animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

inside out

Jake recommended this movie to me, so I watched it last night. It was a kids’ movie (from Pixar), but it was pretty good for all ages. In fact, I’d say most kids probably wouldn’t get it, though they still might be entertained by it. My rating: 3.5/5 In other …

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 …