animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

easter weekend

Oops. I meant to post over the weekend, but that didn’t happen, so this is going to be a quick one. Last weekend was good, but active. Jake went to a friend’s for a sleepover on Friday and then he had a friend over Saturday afternoon. For Easter, we went …

glorious weather

It has been so nice outside. I’ve been catching an hour or so in the garden each night. And, for perhaps the first time in my life, I think I’m ahead of the game this year. In recent weeks, I have opened the pond, cleaned up the butterfly garden, put …

the last game

Wow–a post that’s not about a book or movie! It wasn’t the Chiefs last game (that is on Saturday), but it was our last time to see them tonight. Judy generously gave us three extra tickets she had and we all met up there for the game. She got us …

horns

I received Horns (for a perfectly good synopsis, click the link) in the mail on Saturday and set to task, finishing it last night. It was an incredible read, unlike any other book I’ve read (and I’ve read a few books in my time). The book had everything (horror, romance, …

1, 2, 3, go!

The gardening season has officially kicked off–I planted my first seeds of the season. Granted, they were indoors, but I’ll take it. I planted a two flats of peppers (1 flat of green bells, and another of cubanelle and a few jalapenos). Now, I just need to get through tomorrow …