Looks like John caught supper tonight!

John says that these fish were caught in the lake at Westinghouse!

Here he is trying his line in Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's Mill.  No word about whether there were any bites.

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Beer should be ready by Super Bowl

They bottled the beer last night.  I guess it's sort of like the ravioli, the adventure of making your own.  Beer Miesters Joe, Dirk and assoc. Edwing and John:

the tail end of Fall in Cranberry

This is the end of Fall in Cranberry.  Looks like Jubilee and I missed it this year ... but we may be there for the Spring!  We sure do miss our Knob Hill walks.

our alternate life

It's time for this blog to be updated!

After a lot of confusion, Jubilee and I, on the turn of a dime, split.  The bougainvillea were blooming and our Florida home was really lovely.  We'd become acclimated.  But something called ...

A window of opportunity opened and we headed north ...

 

Hi to Tony in Daytona ...

 

 We turned off the highway in St. Augustine to visit with Sebastian.

 Bella comfortable in her new home.

 Just typical Sebastian stuff -- everywhere you look is interesting!

Seb and Bella on the beach ...

 Then, I didn't take too many photos, just headed north, listening to an audio-book - Stephen King's 11-22-63.  The dark green foliage became lighter and sparser, but it was clear that spring had made its mark.  All of the trees were blooming, in one stage or another.  We spent the night in Beckley WV, and woke up to rain.

 But still made it back to our other home in Cranberry TWP just after noon.  It was 39 degrees!!!  Didn't waste too much time making it back over to Knob Hill to check things out ....

 The skunk  cabbage had proliferated and all the trees were in bloom, despite us not being here to watch it. 

It's good to be back ...

meatballs

This from John ...

I finally found the meatballs from Costco and cooked up a batch. Only problem was I dropped one and did not have a dog to scoop it up. So I opened the front door and rolled it down the outside hall way to the front sidewalk. Some lucky dog was sure to come by.

Jubilee would have a fit if she knew those dogs from upstairs were getting her meatball.

last snow?

Sure looks different from Florida ...

the bonsai

This is the bonsai after a trim and a new pot.  Looks like it might survive the winter and its haphazard life between inside and outside.

Jimmy Wan's

Jimmy Wan's is by far, my favorite and my pick for the best restaurant in Cranberry TWP.  We've been there several times and have never been disappointed.  It is the best in Chinese (and Asian) food that I have ever had, anywhere.  So, to celebrate the Chinese New Year, we went there again tonight with some friends.

 This is Jimmy Wan himself, who always comes to every table to greet the guests and make sure that everyone is happy and well cared for.  I love his humble demeanor.

 Last week when we were there we noticed that the Chinese (Westinghouse) engineers at the table next to us were eating food that was not on the regular menu, so tonight Jimmy let us order from the "Chinese" menu.

 John's friend, Jerry (from the Philippines) was most familiar with the food so he took the lead in ordering ...  These are the lobster dumplings.  Very yummy.

 This is another kind of dumpling, but I forget what it was.

 I had a huge bowl of noodles and chicken and vegetables, but my very favorite part of the meal were these "Snow Pea Greens" ... cooked with oil and garlic, they were sort of like a spinach or chard, but much, much better.

 We came away feeling very well fed, but not at all stuffed.  A wonderful restaurant.