animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

social time

We had a couple of events to attend over the weekend. Saturday was my niece’s birthday party at my brother’s house in Portage. And Sunday, we got to meet new baby Avery at a welcome dinner at El Jalisco in Richland. Brian wanted to bring her home. I need to …

21

Brian and I celebrated our 21st anniversary on June 28. We had a picnic in the woods he likes to frequent (for hiking and hunting). It’s off Route 271–not sure if it has a name. Anyway, he bought a bottle of bubbly and a bunch of delicious food from Conzatti’s …

birthday weekend

As is tradition, we went to the Polkafest on Friday evening for supper. We caught some music from Alex Meixner and the Polka Family Band. Fun, as always. We did not have any plans for Saturday, but that changed when I received a text from Carol that morning suggesting that …

jam packed

It was a pretty busy couple of days. On Friday, we went out to eat at Rey Azteca to celebrate Jake’s birthday, which was on Saturday. Saturday, Jake had his prom. Saturday (and part of Sunday) was spent cooking, as we had our usual Mother’s Day/Jake’s birthday get together with …

kitchen time

While I like to cook, it’s nice to catch a break every once in a while. This past weekend was one of those times. Saturday night, we met up with Carol and Bob at Pour on Center in Ebensburg. The food and drinks were excellent. I was impressed. We’ll definitely …