Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

saturday and sunday

I was kind of surprised to hear back from the guy I went out with earlier this month. He invited me to go for a hike on Saturday, so I went and it was fun. The dogs went, too. We did Laurel Hill State Park again, but this time we checked out Jones Mill Run Dam and some other trails. I’m not sure when we’ll see each other again as I have stuff going on the next two Saturdays, so it will depend on his schedule. We’ll see what happens.

Today, I went out for lunch with my parents at Kosta’s again. This time, Gracie joined us.

So, I’ve been slacking around the house this weekend. I have some lost time to make up for this evening.

you like it darker

This was the latest collection of short stories from Stephen King. I prefer novels over short stories because I like to be invested in what I’m reading. But there were a couple of longer stories in this book, and not surprisingly, those were my favorites. Overall, it was very good. It’s the 17th book of fiction that I’ve read this year, so I’m way ahead of my (non-lofty) goal of one per month.

I keep saying it (maybe only to myself), but at some point, I will re-read the entire Stephen King collection in order. I’ve read most of his earlier books multiple times, but not so much the later ones.

My rating: 4/5

beautiful weekend

Can you believe this weather? I guess climate change isn’t all bad. At least not in PA (yet). The weather was too nice to stay home, but I had a lot to do, so I compromised and went somewhere close. I took Tilly to Buttermilk Falls on Saturday. It’s not much of a hike, but I got to enjoy the fall foliage on the drive and at the park. I figured there would be a lot of people there (and there were) so I left Ralphie at home. I can’t deal with the two of them when there’s a lot of activity going on (and other dogs). Tilly was fine on her own, though.

Today, I took them both to Sandyvale. Usually, there are other dogs there, but we can typically stay far enough away from them that it’s not a problem. I was surprised that more people weren’t there today, but I’ll take it. We did a loop around the park and there was so much to sniff. The dogs enjoyed it.

Other than that, I did a bunch of stuff around the house and some things outside. I had to cut the grass again, for one thing. I thought I was done with that, but thanks to the rain followed by some nice weather, the grass continues to grow.

I’ve been trying to clean up the garage for about the past 5 years and I got things down to one pile of lumber that Brian did not want. I’ve been trying to cut it up for firewood, but that wasn’t getting me anywhere, so I listed it on Facebook Marketplace for a very attractive price today and got a ton of responses. One guy stopped by this evening and took half of it home (it’s all that would fit in his truck). He’s coming tomorrow for the other half. I guess I could have charged more, but my goal was to get rid of it. So, mission accomplished.

I thought I was going to be spending the Saturdays of this month (or, at the very least, last Saturday) with the guy I met earlier in the month, but that hasn’t happened. I’m kind of disappointed, but am beyond having any expectations at this point, so I can’t say I’m surprised. We were supposed to do something last weekend, but his work schedule changed so he was not able to. This weekend, he didn’t mention doing anything, but he did say that his daughter was moving out, so I’ll assume that happened. I kind of checked out after last weekend, but he continues to text occasionally. I wouldn’t rule out seeing him again, but I’m not going to put any further effort into it.

anyone but you

This was a decent rom-com. It starred Glen Powell, who, as I’ve said before, seems to be in every movie these days. Good for him.

My rating: 3.5/5

In other weekend news, I went to dinner with Carol on Friday night at Franklin Street Bar & Grill. It was nice catching up and the food is always great! I did not, however, meet up again with the guy from last weekend due to his work schedule. Better luck next weekend…

Since the weather was so nice, I was able to wrap up most of my fall tasks. I harvested one last zucchini (in October!), picked all of the peppers, and pulled the plants. I also finished winterizing the pond. I still need to plant garlic and maybe cut the grass again if these temperatures keep up.

the perfect couple (series)

This is perhaps the worst adaptation I have ever watched. The book was almost perfect and they changed nearly everything in the series for no apparent reason. If you’re interested in the differences read this article (but note that there are spoilers before you do so). I won’t get into the details, but I will say that the series doesn’t even have the same ending as the book. Ridiculous.

The series had some great actors in it and with a different production team, it would have been a different story.

My rating: 2.5/5