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…
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…
To those of you that follow us on our other social media accounts, you already know that we recently got a new family member. Meet our new blog mascot, Luxie. She is an English Springer Spaniel. Her registered name is Lady Smokey Deluxe. We already have an Instagram account for…
Here is a quick post about tonight’s dinner for those that have been asking. Sorry it’s not in the standard format, you might want to read through the whole post before you attempt it. 1 spaghetti squashOlive oilSea saltGround pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 1” deep pan with…
Since it warmed up a little, we decided to ditch the treadmills and get outside for a nice hike. A touch of cabin fever has us getting on each others nerves and we knew it was best if we got out of the house. We decided on Sadsbury Woods Preserve,…
We decided to try making poached eggs this morning for breakfast. We don’t have any of the poaching gadgets, just planned to swirl the boiling water and drop it in. The first one wasn’t perfect, probably dropped it from a little too high. The second one worked much better but…
New Years Eve was our “Gin” night (see New Years Eve – Goodbye 2020). Tonight we decided to explore some Rum drinks. So once again Karen took to Pinterest to find some ideas of what to try. Almost every interesting drink she found wanted pineapple juice. But, sadly, pineapple juice…
Aren’t we all glad to see the end of 2020? We didn’t have any New Years Eve plans so decided to just listen to music and explore a few cocktail variations using whatever we had on hand. What shocked me was was that Karen suggested we try some gin drinks! Some…
I have been very fortunate to have a husband whose job enabled me to stay home and raise our children. I received quite a bit of backlash for our decision for me to become a homemaker. In today’s world, an average single income doesn’t often lend itself to the vast…
We like loop trails and found one called the “Buck Trail” that was located in a nearby park that we haven’t been to for several years. This 3.4 mile loop through Nottingham Park (Nottingham PA) checked all the boxes (loop trail, over 2 miles, close by) so we drove to…