Zurekbrau Blog

This is another Sascha story, I promise. Rich likes to watch Nadia G. on the other food channel.  I have a hard time watching all of that going on and listening to the accent.  Last week, Rich was watching Nadia and thought the recipe sounded good.  That’s besides getting his entertainment value from watching Nadia [...]

This is not about what the title sounds like.  My friends, Kim and Diane, came up this morning for breakfast and then to bowl a couple of games.  See not Thanksgiving turkeys. Diane has a new goal in her life.  She wants to beat Rich at bowling for at least one game.  Today, she was [...]

I noticed on my phone this morning that I had a weather warning.  I opened it to check out what could be causing the red exclamation point.  Wow!  It was going to be a good one.  And we’ve had such a mild winter for Chicago. The report said that from 6:00 pm to 9:00 am [...]

Today was a special treat for Sascha.  Rich decided to take her over to Moraine State Park, which is right next to the subdivision and let her pull the scooter.  The trails are pretty nice, but there are a lot of hills.  Rick decided to ride his bike with them.  Following behind would keep him [...]

Over the last few days, my left hand has been feeling better and I felt like my grip was much stronger.  I also felt like I might be up to trying to take my dog out scootering myself.  So I worked up my courage and told Rich I was ready for this on Saturday. But [...]

As I’ve mentioned, Sascha is a pretty smart dog.  I think it’s the border collie in her.  Rick says Siberian collie.  Anyway, she has figured out how her day is going based on subtle clues around her.  In the morning, she takes note of how I dress to know how her day will go.  If [...]

My sister-in-law, Rose, in San Antonio was complaining about being charged extra postage to send small cards in the mail.  I wondered at the time why they were so small and who would she be sending them to.  Now I know. Yesterday, we received this very small card from San Antonio, TX.  I liked the sticker [...]

So maybe I am enjoying sharing my little world through words.  I thought of something else to say. Our family vacation this year is to California.  This is Rick’s pick of vacations, in honor of his high school graduation.  Maybe this is his last family vacation.  If he goes after this, he’ll need to chip [...]

Now as I get older, my hair texture keeps changing.  My hair was somewhat wavy when I was younger, but it got really straight as a teenager.  Now that I’m getting past “that age,” my hair is getting wavy again.  On humid days, it’s downright curly.  It has gotten to the point where I let [...]