animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

before you eat out again

You might want to consult this list. You can look up any place in Pennsylvania that serves food and see how they fared with their health inspection. After looking at the list for Cambria and Somerset counties, I know there are some places that I won’t be frequenting again. Blech. …

dinner tonight

Judy graced us with her presence for dinner this evening. It had been a while since we’d hung out, so I invited her over tonight. As usual, we had a good time catching up on things. As I always say, we should really do this more often.

like a fish

Brian’s parents were bound and determined to teach Jake to swim this year. He’s been there a few times already this summer, but today was the day he finally swam. They used the old standby, bribery, in order to accomplish their task. Jake’s big thing with swimming is that he …

gewurz and shiraz

Last night we bottled two batches of wine. The Gewurztraminer turned out great–it’s probably the best white wine we’ve ever made. I was quite pleased with it. I can’t wait to see what it tastes like once it’s had a chance to age a little, not that it needs it. …

blaze

This is Stephen King’s latest book. It was written under his Richard Bachman moniker way back before Carrie hit the pages. I have to say, it was a quick read. I guess you could say I, uh, blazed through it. I love Stephen King’s ability to create a three dimensional …