animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

blanketed

I finally finished my temperature blanket last weekend! For my temperature blanket, I knitted a two row pattern each day, in a color that corresponded to the day’s high temperature. I used 10 degree ranges for my colors (so, temperatures in the 50s were one color, temperatures in the 60s …

under the banner of heaven

The patriarchy is alive and well in the Mormon church. Could you imagine having to take orders from your husband in this day and age? And, I’m not even talking about the fundamentalists, who take center stage in this limited series, which is about the murder of a young Mormon …

may december

This movie was based on the Mary Kay Letourneau story from years ago. Sort of–it was an interesting take on it. Instead of simply telling the story, the plot was an actress doing research into the family because a movie was being made about the relationship. So, they made a …

cut my hair

Oops!…I did it again. I got my hair cut short, in a shaggy style. Unfortunately, it ended up way shorter than the photo I provided, but I guess it’ll be the correct length soon enough. The jury is still out on whether I’m going to like this or not–I need …

the twelve

This was the second book in Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy. I didn’t like it as much as the first one, but it was ok. I’m hoping he has a strong finish with the final book, but I’m going to read a couple other things before I start on that. …