animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the holiday

It was pretty laid back this year. We spent Christmas Eve with my family (and Jake’s girlfriend) at our house. Dinner wasn’t even a challenge–I have this holiday stuff down pat. I feel like I need to challenge myself more next year. Maybe it’s time to mix things up! Christmas …

legacies

This book was from F. Paul Wilson’s “Repairman Jack” series. Brian and I liked the first book we read from that series so much that we’ve been invoking the Repairman Jack name ever since. That said, I wasn’t as impressed with this one. I mean the story was ok, but …

broken

My washing machine has been on the fritz. I did a little research into the problem and decided we’d be better off buying new rather than repairing. So I went to Krisay’s on Friday and ordered a new one. It is scheduled to be delivered this Friday. On Saturday, I …

update

I haven’t posted in a while, so I guess it’s time for an obligatory post. Not much has been going on, hence the lack of updates. I’m pretty much ready for Christmas–just a few loose ends to tie up to make that complete. We’re having Christmas Eve here, so I’m …

oh, deer

Brian went hunting on the first day of buck and snagged his first non-vehicular deer. Some people around here were surprised to hear it was his first. But, unlike most people, he hasn’t been hunting since he was a teen–he just started a few years ago. Anyway, he picked up …