Glen really wanted to try out the oven in our new stove. So while out grocery shopping we went down the baking goods isle to decide what we wanted to bake. We went for the lemon bars as they are one of Glen’s favorite things.
Look how clean and wonderful the inside of our oven looks!! I periodically just go in and stare at it….I’m weird. As expected, the oven baked the lemon bars wonderfully. Can’t wait to make the angel food cake that I decided we needed to make.
Glen and I are the proud parents of a new stove, range hood and dishwasher. It was lots of fun shopping for them and I was so very excited when they were finally delivered.
This is our old stove and range hood.
The new stove and range hood…..so shiny and pretty. Can’t wait to test out the convection oven!
The old, yucky dishwasher that barely worked.
The new dishwasher. Glen and I aren’t going to know what to think when we get to use this baby for the first time.
Our dog Lucy has been a busy girl keeping our yard safe from possums.
Lucy: I did it and am feeling slightly guilty.
Petey: I think its squeaker is broken.
Never fear, this little fella was just playing dead. Notice this possum has a lot of wet fur. Lucy is not only good at catching them, she is full service and gives them a bath too.
Possum: I am so out of here!
Last week when Glen and I went on our little road trip to Weston, one of the stores we went in was the McCormick Country Store. It really isn’t a country store because all they sell is booze distributed/imported by McCormick and booze related things like shot glasses. Naturally, we didn’t leave the store empty handed. On the way home we stopped at Farmers House Market. Unlike McCormicks, it is a country store. Glen got some pumpkin butter and I got salt water taffy.
The beverage is a chocolate martini made with, you guessed it, McCormicks chocolate vodka and Baily’s Irish Cream. The thing on the right is Glen’s toast with pumpkin butter and whipped cream. I just stuck with the drink.
I finally got around to cutting open a persimmon seed. I only cut open one because they are super hard and I could see myself slicing off a finger or stabbing myself.
It is in the shape of a spoon. So, if you believe the wives tale, we will be getting a lot of heavy, wet snow this winter. For more on persimmon seeds predicting winter weather check out this website.
Yesterday Glen and I went on a little road trip to Weston, Mo. It is a fun/quaint little town. The first thing we did was eat. Glen did a little research and decided we needed to eat Here. We both ordered the O’Malley sandwich…. “Signature sandwich slathered with Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese and Marinated Slaw on grilled Marble Rye Bread with Spicy Brown Mustard, offered with a mound of Pub Fries“. It was abso-freaking-lutely fantastic! Naturally since we were at a brewery we had to try out their beer. Glen opted for the O’Malley stout and I had the 1842 Porter. Both were quite tasty! Afterwards, we waddled our way to the Pirtle Winery, (check it out here). We tasted a few wines, the best being a Traminette. They also have fantastic meads. The rest of the afternoon consisted of walking up and down Main Street checking out the many little shops in town.
One of the stores we went in was a home interior/taxidermy store. Glen really liked this squirrel.
On our way home, we went to the Weston Bend State Park. It is a gorgeous park with walking trails.
Walking along the trail we found large fungus growing on a rotted log.
Lookout point….wish the trees were further along in changing colors. Still a great view!
Glen looks so happy in this picture. Not sure why he is wearing Jeff’s shirt though….
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