BJ, Jenn, Jack, and Benjamin
Solvang provided for some solace as Jenn and I left LA. Her dad would love to take the family to Solvang. The area was founde by Dutch immigrants who brought their customs of architecture and food. Ableskivers are a particular dessert which is akin to having a spherical pancake topped with jam and powdered sugar.
I hope there’s no emergency.
Jenn’s dad is having some medical trouble–so we headed down to LA. His blood pressure became quite low and his heartrate dropped to 30 bpm. We went down to LA to support him during his recovery after getting a pacemaker as well as support Jenn’s mom and grandma.
Jenn has been wanting to plant an herb garden on our patio for quite some time now. Since Spring has sprung, we went to the local nursery to pick up the essentials for apartment container gardening. She planted Tuscan Blue Rosemary, sweet basil, Thai basil, pineapple mint, golden sage, thyme, marjoram, oregano, garlic chives, chives, … Continue reading Spring Herb Gardening
Another wonderful datenight at Shana Thai. We weren’t able to go when Jenn just had her wisdom taken out–so going this weekend was a treat.
We’ve always thought that Baklava was a recipe reserved only for master chefs, but Jenn found a great recipe that was not only quite simple, but incredibly yummy.
Our marital status and household is official: We filled out an participated in the US Census 2010.
Jenn is still making some of the most amazing meals. Here is one of her favorite’s coconut shrimp. The whole fish was stuffed with couscous and baked in our oven.
The main attraction at OMSI included an extensive apace exhibit. They had a replica of the Mars rover and many other artifacts and technologies on display. The culmination of the exhibit was the IMax Hubble show which followe the life of the space telescope through it’s repairs and fantastic imagery.
The T-Rex skull was found on a ranch in Texas. A near complete skeletal remain was unearthed and is now standing erect at the OMSI. After the dinosaur was uncovered, they built a special rigging to display it. The entire piece was moved to Las Vegas where it went up for auction at the Venetian. … Continue reading T-Rex