animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

long weekend

I was ready for a long weekend. So far, it’s been good (with one exception). Due to the late frost, we had a lot of planting to do this weekend. Most of it has been completed, and the rest will be wrapped up today. Friday was nothing special–just like any …

making an impact

Brian was a finalist in the PA Governor’s ImPAct Awards in the entrepreneur category. The ceremony was held yesterday in Hershey, so the two of us got to skip a day of work (it was kind of nice–I think I’m sick of work). Unfortunately, he did not win. Not surprisingly, …

redemption

As previously documented I ordered a new filter for my garden pond. I got everything installed only to realize that I was missing a part. The part wasn’t necessary for the general operation of the filter, but was needed for the cleaning cycle. I contacted the manufacturer of the filter …

three more years

Jake turned 15 on Wednesday and we went out to eat at a restaurant of his choice (Rey Azteca–for a number of years running) to celebrate. He is definitely growing up. He is doing excellent in high school–straight As so far this year without any prompting or help from us; …