animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

skyfall

This was my first Bond movie in probably 25 years. It started off with an action-packed scene, but then there was a good hour of boringness and finally ending with some more action. I could have done without the boringness. Like I said, I haven’t seen one of these films …

end of watch

This was a pretty good move. It was about two cops whose patrol was South Central LA. The movie showed an interesting perspective of police work, but it was ultimately about the relationship between the two officers. The movie is notable for having a lot of profanity. In fact, only …

and they’re off!

It’s time to garden again. Actually, I never stopped from last year. In the fall, I planted a number of things under the hoops and, to my surprise, quite a few things did well. Spinach was the clear winner, but I also have bunching onions, kale and Swiss chard that …

argo

This political thriller told the story of the rescue of six U.S. Diplomats from Iran during the hostage crisis. It was quite compelling to watch. All three of us enjoyed the movie, though Jake said there weren’t enough fight scenes.

first day

I took my first vacation day of the year yesterday, primarily because I had to pick up my plants (25 strawberry plants and 2 oak trees) from the county’s annual plant sale. But I spent the day running around, so I guess it was good that I took the time …