One evening, out of nowhere, Karen asked me if I’d like to learn how to build a Ukulele? She knows better than anyone that I have zero wood working skills. But, she found a week long class at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman (not a sponsor) in Lancaster PA. She…
Hello again! We have been neglecting our blog ever since we got the dog and it is time to get back into the groove. Our “return post” is about one of our RV trips. I drafted it last fall but never got around to posting so in an effort to…
This recipe was inspired by a cookbook found in the game cabinet while on vacation, “The New Magic of Microwave Cookbook, 1978”. Dennis challenged me to a stuffed shrimp cook-off. He would do the shrimp in the microwave while I would prepare them the traditional way – baked then broiled. …
Dennis and I love a good Chinese restaurant. We tend to always order the same dishes – beef and broccoli and Kung Pao Chicken. When we were newlyweds, we had a favorite restaurant in York that spoiled us. It has been 20 years since we moved and we still have…
As I have said before, I like my beer dark like motor oil. Not a lot of breweries are good at the darker beers and that is ok, they are not for everyone. Here are a few of my favorites that I have found in the Finger Lakes region. No,…
This was our first time with the dog in the finger lakes (FLX) and we were not sure how things would go. We used multiple sources like Bring Fido (not a sponsor) to find dog friendly places to visit and have not been disappointed. Covid has moved a lot of…
For our first day in New York we decided to check out a local (well, local to our campground) rail-trail that connects Watkins Glen and Montour Falls. We parked on Fairgrounds Ln at the south end of Watkins Glen and started our walk south along the canal. The vegetation is…
Today was one of those hot days. Not outside, but both lunch and dinner included extra heat in my favorite ways. It started with a lunchtime snack. Karen decided to make something she called Jack Crisps. Very simple, and really delicious. It was basically Monterey Jack Cheese and a Jalapeño.…
The events that influenced us to grill in heavy rain tonight started 2 weeks ago. We decided to fence in a small area behind out garage to allow our puppy Luxie and her occasional friend Kaz (our daughter’s Boston Terrier) some space to run freely as we enjoy the occasional…
When I was little I remember making home made ice cream around Christmas time. We had an electric ice cream maker and fed the bucket with rock salt and icicles we knocked off the roof. I don’t remember us making anything other than vanilla ice cream but always looked forward…