animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

do nothing

Talk about a do nothing kind of day. Jake and Brian went to the Steelers game, so I was left to my own devices. Among my accomplishments, I finished a crochet washrag project and did some reading. I also took a nap and went to a tea with my mom …

end of season

I took Friday off work mainly to plant garlic. Of course, I’ve been ignoring my garden for a good 6 weeks now, so that had to be attended to first. I harvested the last of the vegetables (with the exception of the celery–hopefully the snow we received this morning didn’t …

the abscess

Buster developed a bump on his face a few days ago. It’s on his cheekbone. I assumed that he bumped his face on something, but it persisted for a few days, so off to the vet he went. The vet thinks he has an abscessed tooth, so he was put …

jupiter’s bones

This book was ok, but it did take me a while to get through it. It was written by Faye Kellerman and is from a popular series of hers (of which, I think I’ve read at least one other book). The main character is a detective, so it was that …

r.i.p. marley

As I noted previously, our cat, Marley, has been sick for a number of weeks now. He had been taking thyroid medication, but it didn’t help the situation (weight loss), so the vet put him on a dewormer and steroids at our last visit. However, the weight loss continued (the …