animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

christiansburg, va

I went to visit Jake and Amelia over the weekend. I arrived early Friday evening, and we ordered pizza from Mellow Mushroom. It was tasty! Saturday morning, we picked up some donuts from Route 8 DonutsĀ and spent the afternoon checking out the stores in Floyd. I bought a cool wall-mounted …

new market, va

We did this year’s cabin trip in New Market, VA. Once again, it was hot, but not quite as hot as last year. Jake, Amelia, and Ralphie were in attendance this year. We visited Shenandoah Caverns, downtown New Market (for a little shopping), the excellent Cave Ridge Vineyard, and Meems …

luray, va

This year, we vacationed at a cabin in Luray, Virginia. It was about halfway between Johnstown and Christiansburg (where Jake lives). Unfortunately, Amelia wasn’t able to join us this year as she was doing clinical rotations for vet school. Given that, Jake invited one of his friends, who was able …

christiansburg, va

I visited Jake and Amelia over the weekend so I could see their new place. I got there around suppertime on Friday, about the time Jake was finishing up with work and Amelia with school. We were all kind of tired so we just ordered pizza for supper and hung …

wyalusing, pa

Me, Jake, Amelia, and the dogs stayed at a cabin in Wyalusing last week. There wasn’t much going on there, but we went out a few times. One afternoon we checked out Wyalusing Rocks and the Marie Antoinette Lookout. Another afternoon, we went to Grovedale Winery, which was fun. Tilly …