animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

gardening

I haven’t been doing much gardening lately, but I did go outside today to transplant 50 myrtle plants into the myrtle patch. I still have 25 strawberry plants to get into the ground–maybe tomorrow. I’m sure the yard will still be like a swamp, but the strawberries (much like the …

almost social

Jake stayed at my parents last night so I was hoping to go to the movies and use a “Great Cheap Date” gift certificate that’s been burning a hole in my pocket. For a change, there were some movies playing that we wanted to see. But, alas, my plans were …

winter returns

We’re supposed to get 6 inches of snow this weekend. Six. Inches. Of. Snow. This weather is seriously screwing up my gardening plans. I have plants all over the place. I can’t even put them in my brand-spankin’-new cold frames because it’s to friggin’ cold outside. Besides the plants I …

easter

We started off the day with Jake figuring out that there’s no Easter bunny–something about rabbits not having opposable thumbs worked its way into his logic. He then commented about the fact that Santa does have opposable thumbs, thank goodness. Next, we went to church. For an Easter service, it …

tonight, tonight

Brian’s mom’s 60th birthday was this week, so we all celebrated it tonight at Surf N Turf. Yum. I got my usual jumbo stuffed shrimp. And, as always, they were delicious. After the party, the three of us were supposed to go to a Chiefs game–Jake won 3 tickets for …