Jake spent Father’s Day at Brian’s, but the rest of the crew went to The Brick on Front in Cresson for dinner. I’ve been wanting to go there for a while and it was quite good!
projects inside and out
Ever since Tilly moved in, the dog area has been a mess. Prior to her arrival, I got some grass growing in the area after having it mulched for a number of years, but she put an end to that–she likes to scratch and dig. And, it’s difficult to get grass growing in that area, anyway, because it’s really shady. I had some extra pavers, so I put in a short sidewalk from the porch. And, I found this inexpensive fencing on Wayfair that goes into the ground with stakes, so I put that along the front of the dog area to keep the destruction limited to the side yard. As a bonus, it keeps Tilly out of the hedges, where she also likes to dig. I’ve decided to put some decorative rocks along the paver sidewalk and then re-mulch the rest of the area–this part still needs to be done. But, it’s looking better already.
On a different topic, we installed some LED strip lighting at the office and had extra so I purchased the power supply and other stuff that was needed and Jake installed under the cabinet lighting in my kitchen. It looks awesome! I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, so it’s good to get it crossed off the list.
the shadows
This was another book from Alex North. I didn’t like it as much as the other one I read by him, but it was still pretty good. I was expecting a supernatural theme, but my expectations were not met. It was more like a whodunit.
I loved the cover. Very clever.
My rating: 3.5/5
pour on center
I finally made it back to Pour. I met up with my friend Carol Friday night for dinner. I think I got the same thing as the last time I was there. But, it was so good, I had to have it again (Korean Pork Tacos). I had a delicious drink as well–a blackberry gin gimlet. Yum! It was nice catching up. I think it’s been a year since we’ve gone out and that’s too long.
birthday!
My birthday was on Monday. Yay. I could do without it at this point, but at least I got some presents. Also, Jake took me out to dinner at Franklin Street Bar & Grill, which was a nice surprise. I had the day off work and did stuff around the house and ran some errands because that’s how I roll.