Last month, my friend posted in Facebook that she was about to enjoy her pisang Bollen and that make me thought of my hometown, Bandung. I remembered my friends always asked me to buy some pisang bollens every time I went home.Pisang bollen is a must t…

We were offered lots of congratulations when we announced in late April that Brookdale Family Campground was the newest campground in Pennsylvania to be invited to join the 475-park Kampgrounds of America system. People congratulated us, because they …

This Friday, June 17 is the Oil Region Indie Fest.  It’s a departure from Fests past (full disclosure, I’m a sort of ex officio member of the Fest planning group).  This year, the music is inside and starts at 5 p.m. You can check out t…

I took my usual Tuesday night weights class last night. I’ve been back at the gym, taking this class, along with one other for about 6 weeks now. I don’t feel like I’m getting stronger. I didn’t realize what great shape I was in before pregnancy – unti…

Live Journal, created in 1999, was the world’s first impression of social media. Its blog-like platform allows people to share with others how they are feeling and their daily activities. Live Journal prepared non bloggers for a world of social medi…

An exciting equestrian event in Edinboro!

Our landlord put this shed in last fall at our request. Drew calls it “the barn”. It’s definitely his man space. It houses the lawn & garden equipment, as well as his collection of outdoor games.We’re ever so grateful to have a large yard, even if …

Although I do not currently have a full time job, I have had my part-time job since March.  I work at Victoria’s Secret and I love it!  It’s nice to have a place to go to everyday.  It makes me feel like I am still connected to the work …

There is an old saw about the inevitability of death and taxes. The author could have included another predictable and inscrutable event: legislative reapportionment.

Family and friends are the backbone of our lives. Take a mutual friend, mixed with a college party, a dash of lady luck and you have a recipe for love! Those were the ingredients for a lifetime of love for Brittany and Kane. Note that I used cooking re…

We love porch-time around our home. Summer time is the best for enjoying the porch.Enjoy the tour:Front side of the porch, facing the street.Left side of porch.Right side of porch, near entrance to house.Our main sitting area.Full view of right side of…

today i decided to try something different instead of going to Edinboro lake i decided to go to French Creek. i went to a nice little spot just east of Cambridge Springs where i have seen a lot of people fishing and where i once stopped and found a geo…

Strawberry Crisp to start the Summer season off right.

I love strawberries! I am happy that we can get California strawberries pretty much all year. BUT, when our local strawberries are in season they cannot be beat. They are sweet, delicious and co…

Song in my Heart – 8 x 10 mixed media on canvas
Don’t you just feel like singing when you see this!  I hope so. This is the third piece for the scholarship event coming up. I have one more mixed media piece to do yet and a watercolor piece.&nbsp…

Clicking on the title will take to you Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary with the proper definition of snarky. And that definition works just dandy in this case.But first the good needs to be mentioned. The good is that I really have been occupied in…

First 60 donors get a free appetizer from Calamari’s! Donors all week can win a “stay-cation” from the Bel-Aire!

Imagine you’re running out of space in your apartment. You long to move into your dream home, but you have to build it first. As a result you hire two professionals, an architect and a general contractor. If you’re ever going…

Can We Reverse Aging By Changing How We Think? – NewsweekI was just thinking about this today. This is an interesting study. Makes one think….how much do I allow my age to define me, instead of just being who I want to be? Food for thought.

Thank you to all who sent good thoughts and prayers to Miss Elizabeth last week!!

She is doing fabulously!  She was a little out of it for a day or so, but now She seems to feel pretty much back to Her old (young) self.  The Doctor who did h…

Check this out….just one of the fine examples of rhodies in this town…

Guess we’ll have to wait till fall to see whether a whole family’s living under there or if it’s just a stadium or something.
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Along with many other big changes going on around here, we’ve updated the look of the Web Design Blog, and your feedback is always appreciated! Something you really like? Something broken? Let us know!Also, we are in the process of putti…

Here’s a neat vid created by “To-Fu” on Vimeo. I hope this inspires you to be your creative best. Enjoy!

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.~~~Michel de MontaigneI think we take ourselves way too seriously. It drives me crazy. We worry and fuss over such little details that, in the end, really do not matter at all,…

Family and friends gathered at Nick’s Place in Edinboro on Saturday, June 4th for the wedding ceremony and reception for Shelby and Jon. After some threatening weather in the morning, by late afternoon the sunshine was abundant as guests arrived for th…

Love is an emotion that we love to express to those we care about. Finding love with a truly special person that we’ll spend the rest of our lives with can be, sometimes, very unexpected. For Angela and Scott, an unexpected meeting led to a lifetime of…

I hope you are having a terrific week! If you missed me at the Erie’s Rib Fest, find me next at Erie’s Summer Festival of the Arts June 24th-26th in Liberty Park (now known as “Burger King amphitheater”). Simply put, the event is about strolling throug…

Our web pages are already becoming crowded with sharing options: email, Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and more and more. Google’s late to the game with it’s new +1 button, but better late than never, I suppose. So what is the +1 button? I’ll let Google describe it: +1 is as simple on the rest of the [...]

I realized lately that I haven’t posted a Bunny Movie in a couple of weeks.

APOLOGIES!!

I do have footage for a couple of Great Movies. Last weekend, though, we were preparing to go to Chautauqua.

And today?  Today, Elizabeth is headed to the…

I’ve found my self shocked! and appalled!  at the number of women my age who wear panty hose these days.  I thought that we, as a society, were past that.Panty hose with shorts and panty hose with open toed shoes.  Barf.  It’s like …

Welded holder for wine bottles used to hold cut flowers in the garden. You may want to click on photo for a larger view.
 So to keep you from guessing my son made me the holder for the blue bottle!  And I LOVE it!!
He recently acquired a MI…