animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

top trash

This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year–spring cleanup. I must have the best trash in the neighborhood, as the scavengers took all of it (so far) except an old rug and a piece of PVC pipe. It’s always interesting to see what people take and I’m …

the birthdays

We celebrated 3 birthdays (me, my brother, and Jake) at my parents’ house yesterday. That worked out well since Jake was in! We had some nice weather for a change, so we ate outside, much to the chagrin of half the attendees. Last week, Brian, Jake, and I went out …

mother’s day

My family met at The Italian Oven Restaurant on Thursday to celebrate Mother’s Day. I was looking forward to trying their wood-fired pizza, but their oven was broken, so I got a stromboli instead. It was good, but I definitely want to try their pizza sometime. Anyway, it was nice …