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2019 

Flying Dog East Coast Hop Project Rye Pale Ale We purchased a case of the Flying Dog Brewery East Coast Hop Project beers and our happy hour at home selection was the Rye Pale Ale. We enjoyed it.  Drink responsibly. 6.8% Alc. by Vol.Rye Pale Ale with Pedersen Farms hopsA scientific approach to cu...
03/18/2019
Book Recommendation: Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz Out of the Dark (2019) is the latest Orphan X novel (#4 in the series) by The New York Times bestselling American author Gregg Hurwitz. Dolores and I enjoyed this fast reading thriller and recommend it and this series for your reading list. Cl...
03/18/2019
 Only 15 states require locksmith licensing:  Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.  Picking the right locksmith, and what to look for. I am reading lots of articles about cro...
03/18/2019
54th Engagement Anniversary Dolores and I became engaged to be married on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1965. We were married in June of that year.  
03/17/2019
Lunch and Beer Sampling at Mad Fox Brewing Company, Falls Church, VA It had been close to a year since we visited Mad Fox Brewing Company at their Falls Church, Virginia location. We decided to go there for lunch and beer tastings when we were in the area.  We ordered the Fig & Balsamic Blues Piz...
03/17/2019
BIG Drug Savings News !!!!    Whether you  take medication daily for a chronic condition or were just prescribed medication for a new ache, pain, rash, infection….we have great news that may save you some money.   When you get your prescription…don’t have the doctor’s office call or send it to t...
03/17/2019
Saturday Day Trip to Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA Chef Dolores and I were up early this morning for a day trip to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. We wanted to see and photograph the annual Orchid Extravaganza Exhibit, the National Clivia Show and the blue poppies that only bloom f...
03/16/2019
A Sweet Surprise from the Sky Group at Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. Chef Dolores and I attended the recent Ideal-Living show in northern Virginia. During our tour of the exhibits, we stopped to chat with Josh Warner and Barak Sky of the Sky Group at Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. in Bethe...
03/16/2019
Commenting is a way to engage in conversation with the author. It is letting them know that they are not alone!  “We read to know that we are not alone” is a line from Shadowlands, a play by British writer William Nicholson, which was also made into a film. We would add that “we write to know tha...
03/16/2019
Clivia, Conservatory Display, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA  I had a very positive response when I posted this photograph in a number of Facebook groups. The North American Cliva Show hosted by the North American Clivia Society will take place this weekend at Longwood Gardens. Click on the...
03/15/2019