We went to the Ethnic Fest yesterday to get our pierogi fix from St. Mary’s church. They were delicious as usual. There weren’t any good bands playing while we were there so we weren’t down there very long, but we did manage to run into a couple of people we knew. It seemed like they had a pretty good turnout this year. Hopefully today’s rain didn’t put a damper on things.
american reunion
This was probably my least favorite of the American Pie sequels, which is not to say it wasn’t funny–there were some good one-liners, but I don’t think it was as good as the other movies in the series (of course, I can’t really remember much about the previous movies at this point, but apparently I really liked American Wedding). Overall, it went well with my Margarita.
fall planting
I planted my fall garden in one of the raised beds Jake made for me in the spring. I bought hoops for it for when the weather turns cooler. I installed them and put summer-weight fabric on it. I figure it’ll keep the birds and chipmunks from stealing the seeds. I will put a heavier fabric on whenever it cools off.
I put in bunching onions, mesclun, carrots, spinach, beets, swiss chard, radishes and beans. Some of these things I’ve planted in the fall before, but some are new. I just keep trying stuff to see what works. I’m hoping to be harvesting well into November this year–that would be awesome.
getting darker
This time of the year is always bittersweet. While there’s still plenty of time to garden (especially since I’m planting a fall garden this year), as it gets darker earlier, there’s less and less time each day that I can enjoy the outside.
The good news is that I can finally get some stuff done around the house. Not that I don’t get stuff done in the summer–it’s just a struggle. I’ve come to the conclusion that I really need to hire someone to clean my house. Because if there’s one thing I don’t like to do, it’s clean. Plus it takes a lot of time that could be better spent elsewhere. Unfortunately, with the dogs (not that I’m naming names–Buster!), I don’t see how that will happen. There’s just nowhere to put them when someone is here so that would probably be more trouble than it’s worth. Though Brian did take Buster to the shop a few times the other week and Buster was a little angel down there. This could work out on a number of levels–Buster would be out of everyone’s hair and Brian would have to work on woodworking projects. Hmm.
red dawn
Brian thought Jake might like this movie (you know, because it had a lot of guns and stuff), so we gave it a watch last weekend. Despite the movie being popular when I was a teenager, I’d never seen it before (mostly because I wasn’t a teenage boy). It was ok, but Brian and Jake really liked it. I hear they’re doing a remake of it. Despite the fact that the remake stars Chris Hemsworth, I don’t think I’ll be watching it.