animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

slash

Slash’s autobiography was replete with sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll. So much so that after the first few hundred pages, I was getting more than a little bored with it. But, once we progressed past the GNR days, things got a little more interesting. My biggest gripe with the …

the last temptation of christ

Quite frankly, I don’t understand the brouhaha this film generated when it was released. Sure, the film had its moments, but the ending wrapped things up in a christian-like way, I thought. What bothered me more about the film was the fact that they gave Judas, played by Harvey Keitel, …

spring planting

I spent the past few days prepping the garden and planting my spring crop. I planted cabbage, brussels sprouts, onions, spinach, radishes, and peas. The stuff that you can actually see growing is the garlic I planted last fall. That’s the nice thing about garlic–you always have some growing early …

afternoon tea

The Portage Area Historical Society, of which my mother is a member, had an afternoon tea today. I guess it was a fundraiser, but I’m not positive. Anyway, my mom was nice enough to buy me a ticket to the event so I went and sat at a table with …

amici’s

It looks like I’m turning into a weekend blogger. I should remedy this. There’s plenty of stuff going on during my weeks, just nothing interesting. But, since it’s the weekend… Brian’s parents invited us out to dinner last night to celebrate Brian’s dad’s retirement. We went to Amici’s in Ebensburg. …