animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

thanksgiving 2015

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. We hosted dinner this year, so I had a busy day and a half preparing. I took off work yesterday and did most of the prep work then so today was a breeze. My family (parents, grandmother and brother and his family) were in …

there was a little girl

This book was written by Ed McBain. The main characters in it were part of a circus. Coincidentally, Jake and I are currently watching season 4 of American Horror Story, the theme of which is a carnival/freak show. It was a little confusing to be concentrating on two similar stories …

one less tooth

Buster had his abscessed tooth removed today. While they were in there, they also cleaned his teeth. I picked him up from the vet’s office at 6 and he’s still pretty out of it. But, at least the problem has been taken care of. Hopefully this will be the end …

top 13

Brian and I were talking about movies lately and what we thought were the top 10 best–not necessarily our top 10 favorites, but movies we really liked that we thought others should see. For example, Mulholland Drive is one of our favorites, but it didn’t make the cut because it …

the gift

This was an interesting psychological thriller, starring one of my favorites, Jason Bateman. It definitely had a unique premise, but I wish it would have had a firmer conclusion. Still, not a bad way to spend 2 hours. My rating: 3.5/5