animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

party time

This afternoon, Judy invited us to a party at her place. It was the first cookout of the year. We had a great time and boy am I stuffed! That’s what eating for two hours straight will get you, I guess. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to stay long because we …

chiefs game

Brian, Jacob, and I went to a Chiefs game with the Shaffer clan this afternoon. The Chiefs beat the Reading Royals 4-1, so that was good. Not enough fights in today’s game, though. There were a few minor skirmishes, but no blood was shed. It was a nice way to …

the day the talking stopped

Our good friends, the Shaffers, invited us over this evening. I guess you could call it a holiday visit. We were hanging out in the kitchen eating, drinking, and swapping stories. For the first time ever, Brian was at a loss for words–he was in the middle of telling a …

miscellany

You can add this to my list of things not to buy in the future: German dogs. Today, Ripley made her fourth trip to the vets for the year. She has some sort of infection in her leg and was put on antibiotics. For that and some other reasons, the …