animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

spring?

I haven’t had a robin sighting yet, but today marks the first day my yard hasn’t had any snow or ice in it since December. What a winter! This was definitely the worst in a long time, but still milder than it used to be way back when. We have …

you hurt my feelings

The only reason I watched this is that I like Julia-Louis Dreyfuss. It was a story of an author (Dreyfuss) who overhears her husband’s negative critique of her latest novel. This causes some friction in the marriage, as you can imagine. It was a dramedy so it wasn’t too intense. …

what happened to the bennetts

Lisa Scottoline has been changing the type of books that she writes. They’re still thrillers, but there’s less of a legal angle to them (though the main character in this book was a court reporter). In this book, an apparent carjacking gone wrong puts a family in the witness protection …

impromptu outing

Last night, I was getting settled in for the evening when I received a text from one of my friends asking if I wanted to go out for a drink. I didn’t really want to. I’m not much for spontaneity, and I was already in my pajamas, but I didn’t …