animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the little things

Back when we were going to sell the house and move the the country, we had our “to do” list for the house down to about a half dozen things that we felt were required in order to sell the house. Once it was determined that was not going to …

alarmed

With the exception of a few times where I had to be somewhere important, I have stopped using my alarm clock since the pandemic started. On one hand, this sounds great, but I’m not actually sleeping in–when I don’t wake up on my own, the dogs are sure to get …

ridgway, pa

We vacation in the weirdest places. This year, Jake and I spent the week at a cabin in Elk County. The cabin was surrounded by the Allegheny National Forest and was right across the road from the Clarion River. It was a great way to social distance while on vacation–we …

canceled

Jake and I had tickets to two entertainment-type events this year. The first one, Brit Floyd, was supposed to happen in March, then it got rescheduled to August, and then it got rescheduled to August 2021. I ended up requesting a refund for the tickets because the new show is …

hot, hot, hot

It has been very hot outside. This hasn’t stopped me from doing things in the yard in the evening because stuff needs to be done. I finally finished mulching and weeding the pond hillside, for one. And I did remove some more ivy from the shed area. I had to …