strangebrewers

like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, i have tried in my way to be free.

From a death shrouded in mystery…to a new critter in the cage! 21 February 08

Filed under: on the home front, you are what you eat — strangebrewers @ 6:13 pm

that’s right. after an appropriate period of mourning for our dear guinea pig rose, we have taken on her sister (or brother?) whom molly has named “susannah.” so far, so good. maybe this one will not meet such a tragic end. here’s hoping…

as i’ve been under the weather this week (like everyone else–pandemic, anyone?), the dinner fare has been kinda spotty this week. our romantic date on saturday kind of fell through, but due to the ever-present ormsby hospitality, the evening turned out to be great anyway–full of good food, good music, and copious amounts of mezcal (elisa brought a bottle back for us from her recent jaunt south of the border). on sunday, since we were still “childless,” we spent the day taking it easy (i took TWO naps!) & ordered pizza from mr. t’s for dinner. once b-dog got home on monday, we finally made it to the grocery store & bought provisions for the week…

monday- tomato soup & chicken salad sandwiches

tuesday-rosemary/lemon/garlic chicken with roasted onions & potatoes, brussels sprouts in mustard sauce

wednesday-pork carnitas, black beans

thursday-i was supposed to go to a school function this evening, but since i feel so lousy, i’m gonna lay low so i can finish out the week at school tomorrow. dinner for this evening remains to be finalized. i may do a chicken pot pie with the leftover chicken, or we may just have leftovers from last night. we’ll see.

friday-???

this week has been an exercise in endurance. we had a holiday on monday, but by tuesday evening i was feeling pretty bad. wednesday i got ready for school, but a fever & general malaise sent me back to bed. i was back in the saddle today, but not feeling great. 2 of my 4 classes were down to under a dozen students! they are dropping like flies–this version of the flu ain’t no joke, man!

y’all wash your hands & take your vitamins!

 

how we do 10 February 08

Filed under: you are what you eat — strangebrewers @ 10:25 am

here’s what we’ll be having for dinner this week…

sunday- pork chops, sauteed zucchini, baked tomatoes

monday- beef in red wine sauce, buttered noodles, salad

tuesday- smokey corn chowder, turkey-avacado sandwiches

wednesday- salt & pepper shrimp, thai fried rice

thursday- gno (i’ve got to make some headway on my beer list at the tavern– jennifer & laura were a little too smug for my liking as they drank from their fancy mugs!) molly has developed a love for buffalo wings (that def came from her father–i can’t do wings), so daddy-daughter thursday has evolved (degenerated?) into “wings & things” night for those two.

friday- pizza from good old mr. t’s (we have a standing friday night order for 1 medium tomato & bacon and 1 medium canadian bacon & pineapple)

i think molly’s scheduled to head to mid-tenn to get some horse-riding time in next weekend, so j & i may go out for a romantical belated valentine’s dinner saturday night. (i’m thinking boccacia ((sp?)) ’cause it is our new favorite date-night destination.)

 

spring fever in february?!? 9 February 08

Filed under: on the home front — strangebrewers @ 5:42 pm

 

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the weather for the last few days has been fine indeed. i guess mother nature is trying to make up for the storms on tuesday & wednesday. we’ve been spending more time outside which is a welcomed change. yesterday we met up with friends at the playground after school, and this morning we took a pre-breakfast walk around the ‘hood. molly is really enjoying getting to spend more quality time in her playhouse.

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the latest pictures 9 February 08

Filed under: on the home front — strangebrewers @ 5:30 pm

i finally got around to loading my most recent pictures on the computer–here are some of my favorites…

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bubble face

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tiny miner

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last weekend we took a “spider hike” to glen falls. molly started calling it a spider hike because when we started hiking that trail regularly last spring, we’d always see a cool little spider under a rock overhang. sadly, it was too cold for the spiders to be hanging around, but it was just right for a picnic of saturday night’s leftovers (which was fabu!). recipe here…

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_11364,00.html

and a little chocolate pudding for dessert.

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even if we didn’t see our spider friend, a good time was had by all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

rose, we hardly knew ya 1 February 08

Filed under: Uncategorized — strangebrewers @ 2:46 pm

life is always hardest on the little things.

our dear friend & cuddle buddy, rose the guinea pig, went to that big cage in the sky wednesday night.

the circumstances surrounding her death are still under investigation, but when prey lives in a house with predators, well, you do the math.

we’ll miss her & her celery-eating ways.

it seems to me she lived her life like a candle in the wind…

Rest In Peace

Rose Brewer

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3 January 08- 30 January 08