Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
food & drink

just like the good old days

I signed up for home delivery of milk today (through Vale Wood Farms). So, the milkman’s going to be coming to my house on Friday! Isn’t that cool? I think so. When I was growing up, the same dairy delivered milk to my parent’s house, but that is not the reason I signed up. Thanks to my friend Steve, I’m more concerned with the food I’m putting on my table these days. I’ve been making changes as I can and I thought this would be an easy one to make.

The only difference between now and the days of yore is that I have to put a cooler outside–no milk box will be provided. I’m sure I will be paying a little more for this “milk delivery” privilege, but I think it will be worth it in the long run.

weekend updates

i need a day off

What happened to the weekend? Yesterday, I got up, washed some clothes, then headed to Connellsville for a bridal shower. No sooner did I get home and we had to head to my parents for my dad’s Father’s Day visit. We had dinner there and then headed home. Brian went to practice and I went outside to stain the shed. I did that for about an hour (Jake helped, too!) and then went inside to straighten up the house, finish putting away clothes and to finish the Father’s Day gifts Brian made for our dads. After that, I sat down for a few minutes before I had to go to bed.

Today, we went to church and then Brian’s dad came over for brunch. Later in the afternoon, I had another bike lesson (turning and 2nd gear were on today’s schedule!). Brian went out for a little ride as I relaxed on the couch. When he got back, we had supper and then headed outside to stain the shed. We completed the shed, but still have three-quarters of the playhouse left. That’s on the schedule for tomorrow evening.

Anyway, I need a day off.

movies

wild hogs

Brian’s parents bought us a “Great Cheap Date” for our anniversary last year. We’ve been wanting to use it ever since, but the timing was never right. Until today. At first, when this movie came out, I thought it was going to bomb, but Brian really wanted to see it so I put it on “the list”. As it turns out, this movie was really funny. At least it was funny if you’re into sophomoric and slapstick humor. It turns out, I am, so I really enjoyed it (as did Brian).

gardening & landscaping

trellis

We’ve been wanting to add a trellis to the sides of the shed and plant some ivy. Brian’s mom has a bunch of ivy, so we were going to get it from her once we (or should I say, Brian) got around to building the trellises. Well, the other day when everyone came over for dinner, Brian’s mom brought a bunch of ivy with her. So, the time was now. Brian spent all day yesterday building these nice trellises. They weren’t up for long, though. This year, we’re due to restain the shed. So, we opted to do it now rather than once the ivy was growing all over the place. This evening, we power washed the shed and Jake’s playhouse and sometime in the next week we’ll stain both buildings. This is one of two undesirable projects we have this summer (the other one is to trim the hedges in our back yard). It will be good to get this one over with early.

miscellany

coincidence?

Today, our neighbor mentioned that he was relieved that there weren’t any pigeons around anymore (Brian had not refilled the bird feeder since the pigeons ate all of the food in it earlier in the week).

This afternoon, Brian tried to refill the bird feeder, but the top was stuck shut. Presumably, yesterday’s rainstorm swelled the wood and caused the issue. Either that, or Elmer’s glue played a role. I guess we will find out tomorrow once the wood has had time to dry out.