So we had this big family cookout at Uncle Bob’s house this past Friday. Everyone was there. Shaun and Sue had come in from NY with the little tot in tote. At one point Shaun and I got to sit in the kitchen, drinking coffee, and talking about food and...
There is so much that happened this weekend that I can’t even touch on it all this morning. What I will say is congrats to Mom and Yoda. The celebrated their 10th anniversary this Saturday and Mom is now wearing a ring on her left hand. Yes, there’s a diamond...
I like living in a free country. It’s glad I am that we aren’t ruled out of England anymore. And while I may have my gripes, and suggestions for bettering situations, I don’t think that there’s another country that I’d choose to live in today. Now visiting, that’s another situation...
I saw this quote today and loved it: “Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.” Erma Bombeck J
So I was making those mini cheesecake tartlets last night for a party we’ll be attending this evening. In the refer I had fresh strawberries and blueberries so I figured that I’d use these up rather than buying canned stuff for the tops. Here’s what I did: in a small...
Returning to work is always the hardest part of taking a vacation. Returning to work on a holiday week, one would think, should be easy. In my case no such luck. It seems that everyone is busier than usual trying to cram every bit of work into a four day...
To Uncle Mike. He’ll be landing in MA today with the fam for a week long visit from CA. W00t!
To Uncle Dave and Auntie Rie who closed on their new home yesterday. Tonight, we move them in!
So yesterday’s adventure was a trip to the Mohawk Trail. We hit I91 north and followed it up to Greenfield where we picked up route 2W. We drove through all manner of small towns including Shelbourne, Charlemont, Savoy, Florida, North Adams, and Williamstown. Williamstown was especially beautiful. It was founded...
Aah, vacation…. We kicked off our week of relaxation with Chris’ annual birthday bash. About 30 close friends and family members gathered in our back yard to eat charred food and wait out the rain storms which are an uninvited guest, but inevitably always show up. Monday was a day...