We kicked off Thunder in the Valley by going to see Mini Kiss on Thursday night. They pretty much sucked, but I guess it’s the novelty of the thing that’s supposed to get you–Brian loved it. There were so many people packed into Central Park–I could not believe how many …
The pond has been running for a few days with no loss of water, so I’m proclaiming it fixed! In addition to fixing numerous leaks in the stream, I also had to rebuild the spillway for the waterfall. Somehow, the spillway rock got tilted backwards so the water was ending …
Jake went to the beach last week, which coincided with tattoo appointments Brian made for the two of us. The appointments were in Virginia, so we turned the trip into a motorcycle getaway. We left town on Thursday and headed for Berkeley Springs, WV. The ride was nice–my new bike …
While this plant might look like a gigantic weed, it’s actually horseradish. The Cambria County plant sale was offering horseradish this year and I thought it might be fun to try. It’s not like we eat a ton of horseradish, but we do go through a few jars a year. …
Here’s a partial shot of my herb garden. The monstrosity that is taking it over is lemon balm. I’ve got to cut that plant back or something. Each block in the herb garden is one square foot, so obviously this was a bad plant for me to pick. Of course, …