animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

cookout

We went to our first cookout of the year today. Not the best weather for it, but at least it didn’t rain (while we were there, anyway–it’s raining now.). A guy Brian used to work with had a party and invited a bunch of people from Brian’s old workplace, so …

boulevard grill

This evening was spent with Judy at the Boulevard Grill. We met at 6:30 for dinner and just got home not that long ago. That is a sign of a good evening. We’ve been trying to hook up for a few months now and finally managed to get our schedules …

r.i.p. satin

This morning, our friend Judy’s dog Satin lost the fight with her illness. Her story is here. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Judy at this difficult time.

christmas starts now

Last night, actually. Judy came over to exchange gifts and partake in food and drink. We had a pleasant evening sitting around chatting. Of course, thanks to Jake, we had to open our gifts immediately. But, at least that gave him something to do the rest of the evening. He …