animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

mother’s day

We went to my brother’s place at Indian Lake on Mother’s Day. It was supposed to be for a cookout, but the weather had other ideas. I don’t remember it ever being so cold and rainy in May. We also celebrated some birthdays while we were there–mine, my brother’s, and …

one year later

My parents are fully vaccinated, so Jake and I finally got to spend an evening with them on Saturday. We’ve not done so since last summer. We went there for a delicious turkey dinner/early Easter celebration. Things almost felt back to normal. Jake and I were able to score a …

it’s a wonderful life

For lack of something better to do yesterday afternoon, I watched this movie for the first time. I’m not really into classic movies, but it wasn’t bad. But, this was definitely a weird Christmas all the way around. Jake and I spent Christmas Eve together, where I cooked a typical …

christmas time

I normally take a day off mid-December for Christmas preps. While I probably didn’t need to do that this year, I did it anyway. I addressed all of my cards and put them in the mail, wrapped gifts, and made a couple of evergreen swags. The tree Jake and I …