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Downtime day
ByDerekOur first major holiday gathering at the new home was very successful. The weather was cooperative and everyone was able to make it out here to the hills. We had a fire going in the fireplace all day long. Amanda roasted a a perfect roast, in a way that even my father the “Meat Specialist”…
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Spam of the Week 7/23
ByDerekThis week’s Spam Special comes to us from Shadya Brewer, and seems to be a exceprt from The Hobbit… specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug. One day he flew up into the air and came south. The first we heard of it was a noise like a hurricane coming from the North, and…
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Pennsylvania Dutch Country
ByDerekThe second stop on our recent vacation was to Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish Country. We stayed at a wonderful Bed & Breakfast called the Silverstone Inn run by two outstanding hosts, Toni and Lorin Wortel. The Inn is a restored 1750s farmhouse, and features over 10 acres of farmland, an active fresh water spring, sheep, and some…
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Don’t cry for the Atwater rubble
ByDerekThe debate raged on [and off] for years, but in the end the Atwater house disappeared in a flash. Elmwoodies went limp and vow never to eat at Pano’s again, but the losses will be easily offset by the future gain in parking spaces, and hopefully a completely rebuilt building that will show there’s true…
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Taking advantage of the weather
ByDerekI managed to do something with the beautiful weather we had this extended weekend that I hadn’t had a chance to do all year – wash and wax BOTH cars. Those tasks always seem to get pushed to the back burner during the summer when the home improvement projects are in full swing. With the…
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Boo VW
ByDerekAutoblog posted pictures of the Volkswagen Tiguan Concept – the evolution of the Concept A that I wrote about before. Unfortunately, I think VW lost the cool aspects of the Concept A. The “car on steroids” look is what attracted me to it. I’m really not a fan of SUVs in general. I appreciate the…
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