Friday, July 8

Today’s highlights:

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

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream

Today’s beer: Vienna Lager from Von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, VT and Pernicious from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler

Today’s pet peeve: I felt bad from my vaccine.

Today’s moment of gratitude: Maybe the vaccine is doing something.

Word of the Day: Postulate

Pizza
Jeweled Cat: Day 3
Beer hour

Thursday, July 7

Today’s highlights:

  • The pest control men applied a termite treatment.
  • I hosted a “Would You Rather…?” Team Break at work.
  • Andy and I received our second COVID-19 booster shots.
  • We went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Vixen from Old Bust Head from Vint Hill Farms, VA and Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard

Today’s pet peeve: The drilling from the pest control treatment was very noisy.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Inscrutable

Jeweled Cat: Day 2
Beer hour

Wednesday, July 6

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Helles Lager from Von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, VT and Golden Ale from Duvel Moortgat in Puurs, BE

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Recidivism

Vermont: Day 3
Jeweled Cat: Day 1
Beer hour

Tuesday, July 5

Today’s highlights:

  • The plumber installed a new faucet in the kitchen.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Switchback Ale from Switchback Brewing Company in Burlington, VT and Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River, NC

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: Our leak has been resolved.

Word of the Day: Cantankerous

Missing Piece: Found!
Vermont: Day 2
Beer hour

Monday, July 4

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a longish run.
  • We picked up trash along Firetower Road.
  • Patricia and Matt performed one of our Living Room Requests.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Birra Portico from Schilling Beer Company in Littleton, NH and Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Yankee

Crash
Trash
Vermont: Day 1
Living Room Request
Beer hour

Sunday, July 3

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from The Bagelman.
  • Andy and I went for a walk.
  • We went to the pharmacy for my mother and my father.
  • We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  Cold Stone Creamery: (A) That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles and (J) Cake Batter Batter Batter

Today’s beer: Vixen from Old Bust Head Brewing Company in Vint Hill Farms, VA and Ripple on the Waves from Mill River Brewing in St Albans, VT

Today’s pet peeve: My mother fell in the bathroom.

Today’s moment of gratitude: I found the missing piece from the Van Gogh puzzle after many weeks.

Word of the Day: Teem

Firetower
Under construction: Week 37
Pickwick Cottage: Day 2
Zoom beer hour

Saturday, July 2

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a long walk.
  • We went to Great Harvest Bread Company.
  • We went to the pharmacy for my mother.
  • 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.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pilsner from Von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, VT and The Great Return from Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, VA

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: We listened to a very interesting Gerald Finzi biography.

Word of the Day: Apposite

Route
Tennis, anyone?
Well stocked
I Love Vermont: Day 4
Pickwick Cottage: Day 1
Beer hour

Friday, July 1

Today’s highlights:

  • I took my mother to get her second COVID-19 booster.
  • I went to the pharmacy for Andy, my mother and my father.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
  • We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Half Baked

Today’s beer: Luchador from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Little Sip from Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: Andy and I had the afternoon off from work.

Word of the Day: Debunk

Pizza
I Love Vermont: Day 3
Beer hour

Thursday, June 30

Today’s highlights:

  • I won the world domination Team Break at work.
  • My sister took my mother to the eye doctor.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Pernicious from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Scintillate

I Love Vermont: Day 2
Beer hour

Wednesday, June 29

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Switchback Ale from Switchback Brewing Company in Burlington, VT and Tripel from Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, ME

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Duress

Vintage Summer Books: Day 3
I Love Vermont: Day 1
Beer hour