animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

whirlwind trip

Brian sister had a baby this summer (her 3rd boy). The baptism was scheduled for this weekend, so we headed to NY after lunch on Saturday. We went to her place for a visit Saturday night and then did the baptism festivities on Sunday (church/dinner after). We left town mid-afternoon …

berkeley springs, wv

Jake is on vacation with my parents, so Brian and I planned our annual motorcycle vacation for the weekend. This time, I rode my own bike. We headed to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia yesterday afternoon. It was a pretty nice day for a bike ride. I didn’t particularly care for …

chincoteague, va

Sunday, June 22 We got up bright and early this morning so that we could drop off the dogs at the Cozy Inn on our way to Chincoteague, Va. Taking 3 dogs on a 45 minute trip was interesting. Buster got carsick even though he didn’t eat breakfast today. I …

pittsburgh again

We had Steeler tickets for today’s game, so we headed to Pittsburgh yesterday morning. I like going down the day before for two reasons. 1. we don’t have such a long day on Sunday. 2. I don’t like driving to Pittsburgh so this gives us an opportunity to do more …

mini vacation

While Jake was away, Brian and I headed to York on his bike. That’s right–I left mine at home. I’m not quite ready for prime time yet. We left at lunchtime on Sunday and arrived in York just before supper. We went out to eat with my friend Laura at …