Here's a pic from the beer fest on the 16th. This will be my last post from Northern Liberties. Tomorrow is the closing on the new place in Fishtown.
We are packing right now and not looking forward to the hot, humid moving day tomorrow. Excited about the move, but nervous still.
Wish us luck!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
More BEER!
This was taken back in March, but I was just thinking about what a good time I had at the Brewers' Plate 2006 at the Reading Terminal Market in Philly. Wow, I have really gotten into beer. Basically, the event was to raise money for sustainable agriculture. The White Dog Cafe Foundation is really the organization behind the event. Every brewery was paired up with a local restaurant. It was just a big beer/great food orgy. What more can I say?
The reason I was thinking about the past event, is that we will be attending another beer festival this Sunday at Yards Brewery in Kensington. This festival is the kick-off event for Buy Fresh, Buy Local Week here in Philly. If it is anything like the Brewers' Plate, we are going to have a REAL GOOD time.
On a side note, the FOODERY has finally opened!!!! Please see here to see why we are so excited. Who knew Philly was such a great beer town?
The reason I was thinking about the past event, is that we will be attending another beer festival this Sunday at Yards Brewery in Kensington. This festival is the kick-off event for Buy Fresh, Buy Local Week here in Philly. If it is anything like the Brewers' Plate, we are going to have a REAL GOOD time.
On a side note, the FOODERY has finally opened!!!! Please see here to see why we are so excited. Who knew Philly was such a great beer town?
Monday, July 10, 2006
Goodbye Northern Liberties!
http://www.turnhere.com/city/philadelphia/all/films/164.aspx
Little film about our current neighborhood.
We will be moving at the end of this month. Yay!
We are only moving about 10 blocks from Northern Liberties, so we won't be too far away.
Little film about our current neighborhood.
We will be moving at the end of this month. Yay!
We are only moving about 10 blocks from Northern Liberties, so we won't be too far away.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
House-buying headaches
So, we have hit some bumps in the house-buying process. After the inspections, several issues have come up. I won't go into the details, but in the next week or so, there will be many negotiations. Hopefully, the seller will take care of most of the problems. The issues are serious, but not deal-breakers for us. We knew going in that old houses are going to have problems, and this old house is no exception. Will keep you updated.
On a lighter note, my parents just left from a nice weekend visit to Philly. We did a few touristy things, including lunch at City Tavern and a visit to Eastern State Penitentiary. I highly recommend a visit to this site. I have heard they hold an awesome Halloween Haunted House there, which I can only imagine. Micah took some great photos, and I will post some later on Flickr. Here is a virtual tour if you are interested, but it isn't the same as walking around on site.
I took the day off from work today, but ran some work-related errands. Boy, I can't stay away! I went to Fabric Row, and picked up some scraps of animal prints for Teen Summer Reading. Our theme is "Wild about Reading," so animal prints galore. I needed the fabric scraps to help decorate my room and my raffle box. The teens submit a raffle ticket for every book they read. I plan on having weekly drawings at my branch for smaller prizes and possibly have 3 drawings for bigger prizes, like an MP3 player. Last year, my branch did really poorly, so the bar has been set quite low.
Well, enough for now.
On a lighter note, my parents just left from a nice weekend visit to Philly. We did a few touristy things, including lunch at City Tavern and a visit to Eastern State Penitentiary. I highly recommend a visit to this site. I have heard they hold an awesome Halloween Haunted House there, which I can only imagine. Micah took some great photos, and I will post some later on Flickr. Here is a virtual tour if you are interested, but it isn't the same as walking around on site.
I took the day off from work today, but ran some work-related errands. Boy, I can't stay away! I went to Fabric Row, and picked up some scraps of animal prints for Teen Summer Reading. Our theme is "Wild about Reading," so animal prints galore. I needed the fabric scraps to help decorate my room and my raffle box. The teens submit a raffle ticket for every book they read. I plan on having weekly drawings at my branch for smaller prizes and possibly have 3 drawings for bigger prizes, like an MP3 player. Last year, my branch did really poorly, so the bar has been set quite low.
Well, enough for now.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Susquehanna front
It's ours!!!
Well, unless something weird happens. Closing should be at the end of July. Yipee! We get to move during the hottest part of the summer.
Fishtown, here we come.
Well, unless something weird happens. Closing should be at the end of July. Yipee! We get to move during the hottest part of the summer.
Fishtown, here we come.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Susquehanna backyard
This could be ours.
Sorry about not writing, but my mind has been occupied with the house-hunt. Wish us luck!
Sorry about not writing, but my mind has been occupied with the house-hunt. Wish us luck!
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Mail Expire
Has anyone used MailExpire yet?
It looks quite interesting, so I will probably start using it. It is a temporary email address that you give out when signing up for things like newsletters. If you start getting spammed you can just wait until the address expires (you set the expiration date.) I just wanted to know if anyone else had experiences with them.
It looks quite interesting, so I will probably start using it. It is a temporary email address that you give out when signing up for things like newsletters. If you start getting spammed you can just wait until the address expires (you set the expiration date.) I just wanted to know if anyone else had experiences with them.
Free Comic Book Day
I know this is a little early, but I figured that if I wait until closer to the date, I might forget.
Oh, I will be attending Wizard World in June. Yeah, I know, I am not that into comics/graphic novels, but many of my teen patrons are. I thought I would attend to get a better sense of what is out there and pick up some freebies. I will report back.
Monday, April 03, 2006
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
It's National Library Week. Go to your local library and check out a book! You don't have a library card? Then go get one.
Seriously, this is the week to get you library card. Many libraries will be giving away prizes for just showing up. Oh, and tomorrow is National Library Workers Day. If you already frequent the library, thank the person at the desk for all the hard work. Please!
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