Thursday, March 17

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and Stout from Guinness in Dublin, IR

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: LImerick

Inspirations of Spring: Day 7
Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Day 1
Beer hour

Wednesday, March 16

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pilsner from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Sour Monkey from Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, PA

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Intersperse

Inspirations of Spring: Day 6
Beer hour

Tuesday, March 15

Today’s highlights:

  • I took my mother for a visit with her primary care physician.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Luchador from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and 3 Trees from Brau Brothers Brewing Company in Marshall, MN

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Gregarious

Inspirations of Spring: Day 5
Beer hour

Monday, March 14

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
  • Matt played our Living Room Request.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Hershey Chocolate Porter from Yuengling & Sons in Pottsville, PA and Frostbite from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Cryptography

Ukraine house
Living Room Request
Inspirations of Spring: Day 4
Beer hour

Sunday, March 13

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from The Bagelman.
  • Andy and I went for a long walk.
  • Andy had a Zoom ukulele lesson.
  • I went to Staples.
  • I went to Food Lion for my mother and for my father.
  • Andy a Zoom race directors meeting.
  • We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Starchaser from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and IPA from Green Man Brewery in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: I accidentally had our CO2 canisters delivered to VT.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Elucidate

Inspirations of Spring: Day 3
Zoom beer hour

Saturday, March 12

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a long run.
  • I went to the pharmacy for my father.
  • I went to McFadyen Music to busy some guitar strings.
  • 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.
  • I organized my mother’s medications for the week.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pull Tab Pilsner from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Alpha King from Three Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, IN

Today’s pet peeve: The Postal Annex was closed.

Today’s moment of gratitude: We had a brief window during the stormy day to get in our run.

Word of the Day: Uncouth

Under construction: Week 21
Firetower
Well stocked
Inspirations of Spring: Day 2
Beer hour

Friday, March 11

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 Phish Food

Today’s beer: Luchador from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Freak of Nature from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler

Today’s pet peeve: I broke a guitar string.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Archetype

Vermont Maple Tree Tappers: Day 4
Inspirations of Spring: Day 1
Beer hour

Thursday, March 10

Today’s highlights:

  • Carolina Quality Air cleaned a bird nest out of the dryer vent.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh and Powder Day from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve: I missed the John Mulvaney Team Break at work.

Today’s moment of gratitude: The clothes dryer performs so much better now.

Word of the Day: Tempestuous

Vermont Maple Tree Tappers: Day 3
Beer hour

Wednesday, March 9

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pilsner from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Golden Monkey from Victory Brewing Company in Downington, PA

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Besmirch

Vermont Maple Tree Tappers: Day 2
Beer hour

Tuesday, March 8

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Happy Place from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Hopness Haze from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: Andy presented me with a commemorative cookie cake to celebrate two years of being stuck in North Carolina.

Word of the Day: Riddle

Commemorative Cookie Cake
Puppy Pals: Day 3
Vermont Maple Tree Tappers: Day 1
Beer hour