animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

annual bd dinner

My parents hosted the annual birthday dinner for my brother and me yesterday. I haven’t been in the mood to cook lately, so it was nice to take the day off cooking. Plus there was cheesecake. And homemade limoncello (along with a bonus bottle to take home). And presents. So, …

frozen potatoes

Oops. I forgot to cover my potatoes the other night and they got frosted. For the most part everything else in the garden made it through (a couple of the tomato plants got a little frost damage, so I might have to replace them, but I have a bunch of …

lucky 13

Today is Jacob’s 13th birthday. While we celebrated with the whole family yesterday, today it was just the three of us. We went to Rey Azteca for dinner for the occasion. Happy Birthday, Jacob!

extravaganza

Normally our family get-togethers are fairly laid back affairs, but we had some extended family and friends at Jacob’s birthday celebration/Mother’s Day dinner this afternoon and it was a bit more rambunctious than most. Since we were hosting so many people and were not able to do the cookout thing …

silver linings playbook

This was a great movie. I just love Jennifer Lawrence. While it was billed as a comedy, it was more of a dramedy. You don’t want to go into this movie thinking it’s going to be a laugh riot, though it does have some pretty funny moments. Bradley Cooper did …