animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

garden wall

So, I added caps to my vegetable garden wall last year. This made some of the blocks, made crooked by the frost heave, more obviously out of joint. I had it on my “to do” list to reset the messed up blocks, but never got around to it until yesterday. …

my groundhog day

It’s been a while since I have blogged. That’s because my current schedule is this: wake up; go to work; make supper; work around the house for a few hours (which is not nearly enough time); relax for an hour or so; go to bed; repeat. Notice: there is no …

the end is nigh

The main part of my gardening season is coming to a close. I removed the zucchini plants last week and the cucumbers today. The tomatoes will surely be coming out soon, too. They haven’t looked good all season. I’m hoping some of the green tomatoes ripen before I have to …

jacob’s ladder

We did a Movie and Margarita Night on Saturday and watched this film. It was really good–right up my alley. In the vein of Sixth Sense, but creepy. I don’t know why I waited so long to watch it–don’t make the same mistake!

14 + 15

Last night we bottled our last two batches of wine for the year. It seems like we’re always bottling the last of it in November so we’re way ahead of schedule. That’s the only place we’re ahead of schedule, unfortunately. There is certainly not enough time in the day. Anyway, …