animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

gone fishy gone

Up until recently my pond consisted of a single koi, a single catfish and a handful of goldfish. I went outside to feed the fish yesterday and only the koi and catfish were there. There were no signs of foul play so I’m not sure what happened. This happened once …

red thumb

I read that you can freeze green onions, so, after picking a bunch of green onions from my garden and not having a use for them, I figured I’d give it a try. I was happily chopping away, when I chopped about three-quarters of the way through the tip of …

because i can

The garden is underway and I’m ready to start canning. Not that there’s anything to can just yet. I cleaned out the pantry this afternoon and got rid of some stuff that did not get eaten from two years ago. That was the first year I canned and I made …

new ink

I’ve been wanting to get a scripty “Jacob” tattoo for a couple of years, so I stopped by Matthew’s Party Tattoo and Body Piercing on Wednesday to set up an appointment. They were accepting walk-ins that day, so here’s my new tattoo. Brian and I used to go to State …

so, yesterday…

Brian and I were having a brief discussion in my office by the picture window. All of a sudden, a car backed out of the alley across the street and smashed into Brian’s motorcycle, which was parked in front of the office. Brian hightailed it outside, and the vehicle drove …