animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the mist

As far as Stephen King adaptations go, this was one of the better ones. It should be no surprise, because this movie was done by the same guy who did The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption (two great movies). The story is about a mist that descends on a …

tomatoes

Yesterday evening, I had a few minutes to myself and I used that time to plant my tomato seeds. I planted one flat (24) of tomatoes, six varieties. The ones I’m most excited about are the San Marzanos. I’m always hearing about them (the canned variety) on cooking shows, so …

bee movie

I thought this was pretty good for a kid’s movie. My attention started to wane about halfway through, though, because I was having trouble keeping my eyes open. Brian, on the other hand, only made it 30 minutes before he zonked out on the couch. I managed to stay awake, …

peppers!

Regardless of what my previous post says, I was supposed to plant my pepper seeds last weekend. But, since I had it in my head that this weekend was the time, that’s when it got done. I did one flat of bell peppers (California Wonder Bell) and another split between …

easter sunday

The day started off earlier than I would prefer–around 5:30am. We got up and went to the 6:30am sunrise service at our church. After that, we came home and grabbed a bite to eat for breakfast, read the newspaper, etc. Then, it was time to get to work. We headed …