Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
I experimented with a new soap base today – Argan Oil. It is a clear soap base and the colors are very vibrant. This one is inspired by the green and black of Big Tree Cycling. The scent is “Mountain Trail” from The Flaming Candle and reminds me of being in the Colorado mountains for our yearly team trip. I love it!
While Andy participated in Sigma Chi initiation, John and I wandered around Saint Louis University. We came across this big chess piece, and I had to get a picture of John with it. He even smiled for me.
Afterwards, we enjoyed lunch at Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken with a friend of Andy’s from Sigma Chi and then headed home. Even though it was short, it was a fun trip for John’s Senior Spring Break.
We spent the day at the St. Louis Zoo.
We got to see Jet, the elephant baby. He was a little tired.
We saw the spring training version of the Sea Lion show.
We visited the penguins and puffins. The highlight was Andy being splashed by a King Penguin!
John got to enjoy Dippin’ Dots. Do not let the look fool you. He really did enjoy them.
It was a great day for walking around one of our favorite zoos. Now, it is off to the hotel to relax for the night.
I am not a wallpaper person, and the bathroom wallpaper was already scratched and torn when we moved into the new Kassel Castle.
We left it up for another nine years, but the time has come to take it down.
It became apparent today that the wallpaper had a good life because it was obvious that the original homeowners put it up over 20+ years ago. It survived dogs, cats, kids, parties, at least three different colors of brown paint, and lots of life in this house.
Now, we need to purchase a new light fixture and patch the walls. Then, we can use the leftover paint from our bedroom to give the bathroom a fresh coat of “Caffeine” paint.
Andy and I went to Musket Cellars for bottling day.
We helped to bottle eight types of wine, totaling 5,000 bottles, over the course of about 4 hours.
It was quite an enjoyable day that ended with us getting to taste all the wines. My favorite of the group was the Rosada, a Chambourcin finished like a Rosé.
It is such a fun time helping our friends to bottle their wines. I am already looking forward to the next time!