http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/ Lori's Blog: The thoughts and happenings of Lori (Cutherell) Herrington. en-us 2010-08-31T20:50:25-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004362.html Mumsie, my dad's lovely wife, makes a really great poppy seed cake that people rave about. When I had it I asked for the recipe and I've been passing it off as my own here in California, and I get... lori 2010-08-31T20:50:25-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004360.html This past week, after a very cold summer we finally got up into the 80's and even once we hit 90. I never thought I would welcome hot weather. Megan and I took advantage and have spent 2 days at... lori 2010-08-27T05:29:30-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004357.html We biked today along the bay in Alameda (a city north of us) we drove up, searched for parking, and then headed over to crab cove on our bikes - and then south along the bay trail . We went... lori 2010-08-21T17:11:31-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004343.html Megan and I are in LA for the weekend. She doesn't know it yet but tomorrow we are going to a garage sale from the TV show "Clean House" (a show she loves!) ... after we will explore La Brea... lori 2010-08-06T23:39:03-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004332.html We started out today thinking lets ride around the neighborhood. We headed out first riding over to a friends house. We stood in the street chatting and the kids all rode around us. We then headed out of our neighborhood... lori 2010-08-01T16:31:45-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004327.html Today we met our friends up at Dry Creek Cottage which is very close to Garin Park where we've been going lately for hikes. We got there at 9am and the cottage didn't open until 10 so we headed around... lori 2010-07-30T22:53:31-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004324.html I love days like today - where I just get so much done! I put away all the camping equipment, took both little dogs to the groomer for a quick nail trim (and another thing you don't want to know),... lori 2010-07-29T13:24:26-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004314.html We headed out on hike today in Garin Park. Our plan was to hike to and find Newt Pond. However once crossing the creek (or pond) we climbed up a bit thinking the path would come back around to the... lori 2010-07-21T21:17:11-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004313.html For Jack's birthday on sunday I gave him 2 nerf guns... and then we went to the park to try them out, however a troop of 8 kids were lying in wait. He had an idea that we wouldn't be... lori 2010-07-19T22:31:15-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004312.html Summer is flying by. School will be here before we know it, and I am just not ready for that! We just got back from an extended weekend in Sonoma where we saw good friends marry, and then Megan and... lori 2010-07-16T07:44:56-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004311.html I finally finished the update from our trip, and we are on another trip!.. this one much shorter - we are in Sonoma for a long weekend to attend our friends Joe and Elizabeth's wedding. Jack and Megan drove up... lori 2010-07-11T07:49:36-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004310.html Up and checked out by 10. It really was a nice KOA and our cabin had a bathroom which made camping possible when your alone with a child. Our first stop after gas was The Wild Horse Sanctuary in Manton... lori 2010-07-10T17:55:16-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004309.html Today might have been my favorite day so far. We got up and ate breakfast before heading out First we did the Subway Lawa TUbe, which was dark and erry and I'm very proud of us for going all... lori 2010-07-09T08:16:14-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004308.html Another day of volcanos. We again started with Breakfast in camp, very enjoyable. Headed out by 10. First stop the Hat Creek Radio Observatory where we got to see a bunch of radio telescopes move together and hear all about... lori 2010-07-08T19:45:43-08:00 http://www.muttmansion.com/vl/archives/004307.html Another day another Jr Ranger Booklet. This one definitely the most demanding of the trip. Mt Lassen NP is a park filled with volcanos - having all 4 types in the park boundaries. It is located East of Redding, well... lori 2010-07-07T21:21:57-08:00