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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Ravioli with Zucchini, Mushrooms, and other stuff
Today was a hard day. It isn’t worth getting into now. It will work itself out over time, but for the purpose of this entry, let us just say I had considerable motivation to have a nice dinner. There was also a very strong motivation to just order something, and have it delivered, but I knew it would be more restful to make something myself. I didn’t think to take pictures until I was mostly done, so you get to see more of the end product than the process.
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Monday, July 16, 2007
What has Jeremy been doing?
Lots.
So much in fact that I haven’t been writing about it. But I have a list and links to pictures. (The list is in no particular order.)
- Sailing
- Brianne’s Birthday - photos and more photos
- Barbara’s Wedding (Brianne’s sister)
- Visiting Longwood Gardens with my Mom - photos and more photos
- Cooking with Brianne - story and pictures
- Visiting Washington DC - photos and more photos
That touches the high points. Have fun with the clicky-clicky!
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Memorial Day Weekend
What a weekend! I haven’t had this much fun, gotten this tired, and wanted more in a very long time.
Friday afternoon, Brianne came up and we went by the grocery store and got great food for grilling. Lots of veggies, some nice looking wild salmon, and couscous. We sat outside on the deck and enjoyed the food and great weather.
Saturday we got up somewhat early (for a holiday weekend) and went to Water Country with Tiffany. We got to ride almost all of the rides and really wore ourselves out. I was a little saddened that Water Country shut down one of the older rides, but there was some indication that some new rides are being contemplated. We rode rides until we were quite tired and then went home and took naps :) After napping, we drove down to Norfolk and had a really nice dinner and tried to hide from the belly-dancer.
Sunday was the big day! What started out as a small group of people getting together to go kayaking turned into a group of 9 people. We all met at First Landing park and got into our kayaks (after a brief lesson for us first timers) and went into the water. It took a little getting used to in order to stay going in a straight line, but after that it was pretty straight forward. After paddling for maybe an hour and a half, we found a nice little beach and pulled up the kayaks and had lunch. The picture at right was taken from our lunch spot.
After lunch, we made our way back to the launch site. It was really a great experience and I can’t wait until I get to do it again. Next time, we may go into the ocean and play in the waves. After we wrapped up the boats, we headed over to the beach and hung out there for a little while. As the group dwindled, Brianne, Tiffany, Olga, and I headed back into Ghent and got dinner. Of course, there were also margaritas involved. A wonderful end to a great day.
Monday was much more relaxed. I slept in a little while Brianne was wonderful and made breakfast (french-toast is yummy). We lazed around her house for a while and then walked into downtown Norfolk and went by the mall and the waterfront. We stopped and read books and just relaxed. The walking back seemed a bit further than the walk there, but it was all very nice.
So that is the quick story of the long weekend. Olga had a waterproof case for her camera, so the pictures from the kayaking are courtesy of her. I have a few other ones available as well.
- Kayaking pictures - Thanks Olga!
- Memorial Day set - Selections from Olga plus my pictures.
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Getting out of Dodge
For those of you not paying attention to the signs indicating various colored parking lots, this past weekend was the major Jamestown 400
th anniversary celebration. Not being interested in hanging around when upwards of 40 thousand people descended on Williamsburg, a bunch of us decided to leave town.Saturday morning, Brianne, Tiffany, Meghan, Jeff, Q, and I left in search of wine, food, and scenery towards Charlottesville. We stopped in Richmond for some breakfast and then made our way to the Kluge Estates winery just outside of Charlottesville. While the setting there was pretty, the wine was so-so. Nothing that I got particularly excited about. We then made our way into town (didn’t get lost) and sat outside at the downtown historic mall for lunch.
After lunch, we got back on the road and visited the Veritas winery in Afton. This was just amazing. The buildings were beautiful, the wine was amazing, the wine was free, and the weather and sites were gorgeous. We ended up getting a bottle of wine and relaxed outside at one of the tables.
As Afton is close to the entrance to the Skyline Drive, we took that opportunity to drive the scenic route towards Madison (our dinner destination). The picture at left was taken at one of the many scenic overlooks. It did rain for part of the drive, but cleared up and we saw some amazing vistas. After much up and down-ness, we left the park and made our way to the Pig-n-steak.
Ah, the Pig-n-steak. A great restaurant. In terms of food if not ambiance. As is my custom, I had the Mountaneer platter but the fare at the table was varied including ribs, steaks, and fried cheese filled olives. More food than one person (or six) should try to consume.
After a brief tour of Madison, we headed up towards Tiffany’s parent’s house for the evening and sleep. We were waylaid by a hailstorm, but aside from that the trip was uneventful.
Brianne and I had to head back early on Sunday as she needed to go to work in the evening. We had a fun ride back, stopping for lunch in Richmond. And again we didn’t get lost.
An amazing weekend with amazing people. Thanks everyone. See below for pictures.
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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Yesterday I went up to Richmond to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens with Tiffany and Q and aside from the colder than we would have liked it weather, it was a great trip. We spent most of our time in the conservatory surrounded by thousands of beautiful flowers. They had a large collection of orchids that were amazing subjects. The shear variety of orchid flowers amazes me every time I see them. They range from stunningly beautiful to flowers that appear insect-like. It was a gorgeous setting and one that holds much promise as the year progresses.
As is to be expected, I posted a subset of the pictures I took. I am still staying around the 10% yield rate on my pictures, which just means I need to take more. Enjoy.
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