animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the witch

This is a movie…about a witch. More specifically, the movie, which takes place in Colonial America, is about a family who thinks a witch lives in the woods near their farm. Spoiler alert: they were right. Despite only clocking in around 90 minutes, the movie was a little slow at …

the dead town

This was the final book in Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series. I was getting a little tired of the series, but figured this would be a good book to read at the beach (which is where I started it). It actually ended up being pretty good and had a satisfying ending. …

critters

The critters are doing me in this summer. Something (chipmunks, I’m guessing) keeps digging up the larger seeds (beans, peas and the like) that I’ve planted. If they miss one and the seed actually grows into a plant, something else eats the plant. I guess I need to pull out …

straight outta compton

I was neither in the mood to watch this movie Friday night nor did I want to see it in the first place, but I took one for the team and was pleasantly surprised. The movie was about the rise and fall of N.W.A, the controversial rap group from Compton. …

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 …