what an exciting b'day. laurie loughren invited me to dinner at the lakeside, a very popular restaurant here in bolton. i stopped at frederick's, another hot spot, to tell someone that i would not be at wii bowling since i...
piggy plus
in south glens falls on route 9, there is a new business. i found it while taking my goldendoodle for a play date with maggie may, also a doodle. it's not hard to find since i actually drove by it...
quiche and such
on sat., jan. 22, we had our first fashion show/luncheon at samanthas and real men did eat quiche. on the menu was a remarkable vegetable gumbo ( from the food network magazine...with a little help from me), squash apple bisque,...
squash apple bisque
when the weather is "ify", a sure thing is our squash apple bisque. we at samantha's all make the favorite soup since we never know when we will need more. it's one of our staples at this time of year....pure...
bah humbug
so 2010 is over and another year has begun. this is monday night computer class and i'm lovin' it. great teacher and cool classmates. december was a bit of a bummer for the caterer in me. very slow, business-wise, even...
christmas cookie time
thank god for my ole friend, wendy, who obligingly came to help make those teeny weeny cookies that we so lovingly make every year. holiday/christmas cookies. she even brought one of her favorite recipes for ricotta cheese cookies. we decided...
doodle dog
last september i got a puppy. not just any puppy, but a replacement for a goldendoodle that passed away last february from a vet error. thinking that "all 2 dogs are alike", i was sure i would get a duplicate...
college entitled blogging, e-text and me.
well, now if a 60 plus year old professor can talk about blogging for an hour to an audience (100ish) of 60, 70, and 80 plus lecture-goers...then i guess i will revisit the "craze". listen to me... talking about a...
long winter if you don’t ice fish
i was sure bolton landing was a ghost town by the end of october. where was i and is this the bustling touristy town i moved into last may? the library director said people stay sane during the winter by...
BACKTOBLOGGIN’
it has been months since i wrote a blog entry, but the sunny weather here in bolton has made the creative juices start to flow and i hope i can get something written that makes sense. at the cafe, business has picked...