animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

iron man 3

Almost forgot about this one… Much like the other Iron Man movies, this was worth the watch–it had some spectacular special effects. Strangely, this is the only movie series about superheroes that I enjoy–probably because of the witty dialog (the others tend to take themselves too seriously). At any rate, …

lip service

I took Alice to see the vet this morning for her lip problem and the vet says that the growth needs to be removed, so Alice is going to have surgery this Friday. Of course, since it came back, that’s not a good sign and they are less likely to …

the river of souls

How appropriate to read this book while vacationing on a river?!? This was the 5th book in Robert McCammon’s Matthew Corbett series. While it was good, it didn’t really compare to the previous offerings. The story was solid, but really short (around 250 pages). Previous stories clocked in at a …

finders keepers

I was very excited to get this new Stephen King book. It is the second of three in the Mr. Mercedes series. I thought it was going to be a continuation of the first book, but it was a new story (not entirely, though–there were ties to the plot of …