As I get the different parts of the yard/garden respectable, my plan is to post pictures. The plants aren’t in full bloom yet, so I’ll have to try to do this again later in the summer for comparison’s sake. Up first is a pic of the front of the house. …
I guess I’m a little behind in my posts. On Sunday we had everyone over for a combination Mother’s Day/Jake’s birthday cookout. I did things right this time in that I made all of the side dishes on Saturday (deviled eggs, baked beans, and Muffuletta Salad–totally awesome, by the way). …
While I wouldn’t call this movie fantastic, it was good enough for Family Movie Night. It was based on a Roald Dahl book, so it was weird like all of his other stuff. There was one funny recurring theme throughout the movie–the word “cuss” was substituted for swear words. Though …
We caught this movie over the weekend. It was pretty good. Brian didn’t think he was going to like it, but he did. The movie was about a woman (Julie) who decided to cook all of the recipes in Julia Child’s first cookbook and blog about it. The Julie scenes …
Yesterday, Brian got a couple of truckloads of mulch and we spread them around the side and back yards. This year, I extended the mulched area to also encompass the herb/fruit area of the yard. Yes, I now have a designated “fruit” area. Our neighbor even came over and helped …