animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

timing is everything

I’ve been running the house a/c recently due to the excessively hot weather. While I was grilling supper today, I noticed that the fan on the air conditioner was not running. Instead, the unit was making a humming noise. I guess we’ll be calling our heating & cooling guy to …

pillar project

Prime Design Solutions took part in the Bottle Works Pillar Project, which is located under the Kernville viaduct. The painting portion of the project took place over the course of a week. The previous Saturday, Brian, Jake and I painted the light blue base coat. And, last Thursday, the office …

labor day

It was a quiet weekend with nothing on the schedule. Friday night, we made our yearly trek to the Ethnic Festival for some delicious pierogies at St. Mary’s Church. We ran into a couple people we knew down there, and talked to them, but we weren’t there very long beyond …

the hammer

Brian, being a big fan of Adam Carolla, wanted to see this movie, so we watched it last night. He thought it was hilarious. I, on the other hand, am not what you would call a fan and found the movie to be so-so. There wasn’t anything intrinsically wrong with …

garden fatigue

It’s the end of another gardening season and the garden is a mess of weeds once again. Every year, I plan on keeping up with things and every year my motivation peters out by the end of the season. While this was not the best year for a garden, I …