Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
gardening & landscaping

garden therapy

I took Thursday off work in order to pick up some plants from the Cambria County Conservation District’s annual plant sale. Normally pickup is in April but it got pushed back this year for reasons you might be able to guess.

All of the plants were for my pond area, which I wanted to change up a bit. But, the entire thing was overgrown in weeds, so I had to weed everything before planting. I’m still not quite done with the weeding, but I got enough of it done so that I could get the plants in the ground.

I’m woefully far behind with yard projects this year (thanks, Mother Nature), which is a shame because I’ve had so much free time on my hands the past 2 months. But, I don’t expect the summer to be particularly busy, so I guess I will get caught up eventually.

movies

the art of racing in the rain (movie)

I read the book a while back and they made a movie out of it last year. From what I can recall, they did a pretty good job of it. But, I still think the book was better than the movie (that’s usually the case).

My rating: 3.5/5

jake, pandemic

happy weird birthday

Yesterday Jake turned 20! Unlike past years where we celebrated with extended family, this one was just the three of us (obviously, due to the current state of the world). I ordered some takeout from Flair of Country for supper and made a cake. We ate and then Jake opened presents. I guess one good thing about having divorced parents is twice the presents!

Anyway, it’s hard to believe he’s 20 already. Time sure does fly.

tv

waco

Like I said before, I’m watching everything. This was a pretty good limited series about the Waco siege back in the 1990s. I felt like the series was pretty sympathetic to the cult leader, David Koresh. But, the end result of what the government did there was rather terrible, so maybe it balances out?

My rating: 4/5

pandemic, rants, shopping

groceries

I made my first trip for groceries since March on Thursday night. Ironically, my intent was to stay home until things got under control, but Cambria County has had an increase in cases in the past week and a half. The total counts are still pretty low (but we all know there are probably 10 times as many people that have had it), but it seems odd that we’re moving to the yellow phase when the cases are increasing. I’m assuming the cases are increasing because either they are testing more and/or more people are actually getting it because no one’s following the stay at home orders any longer. On that note, I don’t get everyone crying about their civil liberties. What about mine to stay healthy? People are so selfish. This current group of Americans would not have done well during the Great Depression. Or the Spanish Flu. It’s no wonder we’re the worst-hit country in the world.

Back to the store…I felt like I was grocery shopping in an episode of the Handmaid’s Tale. They were still out of so many things. Luckily, I was able to find some of the things I needed online.

At any rate, the move to yellow isn’t going to change much for me, though it will change a few things. For one, as previously noted, I’m going shopping again. And, if the shelter opens back up to the public, I will volunteer there again (I figure that should be a pretty safe activity). However, nothing will change at work–we are still required to telecommute when possible.