Monday, May 19, 2008

From the Gaol to freedom

Good weekend here in the 'burg. We started Saturday with a trip to the gaol (Colonial spelling for jail) and the Capitol buiding. The gaol was kind of cool, and the cells had a rustic "coziness" to them. Except for the lack of indoor plumbing and the likelihood of being put to death upon being released (this was that gaol for felonies, where the only punishment at the time was death by hanging), not a bad place to be.

That night we brought Dante over the S&C's house, to meet their dogs, Ramona and Jake. The initial greeting was rather fierce (with Dante being frightened as he often is of other dogs), but they were fine afterwards. I think Ramona and Jake were pissed to see a new dog on their turf, but realized that Dante is a big sissy and just wanted to be left alone to wander alone in the woods. Incidentally, there was a point where we couldn't find Dante and he wouldn't come when called, just cementing my belief that he would disappear never to return again if left to his own devices outdoors.

C and I were treated dinner, and C had brought a dessert from Colonial times (made on Saturday, not in the 18th century), called a Queen's cake. It was tasty, although a tad dry (most likely because the oven I have tends to run a little hot, which we verified Sunday after getting an oven thermometer). All in all, it was a great night, with lots of good food and liquor and conversation.

And again, I apologize for Dante declaring ownership of the grill, guys.

Sunday was a lazy day, with a brief jaunt of shopping. Picking up very exciting things like groceries, bookends (needed for a long time), an oven thermometer (see above), and random other items. It ended with some delicious homemade cookies I made, using a recipe of Alton Brown's. To help us behave, I only made a third of the batch, but we are almost out, so I might have to bake another dozen tonight. Yum!

by Topher at 9:56 AM |