Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Wind in My Feathers
While out and about on vacation we made a stop at the local coffee house. Everyone went in to get coffee except me. I spotted this beauty in the parking lot and had to check it out.
I love Vespas. I would like one of my own, but the man said penguins aren’t allowed to drive them. They can ride on them, just not drive them.
As I was admiring this sweet ride, the owner of the vespa came out of the coffee shop. His name was Doug and he was a very pleasant and jovial fellow. He agreed to pose for a picture with me on his Vespa.
We chatted with Doug for awhile and he gave us some good tourist tips. He is friends with the owner of the coffee shop, so I want to give them a shout out. If you’re looking for a good cup of coffee or cappuccino in Glen Arbor, check out Leelanlau Coffee Roasting. Just follow your nose, you can’t miss the yummy smell of roasted coffee beans.
Then he mounted his vespa and rode away from us.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Ready for Relaxation and Fun
This weekend the man, woman, and myself will be boarding a plane headed up north. Next week we will be on vacation. I'm excited to be reunited with my lady.
Of course I needed some new threads to sport while out and about town. I made a (long) wish list of outfits from Build-a-Bear. Then the woman went over it, narrowing it down, and finally, the man had the final say. I got 3 new outfits.
They just arrived in the mail this weekend:
As soon as it came I ripped it open to look over my picks:
There was a luxurious robe that I'm sporting in the first picture in the post:
It's so soft and comfortable, I ended up wearing it most of the weekend.
I also wanted a jersey tshirt with colored sleeves. The man has some and I like them, so I wanted to be handsome like him in a jersey shirt of my own:
I pull it off effortlessly, as you can see below:
The last outfit is my favorite. Since then woman often requires my help in the kitchen preparing food, I decided I should look professional while in the kitchen. Hence this complete chef's outfit:
All that's missing is an apron
The hat's a little big, but I'll still wear it. Nobody wants to find feathers in their food.
Don't worry, I'll be blogging about my vacation. Hopefully, it will be a bit quicker than last year.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Curse of the Mothman
A few weeks ago the man and I watched a documentary on netflix called Eyes of the Mothman. It was about strange happenings in Pt. Pleasant, WV, and the collapse of the Silver Bridge. I really enjoyed it and had interest in seeing this town and bridge. Lucky for me, recently we passed right by the town and over the rebuilt bridge.
I commented to the man and woman that I hoped the Mothman wouldn't curse us with the bridge falling while we drove over it. Big mistake.
Soon after passing over the bridge, we smelled something funny, and the service engine light came on in the truck. No joke. I was terrified the Mothman was out to get us.
The man got out to check under the hood. Thank goodness, the problem was only the air filter coming loose. He screwed it back in, and in about 15 minutes we were on our way again. Sorry you didn't get us this time Mr. Mothman, better luck another time. I did learn an important lesson--do not provoke nor taunt the mothman.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Salude
Continuing with my northern wine tour, these were the other wineries we visited on vacation. This day was better than the first day, in my opinion. Overall, the wines were better and the wineries had more character.
This winery was pretty cool. It was in an old schoolhouse. There were huge windows all along either side of the building, and the interior was absolutely charming. They had a lot of cool antiques as well. The wine was pretty good; I liked the School House Red.
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Moving on to the next place.
Outside, the grounds were beautiful.
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The interior was also nice, and the bartender friendly. Perhaps a little too friendly toward my lady.
This winery also had brandy samplers. This pear brandy was their specialty. There was a pear in each bottle. At first I assumed it was some kind of trick or optical illusion, but upon closer inspection it appeared to be a real pear.
I wondered how they accomplished this and asked the bartender for more information. He showed us pictures of how they do it, they grow the pear in the bottle. How clever is that.
The final winery was a sleek, modern building set high atop a hill.
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It had the most amazing view of the lake.
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The wall behind the bar was all glass, so you could enjoy the view as you sampled the wine. I really liked the bright wall colors and all the natural sunlight.
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On a side note, let me fill you in on how I was treated at these wineries. Naturally, Mr. Penguin was feeling a bit tipsy from all his wine tastings. The man and woman were concerned about me behaving myself in the different wineries so they would try to stuff me away.
I didn’t protest too much because once inside the winery, I snuck out to sample the wine. Mr. Penguin is very tricksy like that.
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