A: When I was small, my grandfather worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania out of Harrisburg. Whenever we went to visit my grandparents at their apartment in nearby Camp Hill, we always ate at a restaurant called the Iron Kettle. My usual dinner was six oysters on the half shell, which I did not realize until many years later was not usual fare for a three-year old. On one visit, I ordered my usual dinner and was informed that they were out of oysters. This turn of events was completely incomprehensible to me--after all, the whole point of a restaurant is that you order what you want, and they bring it to you! I was apparently quite upset.
Upon our next visit to Camp Hill, my grandma called the restaurant in the afternoon to make sure that some oysters were kept in reserve for me. And as the story goes, the staff posted a sign in the kitchen reading, "Save some oysters for the Oyster Girl!"
In the name's more recent relevance, I have adopted it as the "label" for my knitting projects. Each piece has a pearl(-ish) bead knitted into it. Custom orders welcome!
After summer school today, we all headed up to Paulina Lake Lodge for lunch and a visit to the lovely surroundings. The lodge is pretty tiny and reminded us out of something from "Northern Exposure." It's known for the homemade cobbler, which did not disappoint (we had blueberry). Neither did the mountain or the lake.
We also stopped and looked over the scenery on our way down the mountain. "Wow" would be an appropriate term.
That's about it for today. Another great dinner prepared by Kristen and Nick. It's going to be hard to get used to cooking for myself again once I get home!
Has anyone seen that picture of Paul McCartney that's been up all over Starbucks for the past month or so, advertising his new album? Kristen and I have hatched up a plan around it, but I don't want to reveal the plan until I can share the photo itself. So if you can find the image online and e-mail it to me, I'll be ever so grateful!
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