animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

labor

I put the labor in Labor Day weekend. I spent some time canning–my first of the season. I put up some red beets and salsa. I also made some yummy things for supper (including pizza in the pizza oven) and an apple galette. I did some things around the house, …

the weekend

I had an extra long weekend, as I took off Thursday and Friday. Thursday, I went to the Flight 93 National Memorial. Friday, I made a Home Depot run in the morning and then baked and frosted a birthday cake in the afternoon. Saturday, my family went to Rizzo’s to …

holiday weekend!

I took Friday off work to further extend the holiday weekend. I was hoping to get some stuff done outside, but it rained all morning. I’m in the middle of painting the shed and really want to be done with it, so that was disappointing. I did get to paint …

weekend update

It was a busier than usual weekend for me. Yesterday, I had a bunch of things on the calendar. First, I walked dogs at the shelter, which I do pretty much every Saturday. We haven’t been having much of a turnout lately (hopefully it will pick up once the weather …

the weekend

My mom wanted to try a new restaurant in Hollidaysburg and also visit an alpaca farm, so I took Friday off work and we did that in the afternoon. The food at Mayfield was quite good–I’d go back again sometime. And, Lilly Mountain Alpacas was definitely worth a visit. We …