Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
celebrations

extravaganza

Normally our family get-togethers are fairly laid back affairs, but we had some extended family and friends at Jacob’s birthday celebration/Mother’s Day dinner this afternoon and it was a bit more rambunctious than most.

Since we were hosting so many people and were not able to do the cookout thing due to the weather (therefore everyone had to hang out in the house), Buster was shipped off to doggy daycare (he’s still pissed about that). Lizzy spent most of her time in the crate in the bedroom. Only Alice was left to her own devices.

I cooked a ton of food and got the house in shape yesterday. We have a bunch of leftovers, so I guess I won’t need to cook for a couple of days and that’s fine with me. I think everyone had a good time–I know we did.

movies

silver linings playbook

This was a great movie. I just love Jennifer Lawrence. While it was billed as a comedy, it was more of a dramedy. You don’t want to go into this movie thinking it’s going to be a laugh riot, though it does have some pretty funny moments. Bradley Cooper did a great job as well playing the main character, a man suffering from a bipolar disorder who was institutionalized for a number of months due to a court order (which came after he caught his wife cheating on him and he beat up the other guy). Brian even stayed awake for it, that’s how good it was.

gardening & landscaping

garden and stuff


The garden is in full swing. Over half of it is planted at this point. I’m just waiting for warmer weather to plant the rest.

Yesterday was spent doing yard work. Brian got a truckload of mulch in the morning and we re-mulched the dog and pond areas with it in the afternoon. We even took the time to edge the path of the mulch so it looks pretty good this year. While the edger was out, he also did the front sidewalk. The grass was cut yesterday, as well, so the yard is looking great (except for all of the weeds). And, he turned over the compost bin, too. It was quite an industrious day.

On an unrelated note, we went fishing yesterday at Greenhouse Park. I got a couple of bites, but Brian was the only one to catch a fish. We didn’t keep it as it was kind of small and I don’t trust those waters anyway.

movies

seven psychopaths

This movie was ok, but not my cup of tea. Brian gave it his lowest rating of two eyes closed. I can’t even explain the plot, which probably explains why I did not like it.

movies

skyfall

This was my first Bond movie in probably 25 years. It started off with an action-packed scene, but then there was a good hour of boringness and finally ending with some more action. I could have done without the boringness. Like I said, I haven’t seen one of these films in quite a while, but it seemed like they were playing off prior knowledge of the series–that is, here’s the Bond girl, here’s the villain–but without all of the character development. It is well documented that I think most movies are too long. This movie, clocking in at 143 minutes, definitely fits that bill.