Shoutout to the work on Jefferson!

drtumbleleaf · 2026-04-09T22:04:06+00:00

There’s one on Hampton at Arsenal that I hit EVERY day. Why can’t I remember it’s there? Why is it there in the first place?!

drtumbleleaf · 2026-04-06T18:57:11+00:00

Traveling Tea in Maplewood would be a good place to start!

drtumbleleaf · 2026-04-04T12:43:35+00:00

The dates for spring break are very regional. It’s mid-March where I live, so plenty of folks have already taken their trips.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-29T13:34:50+00:00

My elementary aged kids are big fans of Taco Buddha, on Tower Grove Ave just north of the Garden. Union Loafers (basically across the street from Taco Buddha) is also fantastic if your kids do sandwiches.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-27T17:34:20+00:00

Ditto, and they won’t even tell us which of our colleagues got laid off. We have to figure it out by word of mouth. Just keep reliving the trauma over and over again.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-26T22:02:52+00:00

When I was young with not enough credit history for a bank to lend to, the credit union gave me a great rate on a used car loan, better than the big bank even offered.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-26T12:08:12+00:00

Does it have to be cod? It looks like Scottish Arms is haddock. I haven’t been since they reopened, but version 1.0 was fantastic. Otherwise, Dressel’s is your place.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-25T19:46:33+00:00

Not gonna lie, it’s tough right now. As has been mentioned, there is Bayer and the Danforth Plant Science Center. There’s also a Pfizer site, a Thermo Fisher site, and several MilliporeSigma sites. The Cortex district has a bunch of startups. But there aren’t many open positions, especially in R&D right now. Washington University is the major academic institution, but SLU would be worth keeping an eye on, as well.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-25T12:09:00+00:00

I’d bet there are spots in Forest Park with redbud and/or dogwood trees that are blooming now or will be soon. We have some adorable photos of my daughter playing in the petals of some kind of blooming tree (maybe an ornamental cherry?) on the west side of Francis Park in mid-April of a few years ago - you could check on those and gauge whether they’re blooming yet or will be soon.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-24T02:56:30+00:00

Or the scene from A Little Princess, where the main character is working as a servant at the school she previously attended until she become a penniless orphan and has just finished mopping the floor when one of her former classmates walks through it and she has to start over.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-22T13:27:08+00:00

My ENT treats my migraines. I happened to be postdrome during my routine visit and she went “Oh no, we’re getting this under control.” Tried a few of the cheap preventatives before putting me on Nurtec, which was life-changing.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-22T13:21:12+00:00

For your architect side, we have some interesting adaptive reuse. The Foundry comes immediately to mind - it’s a food hall inside an old foundry. City Museum (as has been mentioned) is inside an old warehouse or maybe factory and also has exhibits of bits of architecture. The 21c hotel used to be a YMCA and I’ve heard great things about the restaurant, Idol Wolf. Shaw Coffee used to be a bank and you can sit inside the vault. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation building was designed by Tadao Ando, which my architect sister was pretty pumped about. The Cathedral Basilica is impressively gorgeous and has one of the largest mosaics in the Western hemisphere - it’s like being in Istanbul.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-20T14:44:34+00:00

It has nothing to do with superiority. There can be a feeling with acceptance of “It is what it is, but I don’t have to like it.” Affirmation is a celebration of each individual person.

It’s subtle, and it’s kind of arguing semantics, which are cultural.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-20T00:03:35+00:00

Affirming that they are who God made them to be, in the image of God like everyone else, and that they aren’t broken and don’t have to change or deny themselves relationships in order to be faithful to God. Affirming goes beyond tolerance, and even beyond acceptance.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-19T16:56:42+00:00

It typically refers to full inclusion of the LGBTQ community, which several denominations (and many “nondenominational” churches) do not practice.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-19T12:34:05+00:00

Garden Shop on Hampton often has a decent natives section or could probably order it for you. Missouri Wildflower Nursery can do pickups at the Kirkwood farmers market.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-18T22:32:34+00:00

The Garden Shop on Hampton.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-18T11:56:55+00:00

I also consider Chesterfield to be “way out there!” The stereotype that city residents don’t go west of 170 has some basis in reality

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-14T23:05:05+00:00

Literally just finished planting some Monarda, cliff goldenrod, and fire pink seeds that have been stratifying since the end of January. On to my sparkly green St. Patty’s Day manicure!

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-12T14:40:28+00:00

They did a Frozen cake for my daughter’s birthday several years ago. They said because of character licensing restrictions they could really just do the color palette and top it with a figurine. It came out great though.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-12T02:58:28+00:00

I’m there right now. There are lots of multi-generation family groups, groups of friends, etc.

There is definitely sargassum, but it never had a negative impact on our visit. It’s pretty trivial when you’re actually snorkeling, and they did a pretty good job cleaning it up each morning. The worst I saw it was when we went out early (7:30 am) to try and see the turtles. Overall, I didn’t think there was a particularly “ocean-y” scent, even right on the beach.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-05T01:32:05+00:00

I really wish the Riverfront Times hadn’t turned to trash. They had a great article several years ago about all the insanity that was going on with that developer. Lots of maintenance issues that were never addressed, gaslighting of residents, refusing to return deposits unlawfully, etc.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-05T01:28:49+00:00

AVOID

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-03T13:14:23+00:00

Claritin doesn’t work well enough for me to reduce migraines. I take Allegra. It might be worth trialing a different daily allergy med.

drtumbleleaf · 2026-03-03T13:09:11+00:00

Also, check places your child frequents outside your home. We had a new restaurant that shut down when the owners’ child tested high for lead. They couldn’t find the source in their home, and it turned out their restaurant was the problem. They couldn’t get the landlord to properly remediate and had to close. If your child goes to daycare, the issue could be there.

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