animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

mother earth news fair

Brian, Jacob, and I went to the Mother Earth News Fair on Saturday. It took place at Seven Springs. We were hoping to hit up some of the seminars they had going on, but the one we wanted to attend the most was jam-packed, so we opted out. There were …

catching up

I tried planting a couple more things in my “fall” garden last week: carrots, spinach, peas, and more radishes. Of course, we got a couple of inches of rain right after I planted the seeds, so who knows if they will sprout? I hope some of what I planted works …

kentuck knob

Ever since we visited Fallingwater a few years ago, I’ve been wanting to see Kentuck Knob (not to mention a number of other Frank Lloyd Wright creations). I actually liked this place better than Fallingwater, if you can believe that. I felt it was more practical in nature. Plus, it …

johnstown generals

Last night, we took Jake and one of his friends to a Johnstown Generals game. The boys had a blast, as they always do. I’m not sure of Brian’s opinion of the game, but I was a little underwhelmed. It was not as polished as I was expecting and the …

tuna

Brian’s been talking up Surplus City for about 10 years. Now that I’ve started up my craft business, I thought it might be worth a trip out there. So, we went there yesterday morning to check things out. Frankly, I was a little disappointed. I went there with a list, …