animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

chris and katie

Yesterday, we headed to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio for the wedding of Brian’s cousin Chris and his now wife Katie. The trip out there wasn’t bad, but we had to drop off the dogs at the Cozy Inn in Stahlstown so it took a little longer that it would have otherwise. …

anniversary party

My godparents (who also happen to be relatives) were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today with a party at their home. So, we headed out to Alexandria, PA (near Huntingdon) for the occasion. They have a really nice property on the Juniata river and a fantastic house. Anyway, the party …

happy anniversary to us

Brian and I celebrated our 11th anniversary today. All three of us went to dinner at Numero Uno to celebrate. We all enjoyed our dinners. The portions were kind of small if you compare it to other restaurants, but I thought they were just right. I mean, just how much …

eleven

June 5: To celebrate my birthday yesterday, Brian made me a delicious dinner of salt-crusted herbed cornish game hens, gratin dauphinois, and pan-roasted asparagus. I also received a new bird bath for my garden. And, speaking of birds, the rock pigeon has descended and taken over our bird feeding area. …

birthday dinner

We went to my parent’s today for the annual birthday dinner for my brother and me (my brother’s birthday is in May and mine is in June and we normally celebrate both birthdays the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend). The dinner was kind of like a Thanksgiving dinner–turkey, mashed potatoes, …