animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

my cup runneth over

The grape juice I ordered from Conzatti’s came in on Thursday, so now I have 4 batches of wine going! This is a personal record. I’m sure Brian and I will be sick of racking wine until all is said and done, but my wine racks are going to look …

big fish

We picked this one for family movie night (last night). Brian and I saw it when it was playing in the theaters but some movies warrant a second viewing and this was one of those. It was just as enjoyable to watch this time as it was the first time. …

20th century ghosts

This was a collection of short stories from Joe Hill. I did not enjoy it as much as his novel, but it was not a bad read, either. There were some pretty weird stories in this book. Very different. Not everything was horror, either. I’m still anxiously awaiting his next …

herb garden

We have sure been having some nice weather lately. I did not get to enjoy it outside until yesterday. I caught an hour to myself and finished cleaning up the herb garden. I harvested some parsley, which I will freeze, and some thyme, lemon thyme, sage, and rosemary, all of …

fall get-together

Our friends Dan and Dani invited us over for supper and a campfire yesterday. We had some stew, sat around talking for a bit, and then headed outside to sit by the fire in the chiminea and talked some more. It was a fun evening. Jake had a blast playing …