Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
holidays, knitting

father’s day

My dad really likes the socks I make so I decided to make him another pair for Father’s Day. I started them at the beginning of the month, which should have given me plenty of time, but somehow I ended up going into the week before Father’s Day with only one sock completed. It has been a busy month. Anyway, I figured that I could finish a sock in a week, no problem. And, while I did, it wasn’t the best experience. I timed how long it took to make the second sock and it was 13 hours (so 26 for the pair). I completed the last 8 or 9 of those hours between Saturday and Sunday (I basically got up on Sunday and started knitting at 7am and finished up when it was time to leave at 12:15pm). Ugh.

Besides the blanket I’ve been working on for almost a year, the next project in my queue is a new Christmas stocking for Jake. Just to be safe, I’m going to start that next month.

relationships

dating game

I had another date with guy #4 last night. We went to hear a band at the Juneteenth celebration downtown and then went to Stone Bridge Brewing for a drink. After that we walked around for a bit downtown. It was another nice evening, but I ultimately decided to not see him again. I did really like him as a person, but there were a number of other factors that seemed too difficult to work through, so that’s why I came to my decision (which is a bit of a bummer, but I guess better now than later).

Since I shut down all of my dating profiles, I don’t imagine I’ll be going on any more dates any time soon (because how would I meet someone otherwise?), but I’ll probably start things up again at the end of summer when my schedule is less hectic and see what happens then.

relationships

double header

Yesterday afternoon, I met up with a friend (who I met through online dating last year) and we walked our dogs at Stackhouse Park. Turns out, it was pretty hot and humid yesterday. But, we made it.

Last night, I had a first date with guy #4. We went to The Boulevard Grill for drinks. I intended on getting out of there after an hour, but ended up staying for three! We spent the first two in the restaurant and the last one on the bench outside of the restaurant. He seemed really nice and we had a lot to talk about. We’re planning on meeting up again soon. He works out of town during the week and has two younger kids that he has on the weekends so dating will be a bit tricky. Will the out of town thing get old after a while? Maybe, maybe not. I kind of like time to myself, so it might not be that big of a deal. I mean, I’m not necessarily looking to get married again and/or even live with someone (never say never, but that’s not on the radar at the moment). But, would it be nice to have someone to go places with on the weekends? Definitely.

That said, earlier in the week I turned off all my online dating profiles because I’m finding it to mostly be a waste of time. This is hardly the first time I’ve done this and I’m sure I’ll turn it back on again at some point, but for now, I’m taking a break.

movies

nomadland

I treated myself to a movie on my birthday. It’s the first movie I’ve watched in months. I can’t wait till Hollywood starts churning stuff out again as my queue is empty. Anyway, I’ve always liked Frances McDormand and this movie won a couple of Oscars so I figured it might be good. But, it wasn’t terribly interesting. I mean, from a character study, I guess, but overall, not my kind of movie.

My rating: 3/5 (for the acting and cinematography)

do-it-yourself

door


I painted the front door a color other than white! It’s the next best thing–gray. I also installed a new handle/doorknob and a smart deadbolt. Most of this work was done on Friday, when I was off for my birthday. I painted the trim today, as well as trim around the other doors and the basement windows. It was so hot out–I really should have done this a different day but I just wanted it to be done, which it now is.