Category Archives: Food
More Thanksgiving Recap
We had a very nice Thanksgiving celebration this week at the home of some friends in the neighborhood. I bought food to bring this year. I kept thinking about cooking and baking and even brought ingredients, but in the end I decided I had a stressful enough week without worrying about that, too. So IContinue reading “More Thanksgiving Recap”
Happy Turkey Day!
I’m a vegetarian and don’t eat turkey, so I don’t feel the least bit guilty about posting a photo of this magnificent turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Mister Softee
Last month, I was walking in my neighborhood one evening and heard that familiar jingly music from my childhood, the music that means an ice-cream truck is near. I walked toward the sound, and sure enough, the Mister Softee truck. Of course, I had to order a chocolate sundae. I remembered reading a post onContinue reading “Mister Softee”
Day 13: Requa, California
We spent a month this summer on a 7,957-mile road trip across the country, from the Washington, D.C., area to California and back. Day 13 was July 15; we had arrived in Requa, at the mouth of the Klamath River, where we would visit Redwood National and State Parks, but first, we explored the areaContinue reading “Day 13: Requa, California”
Day 10 (part 2): San Francisco
We spent about a month this summer on a 7,000+ mile road trip across the country, from the Washington, D.C., area to California and back. I began posting privately about the trip while we were gone, and I’ve kept the original dates from when I started the posts. But we’re home now, so I’m updatingContinue reading “Day 10 (part 2): San Francisco”
Wordless Wednesday: World’s Largest Fork
Day 3: Cedar Rapids to Ogallala, Nebraska
This post is dated July 5, the third day of our road trip adventure, but was published privately at first, so as not to tip off the criminals about our house being empty for a month. Now that we’ve returned home from the trip, I’ve added photos and switched the status to Public. The thirdContinue reading “Day 3: Cedar Rapids to Ogallala, Nebraska”
Day 2: Dayton to Cedar Rapids
This post was written and dated July 4. It was not published for public consumption until August 2, after we returned home from the trip, so as not to tip off the criminals about our house being empty for a month. The second day of our Great American Epic Road Trip Adventure began in aContinue reading “Day 2: Dayton to Cedar Rapids”
Day 1: D.C. to Dayton
This post was written and dated July 3. It was not published for public consumption until August 2, after we returned home from the trip, so as not to tip off the criminals about our house being empty for a month. It’s the first day of our Great American Epic Road Trip Adventure! Bob didContinue reading “Day 1: D.C. to Dayton”
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