Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Gene and I went to Roxborough State Park this morning. Now that we have a state park pass I figured it was high time we went hiking there. We did a three mile hike because I wasn't interested in doing anything longer and Gene was a sport and went along with me. The park is…
My morning started with eating breakfast outside and then pulling weeds while Pippin wandered the yard. I loved it. I say this all the time but being outside really improves a person’s mood. There’s still more work to do with the yard but just having plants around makes it instantly look nicer. I’ve started letting…
This weekend has been non-stop for me! Saturday morning started with homemade scones, clotted cream, and homemade jam, cause, you know, it's what you gotta do. A fancy grocery store near my work carries clotted cream so I picked it up Friday afternoon as a surprise to Gene. He always likes the idea of having…
Yesterday I made homemade jam for the first time. One of my goals this year was to “can some food” and I’d like to think I successfully accomplished it. Making the jam wasn’t difficult at all and it was way faster than I thought it would be (20 minutes on the stove!). I had strawberry…
Yesterday was a great day. I volunteered at an event for half my work day. I got free breakfast and lunch with it and got to see lots of people I haven’t seen in a long time. I started work earlier because of that event which meant I got out before I normally do and…
Yesterday evening, Elisabeth, Gene and I headed to the Bellco Theater to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail and afterward, listen to John Cleese, one of the actors, speak. I had seen the movie twice and, on the second go, thought it was pretty funny, so I was excited for the evening. The theater…
Continue reading ➞ Monty Python, John Cleese, and Thanksgiving prep
Monday was my department’s Peach Bake Off. A few of us are trying to bring more fun into the year so we set up this contest that was very loosely based off of The Great British Bake Off. We got aprons for our judges to wear and purchased personalized spatulas as prizes. We had our…
