A couple of weeks ago we started to replace the back porch at the office. We’re making good progress, but it’s not quite done yet. All of the decking is down (including the trap door), so we can check that off the list. I finished patching the concrete in the brick columns yesterday, too. And, we started on the railing. It was a pain to figure out the first one, but I think the next three will go a lot more quickly now that we have the process figured out. But, that will have to wait till next weekend, because this is going to be a busy week.
the conjuring
Based on a “true story”, this movie told the tale of a family that is haunted by a demonic presence at their recently purchased farmhouse. I thought the movie was ok, but nothing special. Brian really liked it, though he does like a good ghost story.
My rating: 3/5
just got lucky
Today was a beautiful day. Surely, one of the last ones for the year. Coincidentally, I had today off work. My intentions were to plant garlic in the garden, but I still had a bunch of stuff growing in the garden, so I ended up removing that instead. I had a nice harvest of carrots, scallions, beans, cherry tomatoes and peppers.
I still have some weeding to do before I get to the garlic, but hopefully all of this will get done soon. It is difficult to get anything done outside since it gets dark so early now, but I guess I’ll figure something out.
I did zilch outside last month, so there are plenty of other things to do (putting away the motorcycles, flower garden cleanup, getting the patio ready for winter, etc.). I do not know where this year got to.
press craft house
We really like the downtown version of Press Bistro (though we’ve only been there for lunch so far), so we thought we’d give their airport location a try. We went out for dinner last night with Carol and Bob to do just that.
They had a pretty limited menu. It consisted of some appetizers, a bunch of burgers, a couple chicken sandwiches and a couple salads. The food was average. The service was great (though we were the only patrons there for the first hour or so of our dinner). I think I’ll stick to the downtown location, though.
the ocean at the end of the lane
Despite clocking in at 181 pages, this book took me weeks to read. Not because it wasn’t good — it was quite good — but because it coincided with me installing Scrabble on my phone. I. Cannot. Stop. Playing.
Witches…childhood…memories…I’m struggling to explain the plot, so just read it.
My rating: 4/5