Author Archives: Frog

Walking a year later

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Frog

Last year we did the Komen walk with someone who was in the beginning stages of cancer treatment. This year the someone was wearing a pink survivor shirt. View from one of the bridges: The youngest niece and I ran … Continue reading →

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Excellent gift

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Frog

The better-half gave me this for my birthday: Now we just need to hook it up.

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Nothing much going on

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Frog

We made short ribs last weekend and to finish them off, the better-half made gravy. Open-faced goodness: For something that looks like it was a brown lump on a plate, it was delicious. We bought tulips, but I am thinking … Continue reading →

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Plus Plus

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Frog

We went to a show the other night that was simply amazing. We saw The Bad Plus in a venue new to us. Because we were at the early show, there were only about 30 people in the audience. I … Continue reading →

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Rocking the Saturday

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Frog

Yesterday, the better-half’s sister (still weird typing that) brought her kids over to hang out. His aunt and grandmother visited as well. They brought a cake that the sister’s mother would bust out for special occasions. It was a nice … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Something

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Frog

Even though this house was gutted and rebuilt, there’s always something that’s not quite right, isn’t there? An utter moron installed the lights in our downstairs bathroom: See those arrows? They are pointing you in the right direction to see … Continue reading →

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Tasty treats

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Frog

Last night we made dinner and decided to go fancy pants. We made a dish from a Jaime Oliver cookbook the MIL gave me years ago. Scallops, pancetta, asparagus served over lentils and topped with a lemon Crème fraîche: We … Continue reading →

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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Frog

This weekend we drove west to hang out in Blacksburg. Though it looked like we would not be able to get there and back again, we did do just that. Friday night we had a nice dinner at 622 North. … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Frog

Friday night I asked the better-half if he could make me a side car with the juice from half a tangerine. Yes, we had half a tangerine in the house, go figure. Boy howdy, that’s a good drink. Last night … Continue reading →

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Walking

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Frog

During our walk this afternoon, the better-half and I overheard this song from a parked car: For a significant portion of the rest of our walk, we did a call and response of lyrics from the song. Not a bad … Continue reading →

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