Monday, September 12

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Yorkshire Porter from Queen City Brewery in Burlington, VT and IPA from Stone Brewing Company in Richmond, VA

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Invective

Penauts: Day 21
North American Songbirds: Day 3
Beer hour

Sunday, September 11

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from The Bagelman.
  • Andy and I went for a long run after lunch.
  • We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Dunkel Lager from Von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, VT and Little Fluffy Clouds from Prohibition Pig in Burlington, VT

Today’s pet peeve: It was VERY humid today.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Substantive

Under construction: Week 47
Route
Peanuts: Day 20
North American Songbirds: Day 2
Zoom beer hour

Saturday, September 10

Today’s highlights:

  • I went to the pharmacy for Andy.
  • I went to Food Lion for my father.
  • I organized my father’s medications for the week.
  • I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
  • Andy and I went for a walk in the rain.
  • Andy had a Zoom ukulele lesson.
  • I organized my mother’s medications for the week.
  • We viewed an Ian Bostridge & Julian Drake recital in the Live from London Summer Festival.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Moravian Rhapsody from Raleigh Brewing Company in Raleigh and First Drop from Upper Pass Beer Company in Stowe, VT

Today’s pet peeve: My sister is unable to help out this weekend since one of her students tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Obliterate

Well stocked
Under construction: Week 4
Paramore Park
Peanuts: Day 19
Max in the Adirondacks: Day 7
North American Songbirds: Day 1
Beer hour

Friday, September 9

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
  • We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer: Hummingbird from Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett and Focal Banger from The Alchemist in Stowe, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Facsimile

Pizza
Peanuts: Day 18
Max in the Adirondacks: Day 6
Beer hour

Thursday, September 8

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River and Long Weekend from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Mawkish

Deer
Peanuts: Day 17
Max in the Adirondacks: Day 5
Beer hour

Tuesday, September 6

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard and Pisgah Pale Ale from Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Panache

Deer
Peanuts: Day 15
Max in the Adirondacks: Day 3
Beer hour

Monday, September 5

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I were off work today.
  • We went for a run in the morning.
  • We test-drove concert and tenor ukuleles at Greenville Guitars.

Today’s ice cream:  Cold Stone Creamery (J) Chocolate Devotion and (A) Oreo Overload

Today’s beer: Long Weekend from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston and First Drop from Upper Pass Beer Company in Stowe, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Assiduous

Firetower
Cold Stone Creamery
Peanuts: Day 14
Max in the Adirondacks: Day 2
Beer hour

Sunday, September 4

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from The Bagelman.
  • Andy and I went for a walk at H Boyd Lee Park.
  • We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Hummingbird from Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett, NC and Spiral Galaxy from Upper Pass Beer Company in Stowe, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Demeanor

Route
Under construction: Week 46
Peanuts: Day 13
Max in the Adirondacks: Day 1
Zoom beer hour

Saturday, September 3

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a long run.
  • I went to Food Lion for my father.
  • I organized my father’s medications for the week.
  • Andy had a Zoom ukulele lesson.
  • I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
  • I organized my mother’s medications for the week.
  • We viewed an I Fagiolini concert at the Live From London Summer Festival.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Vienna Lager from Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, VA and Edward from Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Adjure

Route
Bad parker
Well stocked
Peanuts: Day 12
Beer hour