Greg and I did a little exploring around Akron this afternoon. First, we headed to The University of Akron campus to check out the new football stadium. All the while we were tailed by the Goodyear blimp, constantly monitoring our movements. Later we hiked one of the new portions of the Towpath Trail at Summit…
Author: Mike
I live in Akron, Ohio with my husband Greg, our dog Ted, and a pantry full of flour and sugar.
pumpkin shortage, my…
Just about daily, there’s been a report on the news about another grocery item “shortage.” First it was canned pumpkin puree now it’s Eggo frozen waffles. Well dang it, I have plans to take a pumpkin-eggo waffle pie to take to Thanksgiving dinner at Greg’s family’s. Just kidding about the waffle part of the…
ahh nuts!
I spent some time today thinking about Christmas gifts. I think I’m going to go the homemade path this year. I’ve printed lots of calendars, now I’ve moved on to testing recipes for snacks to include in the “holiday care packages.” Today’s project, sweet spiced nuts. I found a very simple recipe in the Food…
a walk in the national park
This morning, a beautiful for November kind of morning, Greg and I ventured out to the nearby Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Our goal was to get to the Ira Road Trailhead and hike the towpath from there for a bit. Now here’s an interesting fact. The Ira Road Trailhead is not actually on Ira Road….
the new me
So I’ve decided to change all of my “about me” and profile pages on-line to reflect how I really feel right now. They will now include the following statement: My name is Michael Derr and time and time again, the majority of voters in my country and in my state have decided that I am…
just in time for the holly days
We had several dead bushes in front of the house removed this summer. Yesterday, they were magically replaced with three holly bushes. It’s got me all excited for the holidays and thinking about getting Christmas cards ready.
what i did on my day off
This morning I was reading through the various blogs that I stay up-to-date with. One of them, Prickly Pear Bloom, finally gave me the inspiration of what do with the mountains of digital photos that I’ve taken over the years. Assemble some of the best in calendar format. So that’s what I did today. Printed…
happy birthday dad!
Today is my Dad’s birthday. Too bad he’s not on facebook so y’all could give him a birthday shout out. He does read my blog, so feel free to wish him a happy birthday in the comment section of this post. Here’s a photo with his two favorite nieces from this past Summer’s vacation to Emerald…
s'mores icebox candy bars
One of my most favorite food blogs, Joy the Baker, featured this recipe earlier in the week. I knew that I just had to try it. The recipe is ridiculously simple. That makes enjoying the final product, all the better. Now I just need some folks to help us eat all of these. Be sure…
in costume before the 5k began
Participated in my second 5k this morning. I ran a whole lot more than the last one. This, as you can see from the picture, was a costumed race. A bunch of us from work went as a gang of Richard Simmons’. I think I look more like a crazy person than Richard Simmons. It…
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