Angela - animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook

erika and nick

October 4, 2026, 5:05 pm October 4, 2026

Yesterday, my niece and her fiancé were married. Jake was in for the week because he was in the wedding, so that was a bonus for me. It was a relatively small wedding (under 100 people) and took place at The Chetremon Event Venue, which was really nice. The ceremony was outside on the courtyard, and the reception was inside. Luckily, they had a nice day for it. I took Jeff as my “plus one” and we had a blast. It was nice catching up with my former relatives, and I was so happy for Erika and Nick! The food was delicious, and Erika outdid herself with the crafty decorations she made for the event. Ivah dusted off Ed’s biscotti recipes and made a bunch for the wedding. Needless to say, I grabbed some to take home. She also printed and framed the recipes, so I got a copy of those so I can make them myself.

On a related note, I was also invited to the rehearsal dinner. I assume it was because Jake was in the wedding, as I did not have to go to the rehearsal. Anyway, that was at the Imperial Room in Ebensburg, and the food was delicious there, too! The Imperial Room and Backroom Saloon are partnered in some manner, so it’s no surprise that the food was good.

All in all, it was a pretty great weekend!

food & drink, friends, out and about

loretto, pa

September 26, 2026, 8:54 pm September 26, 2026

My friend Laura and her niece were in town this weekend to visit Fallingwater. They made a weekend out of it, and we met at Mount Assisi Gardens this morning. The gardens were just as beautiful as I remembered. After that, we went up the road to the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel. The church was very cool, but even cooler was the crypt of Father Demetrius Gallitzin, which you can visit (but beware as the ceiling is very low!).

By the time we finished with those things, it was time for lunch, so we went to The Backroom Saloon. Originally, I had planned to go to Pour on Center, but as it turned out, PotatoFest was today, so I figured it would be too busy. Plus, you pretty much have to take a shuttle into town, so that seemed like too much of a hassle. Our lunch took forever to arrive, but the food was delicious, and everyone enjoyed their meal.

Laura is from York, and for the past few years we’ve been meeting up once a year. Hopefully the trend will continue!

out and about

trivia night

September 26, 2026, 9:14 am September 26, 2026

I went to Turtle’s Landing in Clearfield for another trivia night last night. It was much the same as the first time, except we had fewer people on our team, and we did much worse–thanks to a third round of matching celebrity names to pictures of their younger selves (you would think I would be good at this, but I was not, nor was anyone on our team). Oh well, better luck next time! I thought this was supposed to be the last one of the season (it takes place outside, so it’s dependent upon the weather), but they’ve scheduled another one for mid-October, so we have a chance to redeem ourselves next month, assuming the weather is cooperative.

relationships

clearfield

September 22, 2026, 9:00 am September 22, 2026

I made my first trip to Jeff’s house on Sunday. We’ve been hanging out at my house because he is remodeling his house (it’s a gut-and-remodel type of situation, and it’s still in the early stages). Even though it’s 90 minutes away, it was a nice drive. There were 2 routes there, and Google took me on the horse-and-buggy route, so I’m going to try the other option next time to see if that is any better. I saw a surprising number (5!) of horse-drawn buggies on my way home in the dark. I think there were only 2 on my way there. You’d think they’d be in bed by then.

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