animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

another beautiful day

My parents invited us out for dinner at this great restaurant in Altoona, The Phoenecian Mediterranean Restaurant. There, we had a Mediterranean feast, which consisted of multiple courses. The meal started out with some appetizers (the hummus was outstanding), followed by a salad, and then the main course (the grilled …

14 + 15

Last night we bottled our last two batches of wine for the year. It seems like we’re always bottling the last of it in November so we’re way ahead of schedule. That’s the only place we’re ahead of schedule, unfortunately. There is certainly not enough time in the day. Anyway, …

happy hour

On Wednesday, I met up with a couple of friends from work for a happy hour (Working Woman’s Wednesday) at The Backdoor Cafe. It was only my second time at that restaurant, but it continues to impress (and I’m not impressed easily). We probably sampled half the items from their …

afternoon tea

The Portage Area Historical Society, of which my mother is a member, had an afternoon tea today. I guess it was a fundraiser, but I’m not positive. Anyway, my mom was nice enough to buy me a ticket to the event so I went and sat at a table with …

rizzo’s

We were supposed to meet our friends Carol and Bob at Big Dogz for supper this evening, but I received a call from Carol yesterday saying they had to cancel. It seems their first grandchild (a boy!) arrived a little early so they were going to be out of town. …