Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
out and about

tuna

Brian’s been talking up Surplus City for about 10 years. Now that I’ve started up my craft business, I thought it might be worth a trip out there. So, we went there yesterday morning to check things out. Frankly, I was a little disappointed. I went there with a list, and that was my first mistake. They didn’t really have what I was looking for. I did find some stuff I could use, so it wasn’t a total bust. They did have some cool items there, though not related to crafts. I think it would be fun to go there and buy some of the unusual stuff they have, but that’s a trip for another day.

After shopping, we intended on going to Red Lobster for lunch as we have a gift certificate to use. However, there was a 20 minute wait and I wasn’t in the mood for that so we hit a drive-thru on the way home instead. I was really surprised about the wait. It’s not like something special was going on yesterday. Maybe I’m just used to eating in Johnstown where you never have to worry about that. That said, we’re going to go to the Red Lobster in Johnstown next weekend instead.

So, Altoona was a bust, but at least the rest of the weekend was good.

books

all together dead

Yet another book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the previous ones, but it was still pretty good. Two more to go, then I’ll have to wait for book #10 to come out this summer.

food & drink

i heart bgf

It’s that time of the year again–time to sign up for Blue Goose Farm‘s CSA. This will be our 3rd year of membership. I really enjoy being a member. First off, it’s nice to support a local farmer. Secondly, we don’t eat near enough vegetables, but in the summer, between my garden and the CSA we sure get our fill. We are not ones to waste food, so I try to make sure everything gets eaten or frozen (or given away if it’s something we really don’t like, but that’s not too often).

This year, in order to extend the harvest (or so to speak), I plan on learning how to can. While I freeze as much as I can, I think canning is a better way to go, storage-wise. Plus, you can can other stuff like soup and sauces–that would be awesome. I’ll start off slow this year and see where things go from here. One step closer to self-sufficiency. Now, if I could only get some chickens…

gardening & landscaping

sleeping with the fishes

I’m always surprised to find out that the fish survived the winter, but they did yet again. I was outside over the weekend and did a headcount, so that’s how I know.

Soon, it will be time to get the pond running again. I’d like to get a power filter this year, but we’ll have to see about that. It would sure make my life easier.

movies

winter’s bone

I read about this movie somewhere and it looked intriguing so I checked into it further and then added it to our queue. The movie was about a girl who had to search for her father, who skipped bail, so that she and her family would not lose their home (which was put up for said bail). It doesn’t sound very interesting when you put it that way, but it was. It was set in the Ozarks, where poverty abounds, which was interesting in itself. Brian wasn’t too thrilled with my selection–until he watched the movie. He said it was one of the best he’s seen in recent years and I have to agree.

And, they didn’t do my pet peeve thing of saying the movie title in the movie dialog (at least not that I heard). It made me like it even more.