Monthly Archives: February 2011

Local Organic Dining

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Saturday night we were invited to a dear friend’s 40th birthday party. (Happy Birthday, Robin!) Her husband planned an evening at a local restaurant that is only open Monday-Saturday evenings, and serves the meals with a european family style approach.

I highly recommend Erin’s if you are looking for a unique dining experience, and still want to be able to have a conversation. The menu is generally predetermined, but everything we tried was delicious. Amazingly enough, I actually ate “greens” … because they were still green, and not the gray pile of non-descript goo that has previously been offered me under the heading “greens”.

Early in the season 2010

The ingredients for her dishes are selected from local growers, and the menus prepared based on what is available and in season.  Having maintained my own organic garden last spring and summer, I enjoyed experiementing with some recipes myself.  It was fun to see what Erin’s approach was with her dishes.  We will be going back.  :-)

Young Fan Base

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So we’re riding in the car the other day and Sam decides to put his new CD into the CD player.  Now I bought the CD, so you know I’m probably okay with it … and we had been listening to “my” radio station most of the day.  He skips around and finds the song(s) he’s looking for, and then we hear this in the back seat where Sophie and Claire are sitting.

Claire: “Hey Sophie, do you like this song?  Do you know it?”

Sophie: “Yes, I like this song.”

Claire: “Me too.  I like it.  It’s Bon Jovi.  <insert big smile here>  Have a Nice Day.”  At which point Claire begins to dance, as much as one can in a car seat, like she’s at a live show.

Sophie: “So, Claire … where’d ya learn to do that.  That’s some pretty amazing dancing.”

Claire: “I had a dance party in Sam’s room while he was working.”

I’m thinking that there may not have been too much working going on that afternoon.  :-)  Ah, … the ramblings of a 3-year old.