tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056575969095578502023-11-16T02:04:13.793-05:00elephantisl♥vepunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-72117423942584567092013-09-06T23:34:00.001-04:002013-09-06T23:34:49.399-04:00The Food Post (NYC)So a tad bit late (that of course is an understatement) but, doling out the honors...
: Breakfast :
Best Bagel and Coffee
225 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001
It literally is the best bagel in town! It's the best because you can build your own. We heaped salmon, capers, onions and cream cheese on top of an everything bagel. You know, the works.
: Lunch :
Pellegrino's
138 Mulberry St, Newpunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-15155079213766628992013-08-22T21:25:00.000-04:002013-08-22T21:25:45.634-04:00Primped up Kicks
Had to share these cute little things from Kate Spade.
Might also be a little post-NYC blues.
Just sayin'
punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-3032037479419323702013-08-18T09:10:00.001-04:002013-08-18T09:10:34.145-04:00New York New York!
Picture taken from across the Jackie Onassis Reservoir in Central Park.
Here's an overdue post of my recent trip to NYC! I had a fabulous time! The weather was in the mid 70s throughout and we had sunshine for most part of our trip. When it was raining, we sought shelter and wandered around in the museums!
Here are the highlights of our trip in pictures!
We stood in line for rush tickets forpunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-48062483339720421672013-08-04T23:03:00.000-04:002013-08-04T23:03:05.335-04:00Start spreading the news....
Via
So my dear blogger friends, I'll be visiting New York City in a week, and I'd like to hear some of your suggestions on what to do, where to go, and food to eat! I pretty much have an itinerary, but I'd like to see some off the beaten track places. If you have any suggestions throw them my way!
I'm so excited!!!
punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-8709624294916841512013-07-30T19:18:00.000-04:002013-07-30T19:18:07.938-04:00You've got mail!Phew, what a long absence, although I do enjoy my time away from the computer! I sit in front of the computer all day at work and the last thing i want to do when I get home, is to sit in front of it again!
Here's what's been going on in my long absence. Remember I told you I signed up for Postcrossing? I get fun cards in the mail, and it makes me feel like I've traveled a little, by punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-44336385238200562542013-07-10T22:14:00.000-04:002013-07-10T22:14:36.166-04:00Puppies' Big O-N-E!!
What a fun 4th of July weekend party the puppies had! We were hoping for good weather as it had been raining all week. We took the dogs to two different dog parks over the weekend and boy were they all tuckered out!
On the first day we took them to the William R Davie dog park and then the next day we took them to the Ramsey Creek Park. The first was a big 5 acre piece of land, with lots of punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-36032169316358395462013-07-04T11:04:00.001-04:002013-07-04T11:04:22.958-04:00Happy 4th of July!What are you plans for this weekend? I hope all my American friends get a nice long weekend even though Independence Day falls on a Thursday. Me? I have to work Friday, so I'm going to make the best of my Wednesday night and all of Thursday. My holiday weekend started out perfect -- I come home to sunflowers!!!
Most of them look like this, but I have three sunflowers in full bloom!
punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-39008375300376717052013-06-30T11:54:00.000-04:002013-06-30T12:07:17.796-04:00June 29 : What's in my bag
|| 1. sunglasses || 2. citronella mosquito repellant & balm || 3. Vaseline moisturizer ||
|| 4. Banana Boat sunscreen || 5. Advil || 6. umbrella || 7. bird guide || 8. binoculars ||
We took a short birding walk at Jetton Park today. It has nice trails, BBQ grills, a beach, lots of trees, mushrooms and birds to be found. I wish I was better at identifying bird songs and sounds. I couldn't punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-19235045051647974632013-06-28T17:00:00.000-04:002013-06-28T18:11:10.864-04:00OMG is it July already?
Happy Friday, folks. July is just around the corner. Can you believe we're in the second half of the year?
This summer, we've got exciting plans lined up. We're headed to West Virginia in a couple of weeks with the family for a short getaway. Then come August, we're going to NYC, and for Labor Day we're going to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina!
I've also recently started PostCrossing punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-72524933930631352592013-06-22T22:39:00.000-04:002013-06-22T22:39:31.392-04:00Birding: June 20 - Cute little baby robin!
I was walking through our garden when I spotted this little fella' hidden amongst the leaves. I don't know what made me look, but I'd seen the mottled orange chest, and did a double take! A little baby robin, perched on a disused fence, looking a wee bit scared. I think it was learning to fly and perhaps was just taking a break when I spotted it. It then tried to sit very still, hoping and punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-45638487506546555272013-06-17T19:18:00.003-04:002013-06-17T19:18:39.203-04:00June 15 : From Above -- A day in Blowing Rock
Taken from above in the mountains!
This past weekend, my friends and I made a trip to Blowing Rock for Art in the Park. For one Saturday each month, from May through October, the town of Blowing Rock hosts this event that showcases about 90 artists, featuring handcrafted jewelry, pottery, paintings, photography and more!
Here is a hummingbird mobile I found.
The birds are made of pineconespunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-91037787878872768502013-06-17T18:28:00.001-04:002013-06-17T18:28:52.258-04:00June 12 : 11 O'clock
Currently reading : Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Here's one thriller I really got into. It's so fast paced I cannot put it down! The last one that captured my attention was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Not the whole series. Just the first one.
I'm doing a GoodReads challenge of 15 books this year. Not many, that's only about one a month. I'm giving myself some slack for the weeks I go punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-41387472366646406172013-06-13T21:34:00.000-04:002013-06-13T21:34:46.843-04:00June 11 : Something funny
Here's a card I picked out for J's dad for Father's Day this year.
J's dad is a funny man, he says things like "Oh no, the Browns are going to the SuperBowl!" when he needs to use the bathroom. Or he turns abruptly to ask you "you know what?" And when you answer "What?" he says "I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy" totally dead-pan and serious. *Face palm*
I think J inherited punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-11737701150799720612013-06-10T06:51:00.000-04:002013-06-10T06:51:00.036-04:00June 8 : An animal
For our friend's bachelorette party, we threw her a surprise painting party. There is a place in Charlotte called Painting with a Twist, where they hold painting classes. You pick a painting you like and they teach you how to paint it step by step. Our bride-to-be Jessica, loves peacocks, and her wedding colors are peacock-inspired hues of blues and purples. So this painting was perfect!
I punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-31797562369413812272013-06-09T18:27:00.000-04:002013-06-09T18:27:13.976-04:00News from the garden : After the rain...Since my next few photo-a-day entries revolve around the garden, I decided to compile everything into one post, to save you from the agony of my blog-bombing.
June 5 : Environment -- My garden of course.
Clockwise from top
| swiss chard | squash | herbs | mint |
Here's our very first squash blossom! Once they start blossoming, there's no stopping these plants! My marigolds are right nextpunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-83947588378820176052013-06-05T18:53:00.000-04:002013-06-05T18:53:09.380-04:00June 4 : After dark ...
One of my favorite shows on TV right now ... So You Think You Can Dance! I just watched an audition tonight of a geeky looking guy that did an amazing contemporary audition piece! I thought he was going to embarrass himself horribly because of his goofy interview before his audition, but man, he wowed all the judges and every one else in the audience! Which reminded me again to never judge a punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-85213498482333943402013-06-05T18:43:00.000-04:002013-06-05T18:43:43.202-04:00June 3 : On my Table...
My co-worker brought us some flowers from her daughter's wedding over the weekend! It was a small but colorful wedding with a tropical theme. They filled mini vases with gerbera daisies dyed in different colors as their table centerpieces. It was a small wedding so we didn't get to attend, but I can only imagine what fun it was! These flowers brightened my morning, and I was able to take on thepunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-76470517753637782472013-06-03T15:05:00.000-04:002013-06-03T15:05:00.283-04:00June 2 : A moment ...
A moment, please. A moment of quiet and rest for our little Scuff-ster.
He's recuperating from a wild weekend of fun with the others at the farm. We were there around the same time last year (sans puppies), but it proved to be a little challenging this time, with 3 dogs and a cat all under one roof! Mayhem!
Which explains why he looks at the camera pleadingly, "Mama, no more pictures punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-90909765293509117402013-06-03T07:48:00.000-04:002013-06-03T07:48:00.302-04:00June 1 : B is for ..
Benny!
We now call him a myriad of names like Ben-Ben, Benny-Foo-Foo, Benjamin, Benjy, Mr. Benergy. I'm surprised he responds to all of them. He has been with us for a week now because his family is currently at Disney World in Florida. This past weekend we took him to the in-laws' horse ranch, and he's had a ball. We chased chickens, romped around with other doggies, terrorized a newborn punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-66582848122752773362013-06-02T13:37:00.000-04:002013-06-02T13:42:57.605-04:00May 31 : Four things...
Four things growing in our garden
Clockwise from top left
| little tomatoes | cabbage | kohlrabi | snow peas |
And there's more stuff growing in our yard, in case you missed the previous entry.
Actually, I lied. The cabbage is grown by our neighbor. I slipped that in the collage because I wanted to show you how fantastic of a farmer he is!!
Plus, he gave us that particular cabbage, so now I punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-43374562520713053112013-06-02T13:30:00.001-04:002013-06-02T13:30:49.951-04:00May 29 : Kiss!
A kiss for my favorite munchkin! Although, he certainly looks reluctant in this picture.
I hope you gave your loved one a kiss today! punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-47571737430588128212013-06-02T13:28:00.000-04:002013-06-02T13:28:48.903-04:00May 28 : What I'm doing now ...
We found our forgotten hammock, dusted it off and looked for a place in the yard to hang it up. It's perfect for the summer, and what better way to relax after a hard day's work of weeding in the garden??
J & I got this hammock in Mexico. We were in one of those touristy craft markets where they sold wooden whistles to masks to beautiful hammocks. And a hammock is what we got. Apparently thesepunkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-51493411775736308292013-06-02T13:23:00.000-04:002013-06-02T13:23:10.394-04:00May 27 : Can't live without...
Coffee. What else?
This is terrible, I tried quitting coffee over the Memorial Day weekend and failed miserably. Caffeine headaches are THE WORST!
A friend recommended Lavender tea, it apparently helps ease the headaches. I have yet to try. Does anyone have a tried and tested way to quit caffeine??punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-44947669888681611072013-05-27T16:50:00.000-04:002013-05-27T21:56:36.191-04:00May 26 : Fave thing to do on a Sunday
For now, when the weather is still not that crazy hot, I really enjoy getting on my hands and knees to pull out those weeds! I bought a big sun hat a while ago, and never got to use it at the beach. I dusted it off and wore it for the first time, and my oh my, how I loved it! The brim is so wide it covers my face, shoulders and even my arms! If the sun is right overhead, I'm pretty sure I can punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305657596909557850.post-84206044512717066332013-05-27T16:37:00.000-04:002013-05-27T16:37:14.762-04:00May 25 : Us!
Doggy sitting Mr. Benny again! He's a rescue, and according to his owners, Benny is a chihuahua and Jack Russell mix. We call him -- A ball of "Benergy"!
This is little Benny.
Benny totally asserts his alpha male status. Even though Scuffy is twice his size, Benny usurps his place on my lap, while Scuffy looks on helplessly. When I take them out for potty time, Scuffy stays close behind punkychewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011046035760189001noreply@blogger.com1