A Night Out on the Patio
May 26, 2011 - Written by Diana
Lately we’ve been living in the lap of luxury with my daughter cooking dinner almost every night, and eating out on the deck. Tonight however, she had a date night – kind of, dinner with her boyfriend’s family. Since the pets were going to be taken care of ahead of time, that meant dinner out with my husband. I did have another agenda – picking up steaks for Memorial Day weekend and we were low on veggies, so a stop at the Greener Grocer.
This Wednesday was a fun night at North Market because on the patio they had some live entertainment – as well as some local beer. Dinner – was of course from one of my favorite North Market Stalls – Firdous Express. My husband and I have gotten lunch here quite a few times and the food is scrumptious. We both had lamb roast dinner, which comes with rice, Greek side salad and some pita bread. I had bright yellow saffron rice, while my husband …
Niagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge Builds Giant Gingerbread House
November 17, 2010 - Written by DianaNiagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge Builds Giant Gingerbread House – They started building on November 9th and will put in about 300 hours building it. To build this gingerbread house it will take 150 pounds of chocolate, 28 batches of cookies and 1,000 pounds of icing.
Olde Dutch Restaurant – Logan, OH
September 8, 2010 - Written by Diana
After dropping my son off at his college, my husband and I needed a dinner break on the way home. I didn’t want fast food, I wanted a few moments to eat and relax with the guy who is going to be sitting across from me for most of our meals from now on. There’s an exit in Logan that has some restaurants, but though we’ve been to the exit before, this is the first time we ventured to Olde Dutch Restaurant. We figured it would be Amish style food, and though I also figured it had the dreaded buffet, I though I might be able to order off a menu too. I am not a fan of buffets. Mass quantities of food sitting around doesn’t thrill me. Most buffets have questionable quality food. This place is better than those places though, we were pleasantly surprised.
We arrived a half hour before closing and were welcomed with a smile. The place wasn’t super busy, probably because it was a work night and late at that. You walk in the restaurant through the gift shop, and are …
White Oak Inn, Danville Ohio – Romantic Getaway
June 30, 2010 - Written by Diana
I have been incommunicado these last few days because yesterday was my anniversary. My husband and I took an extended weekend to go away for our 23rd wedding anniversary. I looked through the web and found The White Oak Inn, in Danville, Ohio. I have never stayed in a Bed & Breakfast before because I like being alone with my husband, and the idea of being in close quarters wasn’t appealing. The White Oak Inn has guest rooms in the in, plus a guest house, and also cabins. We arrived Saturday evening around the time others were dining, but Ian one of the inn owners took us right over to the cabin that we were going to stay in.
The cabins were exactly what I was looking for. We wanted enough space for us to spread out and relax without being stuck on the bed to watch TV or read, if that’s what we wished to do. The cabins are two separate rooms, a living room, with a very comfortable couch (not a hard futon – I am so tired of those), some chairs, a fireplace, a two person Jacuzzi, and a …
