07.31.11

Had dinner at Black Bean Cuban Cuisine in Oakland:

07.30.11

Alsace Hanover wins the 2011 Adios Pace for the Orchids!!

07.28.11

I bought a deepfryer and made my first food: hush puppies. Yummy!

07.27.11

Neighborhood blueberry festival!! So many great desserts!

07.26.11

Got to fulfill a longtime dream and see U2 live! They were so good!!

07.24.11

Lucy got a new collar from Ella's Lead:

07.23.11

Hot balls at the Squirrel Cage!!

07.22.11

Friday night Buccos game on a stormy evening:

07.21.11

Blogger event at Bricolage Midnight Radio:

07.19.11

Bacon night at the Shiloh Grill on Mt. Washington!

07.18.11

One of our Canadian wines:

07.17.11

Went back to Tamarind Indian restaurant and got yummy dosas:

07.16.11

We went to the Ohio Township Fireman's Carnival:

07.14.11

We checked out the new net-zero house in Highland Park, and I danced in the closets:

07.13.11

Spent the day at Kennywood; perfect weather:

07.12.11

Re-reading a great book:

07.11.11

Setting out my running gear the night before = better chance of getting up and running in the morning :)

07.10.11

Went to Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch for some good music and yummy food!

07.09.11

We had a bad restaurant dinner, but Lucy loved the leftovers!

07.06.11

New book came in the mail, can't wait to read it!

07.05.11

Second round of filet mignon:

07.04.11

Lucy turned her flag bandanna into a babushka:

06.30.11

Steak frites and mayo at Point Brugge:

06.29.11

Cooking on the grill again! Filet mignon and red potatoes:

06.27.11

Someone was happy to have us home from Atlantic City!

06.26.11

Third night of the Caravan, DMB blew us away with a totally killer set. "Halloween" encore, yes please!

06.25.11

Day #2 highlight: Dave and Tim solo set! Woohoo!

06.24.11

Day #1 of the DMB Caravan in Atlantic City: Flaming Lips perform Dark Side of Oz:

06.21.11

My failed attempt at balancing an egg on the solstice:

06.20.11

Celebrating the solstice at midnight with summer drinks at Harris Grill:

06.19.11

First attempt at making corn-on-the-cob on the grill was a success!

06.18.11

China Star in Greenfield delivers chicken wings with your egg rolls:

06.16.11

Spent an evening planning our Atlantic City trip and playing Munchkin with our dear friends Jon & Krissy:

06.15.11

Donnie Wahlberg in a Primanti Brothers shirt at the NKOTBSB concert!

06.14.11

The wine we brought home from Canada:

06.12.11

Stopped at Niagara Falls on the way home from NOTL, and it was beautiful!

06.11.11

Mohawk Raceway, Pepsi North America Cup elimination night:

06.10.11

Breakfast muffins at the Historic Pacific bed & breakfast in Niagara-on-the-Lake:

06.09.11

The vineyards at Reif Estates Winery in NOTL:

06.07.11

Gateway Center fountain from the Three Rivers Arts Festival:

06.06.11

Dinner at Burma-Tokyo in Oakland:

06.04.11

St. Rosalia church festival in Greenfield:

06.01.11

Lucy catching some bubbles:

05.31.11

Fancy bottle of wine of the month for May:

05.30.11

Lucy's not above begging for bellyrubs:

05.29.11

We bought a grill!! First outdoor dinner of the summer, burgers and salmon skewers:

05.28.11

We went hiking to McConnells Mill to see the Hell's Hollow waterfall:

05.27.11

Michael's flight was delayed almost a full day, but at least the scenery was better on his afternoon flight:

05.26.11

And the final day was Jane Fonda:

05.25.11

Day #3 was Michael Moore: