L emailed me Saturday to ask if we wanted to go for a hike Sunday (another Sunday with no Steeler game – they play Monday night). I suggested the Rachel Carson Trail, because I’ve been wanting to check that out for a while now, and she hadn’t ever been on it either. The trail is 35…
Here's something cool I heard about on WYEP yesterday morning… you can name your own price (minimum $1) for a year of Paste magazine, which includes a music sampler CD each month! Read and post comments | Send to a friend
It was this time of year 18 years ago that we first saw our house, and just how it looks today is what I fell in love with… View from our back yard, September 18, 2004 Sometimes the creek behaves badly, such as 3 years ago September… but even then, the rushing water is wonderful in…
Show us a souvenir from a memorable trip. Cappuccino I love the Italian stovetop coffee maker Al's cousin Francesca gave us when we were in Italy in December 2005. We use it every weekend morning, along with the über-cute cappuccino mugs his 2nd cousin Pena gave us (because we admired a set Maria had). Our…
Fermats Fences Help! I'm addicted to Fermat's Fences, a new logic game by Everett Kaser. Every time he posts a new game, I end up spending the next week playing every level. They're just nice simple logic puzzles, and a great pastime. I'm not sure which has been my favorite, but I especially liked Honeycomb…
Show us a gadget you can't live without. Roomba Well, I don't know about "can't live without", because I just got it this week, but so far I love it… Here's my new little buddy coming out from under the sofa, which hasn't seen a vacuum for quite some time 🙂 I love the fact…
Evans City 062307 813p And here's a whole showcase of the skies above our beautiful earth … [just because] Read and post comments | Send to a friend
The contents of our weekly organic veggie box from Kretschmann's… Oct 23 veggies Fresh new spinach again, some other kind of greens, cauliflower, more radishes, lots o' peppers, more carrots, more potatoes, a couple onions, a couple squashes, and of course more apples. Yummy! Too bad there are only 2 of us… we still…
Butler Freeport Trail For Al’s birthday, we decided to go for a walk on the Butler Freeport rail-trail, which we’ve been meaning to check out for quite some time. When we pulled in to the parking area in Sarver, we had to take the last spot. I hadn’t realized it was such a popular place,…
P1000775 Today's lunch for 2: Pumpernickel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, and organic mesclun from the farm Green tomatoes from the garden broiled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh oregano, and freshly grated parmegiano-reggiano Home-brewed Extra Foreign Stout Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Where have the days gone? 