animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

flying time

Where has the summer gone? I can’t believe it’s going to be August in a week. This has been a busy summer so far–lots of stuff going on, but never enough time to do the things I really want to do (gardening, riding motorcycles). We have hardly ridden our bikes …

the stonemason

Another great one from Cormac McCarthy. Apparently, this guy only writes great stuff. This particular book happened to be a screenplay. I could totally picture it being done as a play, but I guess that’s the idea. My rating: 4/5

check

After Brian completed our new kitchen ceiling, I determined that the kitchen could use a coat of paint. I don’t normally like to schedule home improvement projects for myself over the summer, but this one couldn’t wait because Brian still needs to put up the trim around the ceiling (which …

wtf kia?

Recently, I had the brilliant idea to bring home a bale of straw in the trunk of the car (yeah, I know, it’s not like we don’t own a truck). It made a bigger mess than I anticipated. Needless to say, I had to vacuum the trunk. While doing so, …

mr. mercedes

This is the latest book from Stephen King. It was about a home-grown terrorist who got away with one crime and the attempt to stop him before the next. There was nothing supernatural going on here–the book was straight-up crime fiction (a genre Mr. King has visited before). It was …