animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

shutter island

It has been a while since we’ve watched a really good movie. I thought this one was going to be one, but it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, the movie was ok, but I was expecting a little more from Scorsese. The movie had a crazy twist at the end, …

behold!

The world’s most expensive fruit! Considering the fact that I purchased three fruit trees (apple, peach, and cherries) and then some fruit sox to keep the bugs away, I didn’t get much of a harvest for my money. Note: the entire harvest is shown in the photo. I’m blaming it …

red

This was a typical action/comedy type film. It had a couple of laughs; the plot was ok. Casting Helen Mirren as a hit-woman was an inspired choice, though. I approve.

catching up

I tried planting a couple more things in my “fall” garden last week: carrots, spinach, peas, and more radishes. Of course, we got a couple of inches of rain right after I planted the seeds, so who knows if they will sprout? I hope some of what I planted works …

infrequent occurrences

So, the earthquake yesterday was pretty exciting. Who would have ever thought we’d have an earthquake in Pennsylvania? I was sitting at my desk and heard Brian get up and walk down the hall. My first thought was that he was walking rather heavily to be shaking the walls like …