animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

lighting

I’ve been fretting about my sidecar’s lighting for weeks. Never mind the fact that it took me forever to find lighting that I liked, I had no idea how it was going to get wired up. I read numerous articles on the subject, but still did not feel great going …

working man

When we bought Jake a car, part of the deal was that he’d have to get a job in order to pay for his vehicle expenses. He applied at a bunch of places and received an offer from Westwood Garden Haven (so be sure to stop in and say “hi” …

dog tags

This book was ok. It was a suspense novel about a former police dog who witnessed a murder and whose owner is suspected of the crime. It was kind of a goofy premise, but it worked out ok. I wasn’t all that fond of the main character, the lawyer representing …

wildwood, nj

We took a break from the forest this year and hit the beach at Jake’s request. Much like the last time we were at Wildwood, Jake’s friend Dom joined us. We had an uneventful trip down on Monday (though we hit a little traffic around Philly), got settled in and …

birthday weekend

My birthday weekend started off at Polkafest, which it always does. We were there Friday night for supper, but didn’t have time to get there again so we missed Alex Meixner this year. Hopefully he’ll be back again next year. On Sunday, Brian made a delicious birthday brunch and the …