Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
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birthday weekend

I had Friday off work, so I got to enjoy two long weekends in a row! If only every weekend was a long weekend. I did a lot of painting and gardening over the course of the three days. The weather was so beautiful! On Friday, I tried out my new pizza oven. I will tweak a few things the next time I use it, but, for my first try, I was pretty happy with how the pizzas turned out.

On my actual birthday (Sunday), I tried not to do too much work around the house (though I did do a little). I started off the day by drinking my morning coffee by the pond and also read a book for a little while. After lunch, Jake and I took the dogs for a walk on the Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail. They were nice and tired after that. That evening, I finished planting my garden (which is technically one of my favorite hobbies, so it doesn’t count as work).

 

weekend updates

holiday weekend!

I took Friday off work to further extend the holiday weekend. I was hoping to get some stuff done outside, but it rained all morning. I’m in the middle of painting the shed and really want to be done with it, so that was disappointing. I did get to paint in the late afternoon before it started raining again. I also started to harden off some of the plants that will go in the garden, but I’m waiting until the weather cools off a bit mid-week before transplanting them. Finally, Jake left for vacation with his girlfriend’s family after lunch and won’t be back until next Saturday!

Saturday was just the usual stuff (walking dogs, laundry, housework).

My brother had a cookout on Sunday afternoon so I went over there for a few hours to celebrate the holiday.

This morning, I managed to finish the 2nd coat on the siding portion of the shed, but I still have the trim and windows left to do (and I need to patch a bunch of carpenter bee holes before doing so). I sat outside for a little while this afternoon and finished reading a book. I was in the shade, but it was still really hot! Supper’s currently on the grill and after dinner, it’s more yard work!

books

hark!

This was not my favorite Ed McBain book. The entire story centered around a cat-and-mouse-game between the perpetrator and the police. I mean, does that ever actually happen? Consequently, despite clocking in just under 300 pages, this took me way too long to read.

My rating: 3/5

celebrations

the birthdays

We did the annual birthday get together (for my brother’s birthday and mine) over the weekend. My parents treated us and everyone else to dinner at The Windber Hotel. I do not believe that I’ve been there before. They’re known for their beer list, but the food was pretty good, too. It was just usual bar fare, but my club sandwich was tasty. I’d go there again.

tv

grace & frankie

This was an amusing sitcom. I think everyone knows the premise by now so I won’t rehash it. If you know me at all, you won’t be surprised to hear my favorite character was Brianna–she was hilarious!

It always seems like everything comes out at the same time. I’m behind on my tv-watching and now that it’s summer, I will surely fall even further behind.

My rating: 3.5/5