animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

oops

I’ve had an algae problem in the pond, so I thought I’d try some pond dye in it (pond dye is supposed to block out the rays that allow algae to grow). It arrived today so I mixed some up and dumped it in and now the pond is solid …

127 hours

Long time, no blog. Good thing I watch a movie just about every week, otherwise I might not have anything to say. Last night we watched 127 hours. I found the acting and cinematography to be excellent, but overall it was kind of boring. I mean, there’s only so much …

the week

I got all caught up with my vegetable garden last week. Everything that is supposed to be planted is now planted. Whew! Of course, there will be more to do in the coming weeks but it feels good to be caught up. I have plenty of other things to do …

sunday

We had a Jake’s birthday/Mother’s Day cookout on Sunday. It was just with the family–Jake will have a kids’ pool party next month. The day was pretty nice, so we did the outside thing. It was a little chilly, but not too bad. Brian and Jake worked like mad on …