Angela Law

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

city view

We hit City View for supper tonight and were joined by Judy. As always, it was great to see her.

We first went to City View right after it opened. The decor of the place is fantastic, but their menu didn’t impress me. The food is good, but I wouldn’t call it great (of course, rarely do I call a restaurant’s food ‘great’ so no offense to them). Anyway, I saw an ad in the paper saying that their menu had been changed so I thought now would be a good time to check them out again (we don’t eat out much in case you haven’t noticed). This time around, I thought the menu looked pretty appetizing.

I have a new menu challenge these days–I always order whatever kind of wine I’m thirsty for and then have to plan my dinner around it. Tonight I had a red zinfandel, which I really enjoyed. It has been years since I’ve had a glass of that. I ordered chicken for my dinner, which technically does not go with red zinfandel, but it actually all tasted pretty good together.

jake, pets

the itch parade

Lizzy was scratching herself like a mad dog last night. I thought she might have contracted a bad case of fleas, though I did not see any on her. After she scratched herself raw in a couple of spots, I gave her some Benadryl and hoped for the best. I figured I’d pick up some flea killer today and that would be the end of it. But by this morning, she was covered in hives–one of her eyes was practically swollen shut. I gave her another Benadryl and called the vets. They had me bring her in immediately. She ended up getting a shot of steroids and is now on steroid medication for the next week or so. The cause of the problem is unknown. She could have been bitten by some sort of insect or ingested something that caused the reaction. We may never know, but the vet didn’t think it was flea-related. So much for that idea. Of course, since the cause is unknown, the problem could occur again. And I thought Lizzy was going to be our healthy dog…

In other news, Jake made his public Cub Scout debut this evening in the Johnstown Columbus Day parade. Didn’t know that there was a Columbus Day parade? Join the club. It was over in about 10 minutes, but he had a great time and so did Brian (who marched with the kids in his Republican regalia. no, he’s not a Republican, but he hopes some day to make enough money to be one).

gardening & landscaping

law arbor day 2006

We’ve been filling in the front area with hedges for what seems like forever. We were supposed to finish up last fall, but never got around to it due to our bathroom remodel. Today was a beautiful day and seemed suited to working outside, so we went to Ray’s Nurseries and picked up our final 8 hedge plants. Poor Brian got stuck with all of the grunt work, but I did what I could to help. Since we haven’t planted anything in two years, the new plants look tiny compared to the ones we planted previously, but they’ll fill in eventually.

This just about concludes the landscaping in the front yard. The only thing that is left is a small enclosure in front of our picture window. I used to have herbs in there but I expanded my herb garden last year so I removed everything and have unsuccessfully tried to plant some shade flowers from seed in there the past two seasons. So, I’m either going to find some kind of shade-loving bulb plant or remove the mint from my herb garden and put it there (at least it will be contained if I do that).

movies

wallace & gromit: the curse of the were-rabbit

I’ve watched too many G-rated movies this week. I need some adult entertainment. Good thing it’s almost time for my yearly Blockbuster Online frenzy.

I liked this movie about as much as I liked Chicken Run. Coincidentally, both Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit were created by the same person, so that probably explains my equal enjoyment of them. I’m finding that British humor just isn’t my cup of tea. No pun intended.

tv

dane cook’s vicious circle

After Chicken Run was over last night, we watched Dane Cook’s Vicious Circle. I used to watch stand up comedy all of the time, but have gotten away from it in recent years (due to time constraints, I guess), so I was not familiar with any of his routines. Heck, I only just heard of him this year. The show started off kind of slow, but as the show went on, it got funnier and funnier. Anytime I cry not once, but twice, from laughing so hard, it’s well worth the time spent. I’ll definitely be checking out more of his stuff.