animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the science guy

Jake’s science fair was today. His subject was who has more bacteria in their mouths: dogs, cats, or humans. Alice (one of our dogs) won that contest hands down, so keep that in mind the next time you visit. Jake got a really good rating from the judge of the …

peppers

Just a quick post…I planted my pepper seeds on Sunday. This year, I did them two weeks later than I usually do. Typically, the tomatoes and peppers get too large for the grow lights, so that’s why I waited this year. I planted green bell, jalapeno, hot wax, and aconcagua.

house project

Now that we have things relatively under control at the office, it’s time to start working on the house again. First up is addressing the peeling paint on our side porch. We are in the midst of covering most of it up with vinyl fascia. The rest we will paint …

wanted

This movie had some spectacular special effects, but not much substance. The plot was acceptable enough, but the way it was executed just left me feeling indifferent about the whole thing. If you’re in the mood for some mindless entertainment, this might fit the bill, but I don’t recommend it.

dinner with the laws

We went to dinner at Brian’s parent’s place tonight and had a delicious meal of manicotti, salad, bread, and a chocolatey dessert. We took some homemade wine for the meal and Brian’s dad provided some port to go along with the dessert. He generously sent the remainder of the bottle …