animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

day off

It was my birthday yesterday so I had the day off (sometimes it’s good to be the policy-maker, but mostly it’s not). I had the house to myself as Brian was at work and while it was Jake’s last day of school, he spent his off time at his friend’s …

taken 3

Like the previous movie in the series, this one had a crappy editing, but it was surprisingly not bad for being the 3rd installment. It’s definitely worth a watch if you’re into this genre. The critics had nothing good to say about this movie, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My …

cutting the cord

So, I cancelled our cable last week. It’s supposed to be disconnected today. I’ve been wanting to do this for years, but wasn’t willing to give up The Walking Dead (not to mention HGTV and Food Network), but then I read about an amazing thing called Sling TV and once …

polkafest 2015

We went to the Polkafest both Saturday and Sunday to catch Alex Meixner (and some food). We were having such a good time on Saturday night that we didn’t want to leave. Apparently Polkafest was the place to be on Saturday because we ran into a bunch of people we …