Posted in Beverages on May 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ahh yes….the great argument regarding “pink” wine. I am a devoteé of true pink wines in the summertime. White Zinfandel does not count. Pinks scream “warm, breezy evenings on the porch” without the hot flush of a true red wine. Charmed and I were perusing the local Sam’s Club Tuesday when we encountered this:
It’s Codorniu Pinot Noir [...]
Posted in Dining Out on May 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We had to make a quickie journey to Chicago this weekend so that Charmed could get more pages for his passport and then send it off to the consulate for his visa. What better opportunity to sample some fantastic food in the city!
We chose Osteria Via Stato, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant. In a word, [...]
Posted in Cats on May 26, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Well, that’s what she calls it, anyway. We’re lucky kitties that live in the country and our Mama has made sure that even when the grass looks like we need to raise some goats our catnip patch is in good shape. We just got in our first harvest.
That’s me, Toby, doing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Charmed is a culinary genius. I accept this. I am lucky to be able to make spaghetti (boil noodles, open jar of sauce to simmer in separate pan – dinner’s ready when noodles are cooked.) so to open the fridge, survey the contents and pull together a meal of the bits is like….well, amazing to [...]
Posted in Dining Out on May 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A little backstory for you… Anthony’s is a “Supper Club” and started out as being exclusive… The owners originally stated that they were going to charge for a membership and everyone would have a keycard, etc., etc. In Danville. Illinois. Yeah. Can we say “lead balloon?” In April the owners got wise to the fact that [...]
Posted in Cats on May 18, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Our Mama’s crazy….or just busy….we’re not really sure on all these human emotions. For us it’s “on catnip” or “off catnip.”
She was sorting for a rummage sale today and we decided to help her.
We kept her boxes warm. She’d shoo us out and we’d hop back in. She said that wasn’t helping.
She sorted papers. We [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I finally did it. I got up the nerve to say (politely), “Take this job and shove it.”
After many months of soul-searching (and complaining!) I wrote the letter and said goodbye. While I will miss the people I worked with, the management (or lack thereof) will not be a sad loss.
To those of you who [...]
Posted in At the Homefront on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, we have some new friends. I have always considered them to be my friends through work but never socialized with them much outside of the office. Thankfully, that has recently changed. I was walking in the cemetery one day (it was for exercise and scenic purposes – nothing weird!) with these same folks when one, [...]
Posted in Out and About on May 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Charmed and I mysteriously received an invitation to view the Coolley House, currently under refurbishment in the Renaissance District. Not one to turn down an interesting opportunity, we paid our entrance to see the home….and fell in love.
The Renaissance District has been plugging along for several years now attempting to renovate the homes on Pine [...]
Posted in Cats on May 11, 2007 | 8 Comments »
My name is Mina. I am a Princess. Period.
That being said, Lucky, my female servant, came to me today as I was working on my tan…
…and told me that we had been invited to start Weekend Cat Blogging. She said that it involved computer time. I like that because I can sit on her lap, [...]
