animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

divorce tattoo

I had a tattoo appointment a couple of weeks ago. I know it wasn’t an ideal time to get one, but I had the appointment for a few months and didn’t want to have to wait until this is all over to reschedule (I had originally planned on getting it …

virtual concert

Last night, the Foo Fighters had a live, streaming concert from The Roxy in LA. Since I haven’t done anything fun in ages, I decided to attend. And, I’m glad I did–it was a great show. There was one problem, though. The agency in charge sent out invalid access codes …

hydroponics

I can’t believe I didn’t post about this earlier, but I’m trying out hydroponics this winter. I have two areas set up in my basement–one for smaller plants and another for larger ones. I planted two tomatoes, one cuke, one pepper, some lettuce, basil, and parsley. I have the smaller …

dog weekend

My weekend was heavy on dog activities. As usual, I went to the pack walk at the shelter on Saturday morning. In the afternoon, Jake and I met up with Jen (from work) and her dog Ruby at the Windber Rec dog park. There were like 10 dogs there! I …

full throttle

This was a book of short stories by Joe Hill (and a few were co-written by Stephen King). I prefer novels over short stories, but I’m not one to pass up a Hill or King story. I started it on vacation, but did not finish it (which was unusual because …