Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

bass and keys

Jake is staying at Brian’s parent’s tonight so this evening was dedicated to rottenstone. I completed the bass and Brian completed the keys for our latest song, (a)pathetic. It sounds pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Brian hasn’t written the lyrics for the song yet and I have yet to write my first guitar solo (think: Kurt Cobain), so the song probably won’t be done for a bit since Jake isn’t scheduled at the grandparent’s again till the weekend after Thanksgiving. So, we’ll have to see if we can squeeze some rottenstone time in before then.

vampires need not apply

This afternoon, I planted 216 cloves of garlic in my garden. Just in time for Halloween–our whole neighborhood should be vampire-free thanks to my efforts.

That might sound like a lot, but it’s about the same amount I planted last year (and I’ve been tearing through that supply at an alarming pace. I guess making a recipe that has 46 cloves of garlic in it isn’t exactly helping to ration the supply). I planted four varieties, two of which are new (to me). I’m trying to determine which varieties grow the best in our soil. That will give me a little more flexibility when ordering my garlic for planting. Sometimes I forget to order early and the choices are limited.

It’s kind of cool to plant stuff in the fall. Once spring arrives and the garlic plants start shooting up, it’s like an instant garden. We haven’t even gotten any snow yet and I’m already looking forward to spring. It’s going to be a long winter…Remind me again why I live in Western PA?

baseball

‘Brian, do you like baseball? I hate baseball.’

For almost 11 years I’ve known Brian. Not once have I had to watch a baseball game. Suddenly, we’re watching baseball every night. And, he’s enjoying it. You think you know someone…

political rant

I don’t know why the current election pisses me off so much (well, ok, I have some ideas), but when I see a Bush/Cheney sign in someone’s yard or a sticker on their car, I make a mental note to not like that person. I’m anxious for the election to be over so I can stop judging everyone on earth.

And, no matter how it turns out, I’m sure I’ll live. I mean, I got through the past four years, didn’t I? Kerry certainly wasn’t my first choice for a Democratic contender, but I’ll take him. And if/when Bush gets re-elected, at least there’s a silver-lining to that cloud…Hillary in 2008!

Did I just say that? Uh oh. For reasons such as this, I don’t have comments turned on in my blog. That is, I don’t care about YOUR opinion.

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got wood?

As you might remember, Brian bought a bunch of lumber at an auction on Saturday. All of the loading/unloading of the truck must’ve affected his brain. That night, as we were going to bed, I asked him a question about the project he’s currently working on in the shop. His response was “I have enough wood.” Needless to say, that wasn’t a valid answer for my question. Apparently he was drifting off to sleep and thinking about the day’s activities while I was talking. Indeed, we have enough wood.

In sort-of related wood news, we celebrated “Law Arbor Day 2004” yesterday by planting a dogwood tree, a white spruce, and four more yews (hedges). We’ve been planting stuff every fall for the past four years. I hope to finally finish off the hedges next year (we need around 6-8 more plants). Other than that, we’re good on the tree count. The only major landscaping I have left is around the shed and to create a herb garden. The herb garden is planned for next spring, but I think I might drag the shed thing out for a few years.