animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

transformation

We’ve been doing a little work in our living room in anticipation of the holidays. For years now, we’ve been trying to decide what to do with the fireplace mantel–originally we were going to replace it, but then I thought “why not paint it?” I did just that last weekend …

21 jump street

This movie was pretty funny. Dumb, but funny. It did not appeal to me when it first came out, but then I read a number of positive reviews about the movie, so I added it to our Netflix queue. I’m glad I did. Plus, Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise (from …

thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving with Brian’s family this year. His sister and her crew were in, too. After having some great food and wine, it was nice to hang out and chat all afternoon. Even though we just saw them last weekend, we didn’t get to talk much at the baptism due to …

baptism

Brian’s sister had her 4th child this summer (this time a girl!) and the baptism was today, so we headed in that direction yesterday afternoon. We spent the night in a creepy little motel in Milford PA and then drove to the church in the morning. After the service, they …

midnight in paris

Sometimes I’m just not in the mood to watch a movie, but nevertheless, there’s a movie to watch. When this happens, I don’t give it the full attention it deserves. This was one such movie. To be honest, though, I don’t think I would’ve liked it had I paid attention. …