Kestrachern http://kestrachern.net In pursuit of profitable philanthropy. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:31:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Greek fisherman’s hat, litter boxes, and gluten-free cake http://kestrachern.net/greek-fishermans-hat-litter-boxes-gluten-free-cake/ http://kestrachern.net/greek-fishermans-hat-litter-boxes-gluten-free-cake/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:40:09 +0000 Matthew http://kestrachern.net/?p=3224 GreekFisherman’s hat, moved the litterboxes and gluten-free cake The first day of 2013 was fun.  I wore my favorite 2012 Christmas present, an authentic Greek fisherman’s hat.  2/3 of the litter boxes found a new home.. and it may be the most perfect place yet and then the remnants of my first scratch baked gluten-free cake were [...]

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GreekFisherman’s hat, moved the litterboxes and gluten-free cake

GreekFisherman’s hat, moved the litterboxes and gluten-free cake

The first day of 2013 was fun.  I wore my favorite 2012 Christmas present, an authentic Greek fisherman’s hat.  2/3 of the litter boxes found a new home.. and it may be the most perfect place yet and then the remnants of my first scratch baked gluten-free cake were snarfed by all in Chez Kitteh.

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]]> What a wonderful weekend.

Friday KD and I had a lovely relaxing day. Morning began with a trip to a local diner before heading off to the post office for a new PO box for SMHeart and renewing my passport. On the way home we took a stroll through Harlem.

Saturday started with a shopping trip to Arthur Avenue with Lucy and Uma. Fresh warm mozzarella, onion bread, olive bread, huge dates!! Great score! Next up was an Amtrak ride to Exton Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia) for Sandy’s wedding reception. We stayed the night in the Sheraton. 4 weddings that day, all the brides gathered about the bar with their respective entourage.

Sunday KD and I were up early and swimming, making it back to the hotel room in time for the hotel fire alarm to sound. Turns out it was Sandy’s husband (Mike) two year old niece who pulled the alarm. We opted to take SEPTA and NJ Transit to get back to NYC. Lunch was Jimbo’s Burgers on Melrose. Tasty, inexpensive, but stay away from the onion rings. After relaxing at home for a few hours we headed to Hunts Point for an exploratory bike ride.

It was a great weekend, Philadelphia, Hunts Point, great people, train rides!! Wahoo! KD and I also took some time to reflect on the past year and all we’ve accomplished. Hard to believe all that we have done. Wonderful and amazing!!!

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]]> The weekend began with a late dinner at a wonderful little Vietnamese restaurant with Lucy, Thurman, Billy, KD & myself. Huge portions and good prices!! The weather was cooler and KD and I entertained walking home from 193rd st. Instead we had a short tour of the Bronx as Lucy drove Billy and Thurman home.

Saturday remained cool and overcast. KD and I worked about the house and ran a few early errands to Animal Feeds and Food Bazaar. After a few more hours of work about the apartment we took an evening break and walked up to the Vietnamese restaurant as there was a Vietnamese grocery store we wanted to explore and pick up a few things. We also stopped past a pizza shop at aqueduct and Fordam road for a bite to eat and then went past a house KD looked at last year to see if it had sold.

Sunday was up early and bike down to Toni and Eric’s apartment on 91st street to help them pack the truck for their move to Chicago. Toni had picked up H&H bagels and Starbucks coffee to power us through. A very tasty combination. The only other person to help out was a woman named Kelly. Her job was to watch the truck as we ran up and down the elevator. Happily it tool only 3 hours to pack the truck and KD and I biked home to finish cleaning the spare room in preparation for Toni, Eric and cat Julia to arrive for the night.
We dined on pizza from Tiny’s and drank tasty mojitos! KD Eric and I walked Kelly to the 167th subway stop 4 line while Toni relaxed at the apartment.

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Eric and Toni left for Chicago this morning to start a new job!! Wahoo!!

Tuesday
Angus was very snuggly this morning.
During lunch on Chelsea pier, Rusty a black lab munched my nearly completed lunch. His owner Viva was mortified.
It turned out that I was not as busy at work as I expected I might have been and so met KD for a walk home from work. It rained, but we shared a Rootbeer ice from Rita’s. We were both tired from the day and relaxed in the kitchen working on food and websites. One bit of good news was a webdesign project to bid.

Wednesday

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]]> http://kestrachern.net/rusty-stole-my-lunch/feed/ 0 Bike parts http://kestrachern.net/bike-parts/ http://kestrachern.net/bike-parts/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:55:48 +0000 Matthew http://kestrachern.net/?p=3147 Monday – falafel for dinner, and walk home with KD Tuesday – unexpected bike repairs, tapped for Hot Pockets pitch, picnic in Mill Pond park with Rebecca Wednesday -at the moment i so don’t remember, wait I was removed from the HP Pitch. Wednesdy was hot. So hot I think my brain was baking as [...]

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]]> Monday – falafel for dinner, and walk home with KD

Tuesday – unexpected bike repairs, tapped for Hot Pockets pitch, picnic in Mill Pond park with Rebecca

Wednesday -at the moment i so don’t remember, wait I was removed from the HP Pitch. Wednesdy was hot. So hot I think my brain was baking as I rode my bike to and fro work.

Thursday was a long day at work filled with Faces of Influenza site im working on. I was working on documentation to submit the site on Friday to MLR review. Long long day of notes ad screen captures. Chris our neighbor was to come over for drinks, but he had friends down from Poughkeepsie for the Yankees game. Only there was a 3 hour rain delay so they hung out at his apartment till nearly 11.

Friday – spent al day at work going over the documentation and makingy updates to the Faces site before the submission. It was a lovel day out and i could not wait to leave. Regardless of my intentions i was at work till nearly 7. On the up side KD, Thurmin, Billy, Lucy and myself went to a little vietnamese restaurant on 193rd street near Jerome. Tasty stuff!

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]]> http://kestrachern.net/bike-parts/feed/ 1 Andy came to the Bronx http://kestrachern.net/andy-came-to-the-bronx/ http://kestrachern.net/andy-came-to-the-bronx/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:58:56 +0000 Matthew http://kestrachern.net/andy-came-to-the-bronx/ KD’s cousin, Andy came for a short visit this weekend. We all met for dinner at the Bruckner on Friday night before returning back to Chez Kitteh to catch up and relax. Saturday we prepared for the night’s Granny Cart market… Our entry “Fishing for Compliments” was a smashing success. Participants cast a magnetic fishing [...]

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]]> KD’s cousin, Andy came for a short visit this weekend.
We all met for dinner at the Bruckner on Friday night before returning back to Chez Kitteh to catch up and relax.

Saturday we prepared for the night’s Granny Cart market… Our entry “Fishing for Compliments” was a smashing success. Participants cast a magnetic fishing line into the granny cart to snag a fish filled with compliments.

Good friends Toni and Eric held their farewell party at the Alexander Hamilton statue in Central Park. Eric accepted a position at Northwestern and they are leaving in a week. Toni also unveiled that she is expecting and December is the due date. After eating everyone joined in creating fish and writing compliments.

A quick trip back to The Bronx to grab the granny cart pack the fish and head off to the East River park dance area. I think we had 24-30 people go fishing with Kevin Balctic discovering that fish believe he has nice boobs.

Sunday Andy was up early (5:30) and began his journey back to Madison Wisconsin. A few hours later when KD and I fully woke up we went for a lovely bike ride through Van Cortland park and up into Westchester County. We stopped for lunch at this great little Irish pub, Piper’s Kilt to discover that they offer a $17 brunch special of any burger or eggs with either Coors Light, Mimosas, or Bloody Mary’s all you can drink 12-3.

One more venture out to Target and Bed Bath and Beyond before settling back into CK for the remainder of the day. I finished our application for City Island Yacht Club and arranged a rental van to pick up our new boat on July 1. Laundry antics and lunch prep for the week helped draw the weekend to a close.
:-)

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]]> http://kestrachern.net/andy-came-to-the-bronx/feed/ 0 Earl approaches http://kestrachern.net/earl-approaches/ http://kestrachern.net/earl-approaches/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:14:41 +0000 Matthew http://kestrachern.net/?p=3125 Monday missed the ferry Tuesday chat with promise Wednesday Date nite, roller skating, farm share Thursday haircut, chat with steve, found combos Friday Earl arrives (and as it ended up staying off shore, so I still missed being in a hurricane) More to learn!Rainy weekendDinner at Traif with KD Noel Jennifer Jason Nick ...Five boroughs [...]

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]]> Monday missed the ferry
Tuesday chat with promise
Wednesday Date nite, roller skating, farm share
Thursday haircut, chat with steve, found combos
Friday Earl arrives (and as it ended up staying off shore, so I still missed being in a hurricane)

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]]> http://kestrachern.net/earl-approaches/feed/ 0 Bears and a scary movie http://kestrachern.net/bears-and-a-scary-movie/ http://kestrachern.net/bears-and-a-scary-movie/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:13:05 +0000 Matthew http://kestrachern.net/?p=3124 Two black bears Town of no left turn Car rental Movie -Schism Hike Appalachian Trail Jess helped move Bed again Cats needy More to Read!!!Blind man navigates obstacle course with subconscious sightI found myself listening to NPR radio this morning...Housewarming, SG-1, & PineappleThis weekends main focus was the Chez Kitteh House...Bikes, wine glasses, and a [...]

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Town of no left turn
Car rental
Movie -Schism
Hike
Appalachian Trail
Jess helped move
Bed again
Cats needy

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Saturday
Help Shelley Pack
Explore Chinatown with KD
Forward Building

Sunday
Rain
Cooking
Arranging
Jess Hooks

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