourSquare's TwoFishes. I provided some background on TwoFishes, and shared some lessons that I learned