animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

jasmine cain

Jasmine Cain brought her “12 Days of Acoustic Christmas” tour to Johnstown again last night. Although she played less metal this year, it was still a lot of fun! It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite Christmas traditions. * * * * * “Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, …

thanksgiving 2024

I hosted Thanksgiving again this year. I guess you could say it’s my thing. The usual people were in attendance (my parents, Jake & Amelia, and my brother and his family). Jake has been in all month, and I am thankful for that! When he moved, he had an unfinished …

happy halloween, baby

This has to be the lamest Halloween ever. Not only did I not decorate, I didn’t even buy a pumpkin. I put candy out for the kids (full-size Hershey bars), but I only had 18 trick-or-treaters. That has to be the fewest ever. We used to get so many kids. …

mother’s day

My family met at The Italian Oven Restaurant on Thursday to celebrate Mother’s Day. I was looking forward to trying their wood-fired pizza, but their oven was broken, so I got a stromboli instead. It was good, but I definitely want to try their pizza sometime. Anyway, it was nice …