animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

early easter

My brother had to work today, so we celebrated Easter yesterday evening. I hosted this year and we had the usual Eastery-type foods. I took Friday off to clean and prep some food. That was probably unnecessary, but I didn’t have to rush around on Saturday, so it was worth …

holidaze

As is customary, I hosted Christmas Eve dinner. Only my parents and Jake were in attendance. Amelia had a family thing going on and my brother had to work. So, it was a quiet evening. My mom did Christmas Day, so I got to see my brother and his family …

thanksgiving 2023

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. As usual, dinner was held at my house. The typical people were in attendance and the typical foods were devoured. The best thing about Thanksgiving this year was that Jake and Amelia were in all week. I haven’t seen them since I visted a …

ahead of the game

I’m supposed to be on my way to a show in Pittsburgh right now, but since my relationship status changed, I am not. So, despite being tired of looking at my computer, I did the rest of my Christmas shopping this evening (except for 2 gifts that will be directly …

halloween

I didn’t do much for Halloween. I put a few decorations out (and took the rest to Goodwill). I didn’t even carve a pumpkin this year, but I did make some wine bottle pumpkins, which were fun to make. I’m not sure how those are going to hold up in …