animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

on a break

After volunteering for over 4.5 years and being on the board for 3 of them, I’ve decided to take a little break from the action. I’ll re-evaluate after Jake moves out in July and either go back to what I was doing or find a different opportunity. With the weather …

garden time!

Yesterday was the first truly nice day, so I got outside after work for a little bit and started doing things. My main goal was to uncover the pond and clean up the leaves around it. That mission was accomplished. Hopefully, I can get the pump running this evening. The …

killing eve

This show started off as an interesting spy thriller, but kind of fizzled out as the seasons went on. Villanelle was such a great character in the first season or two, but they even made her boring by the end. I can’t even remember the point of the series anymore. …

refinished

A couple years ago, I removed the carpet from my bedroom and refinished the pine floors that were underneath. I decided to do the same with Jake’s old bedroom (currently, my office). Unfortunately, the product I used on my bedroom–which I really liked–is no longer available, so I had to …

uncluttered

I’m getting my Swedish Death Cleaning done a little early. The decluttering phase of my life started back when I was still married and we were planning on building a house in the woods. We started getting rid of things so they wouldn’t have to be moved to a new …