Jake and I made our semi-annual trip to TJ Maxx last night. For a change, I found some stuff for myself (I got 2 dress shirts and some socks). Jake always finds things he likes–he got some shirts, a pair of shorts, and a rain jacket. They had a pretty …
I put the labor in Labor Day weekend. I spent some time canning–my first of the season. I put up some red beets and salsa. I also made some yummy things for supper (including pizza in the pizza oven) and an apple galette. I did some things around the house, …
I’ve been rewatching some old favories and this one hit the spot. It’s never as good as the first time, but this held up really well. And it starred a young Brad Pitt (during his Gwyneth Paltrow phase–what’s with him dating his co-stars?!?)! Yes, the plot was pretty far-fetched, but …
I had an extra long weekend, as I took off Thursday and Friday. Thursday, I went to the Flight 93 National Memorial. Friday, I made a Home Depot run in the morning and then baked and frosted a birthday cake in the afternoon. Saturday, my family went to Rizzo’s to …
I really liked this book! It was written by Jean Hanff Korelitz, who wrote the book the HBO Series The Undoing was based on. Anyway, I thought the book was a little slow at the beginning, but it had an interesting premise (an author writes a best selling novel, the …