animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

easter 2025

My mom was supposed to host this year, but wasn’t feeling up to it, so I took over hosting duties. It was a bit of a stretch since I was gone most of Saturday, but I scaled back what I’d normally do, and it worked out fine. It also helped …

hagerstown, md

I met up with my friend from York in Hagerstown today. She suggested meeting at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, and it was a great suggestion! However, I enjoyed the park that was on the property even more than the museum. What a beautiful place! I wish we …

new tech

My phone would turn 6 later this year, so I was planning on getting a new one at that point. But with the tariffs and everything else that’s going on, I figured I better get it now. I got a Samsung Galaxy S24 FE. Not sure what FE stands for, …

n is for noose

It’s hard to believe that Sue Grafton can write the same book repeatedly and still make it interesting. I also love her descriptive style of writing. My rating: 4/5

pollinators seminar

I went to a pollinator garden seminar at Sandyvale yesterday. It was pretty informative. I get a fair amount of pollinators in my gardens, but I’m going to try to get even more by planting some native pollinators in the future. I want to do some rearranging around the pond …