Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
food & drink

smithmyer’s

After countless years of seeing their ad in the paper, we finally made a trip to Smithmyer’s Superette in Loretto to grab one of their meat bundles. The price was definitely right–$70 for 25 pounds of meat (pork, beef and chicken). I’ve been struggling with our meat purchases ever since we stopped going to Costco and also since our beef supplier quit raising beef cattle. So, I figured this was worth a shot. We try to stock up at Giant Eagle when things are on sale, but it seems like we’re never able to build up a stash in the freezer.

The superette was super nice, as were all of the employees. It was like taking a step back in time–it felt like the 1950s in there (not that I’d know what that was like, but that’s how I picture it). They had a decent selection of groceries, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend the store for heavy duty grocery shopping (it reminded me more of a grocery store you’d see when you go camping).

I was pretty happy with what we got and I’m sure we’ll be making a return trip in the next month or so.

movies

the revenant

Do you like brutality and revenge? Well, I have a movie for you.

We finally got around to watching this movie last night. We intended on seeing it in the theater, but that did not work out for whatever reason. It was quite good, but hard to watch at times. And that bear scene did not increase my liking of animals in the wild.

My rating: 4/5

live entertainment

fcmf 2016

We really enjoyed the Flood City Music Festival this year. We went down there three of the four days. While the artists are typically not familiar to us, we always check out their videos and then go see the bands that most appeal to us. This tactic has worked out great. My top three acts this year were: Grace Potter, Samantha Fish and Tab Benoit.

We ran into a ton of people–clients, co-workers, friends. The place was pretty packed. And, to top things off, the weather was beautiful. All in all, a great weekend.
miscellany

the dream is not dead

I’ve been wanting to get chickens for quite some time, but the zoning in Upper Yoder does not allow for it. Given the popularity of chicken-raising, someone else has taken the lead and was called before the zoning board for having chickens. The board is going to make a decision in 45 days. I will be surprised if it goes in favor of the chickens, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

jake

more work

Summer is coming to an end, so Jake started looking for another job for when his summer job ends. Em’s Subs called him last week and he had an interview with them this morning and was offered the job! He starts on the 15th of this month.

To top that off, he went to work at Westwood Garden Haven this afternoon and they extended him an offer to stay on after the end of summer. So, I guess he’s going to be busy from now on. This job will pretty much be limited to Saturdays during the school year. I don’t know what kind of hours he can expect, but it can’t be too many.

Coordinating his work schedules with his two employers may prove to be a challenge, but hopefully everything will work out because with these two jobs, he’s pretty much set on employment through college.