animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

fcmf 2024

Another year, another music festival. It seems like with each passing year, there are fewer bands that I want to check out. This year, there were only two: Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Billy the Kid and the Regulators. Cosmic Country was great! Billy the Kid was good. I caught …

hit man

It seems like Glen Powell is in every movie these days. This was an ok one. It felt a little longer than it needed to be and while it was billed as a comedy it was more of a rom-com (sort of). The premise was interesting–a college professor worked with …

luray, va

This year, we vacationed at a cabin in Luray, Virginia. It was about halfway between Johnstown and Christiansburg (where Jake lives). Unfortunately, Amelia wasn’t able to join us this year as she was doing clinical rotations for vet school. Given that, Jake invited one of his friends, who was able …

balance restaurant

I went to one of my favorite restaurants to meet up with an old friend from elementary/middle/high school. I don’t think we’ve seen each other in 20 years, but we’ve kind of kept in touch over the years. This seems to be the year for catching up with people. We …