animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

birthday boy

Jake turned 23 (!) over the weekend. We had our usual family get-together to celebrate that and Mother’s Day on Sunday. I cooked up a storm on Saturday and Sunday. Jake received a few presents of items for his new place and was happy to get them. I guess he’s …

the birthdays

We did the annual birthday get together (for my brother’s birthday and mine) over the weekend. My parents treated us and everyone else to dinner at The Windber Hotel. I do not believe that I’ve been there before. They’re known for their beer list, but the food was pretty good, …

hbd, grad!

I offered to host Mother’s Day this year and while we were at it, we celebrated Jacob’s birthday and graduation. It was a small party–just my family. It was a nice afternoon and the weather was surprisingly pleasant after the deluge of rain we received at the end of last …

bdx3

Last night we had the annual birthday extravaganza to celebrate my mom’s, dad’s, and grandmother’s birthdays. We had dinner at Rizzo’s and then went to my grandmother’s for cupcakes afterward. I’m supposed to be the official birthday cake maker, but I still haven’t heard from Krisay’s about the oven I …