Wow, August was a busy month.  We tried to go into our gantlet well-rested, but it whipped our butts anyway ( Read more... )

We kind of procrastinated our way to the weekend menu.  And then sorta got invited 2 different ways to dinner at our BFFs on Sunday.  So the stuff we went out to buy for Sunday dinner turned into Saturday dinner \o/.

Before we cooked, we split a bottle of Boulevard Brewing's Saison. It's bottle conditioned and part of the Smokestack Series.  It ( Read more... )

This summer has been full of ups and downs - just like the weather.

We've had some unexpected expenses which are probably going to have the cumulative effect of delaying the kitchen grand finale. But we are still thoroughly enjoying our granite.

We still don't know when B's brother's wedding is planned for, and we seriously hope not Oct 17 or ( Read more... )

Wow! I'm pretty sore today from schlepping brewer supplies up and down all those hills!  But those are the best-paid 2 hours of work in my entire year.  I look forward to them for 363 days every year!

For once, I brought my camera, remembered to take pics, uploaded them right away, and now I'm posting!  Usually, I don't manage to all of those things ( Read more... )

 What's the one thing you DON"T want when you wake up on the morning of the Day of Public Drunkenness?

Your PERIOD!

Beer Fest is supposed to be my HAPPY day.  I don't want to be dealing with frakkin' tampons in the porta-potty.

At least all the exercise and beer should keep the cramps to a dull roar.

We had a lovely 4-day weekend.  I banked some extra hours so I could take Fri off too.

Wed. night we made the cranberry jello mold, and prepped pie crust and ate chinese food.

Thursday we lounged around in jammies all day, reading and playing dominoes, watching parades and football, cooking and eating.  There were lots of yummy things from the ( Read more... )

::cue studio announcer:: Previously, in Baltimore Bliss, goldy was on her way to a "low country boil" for Saturday's supper...

See, what had happened was, the host family intended to do the good ol' Baltimore crab dinner - bushels of steamed crabs on paper-wrapped picnic tables, accompanied by wooden mallets and cold beer.  However, one family of ( Read more... )

If you put M&Ms into a half-empty tin of Altoids Dark Chocolate Dipped Mints, teh M&Ms will take on a minty flavor!

I'm finding that I like Mavis as a person very much.  Of course, I already love her very much as a daughter, but it's heartening to know that she's a person I'd want to know anyway. (I think Rupert is finding his way to this place too ( Read more... )

Ahhh! Beer!  Wonderful, wonderful Beer!

We got to the park 30 min before our shift, so we had plenty of time to stake out a good spot under a tree and eat some breakfast before getting to work.  Unfortunately, the gals at Panera didn't manage to get our bagels sliced but we survived.  Got greeted by Czar Mark with hugs and handshakes.  Saw some old ( Read more... )

The Great Taste of the Midwest is TODAY!  HOORAY ( Read more... )