animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

mary, mary

This is the second book I’ve read with this title. I liked this one, which was written by James Patterson, better than the first. This book was pretty good, but if you’ve read one by Patterson, you’ve read them all. The plot twist at the end was completely unpredictable. I …

christmas 2015

It was a flurry of family activities over the holiday and weekend. On Christmas Eve, we celebrated at my parents. Christmas Day was spent with my in-laws. Then, my family came to our house for a visit on Saturday and my in-laws came for a visit on Sunday. And, now …

the weather

So, this weather, huh? No matter how the rest of the winter goes, this has to be one of the mildest on record. 60 degree temps on Christmas–I’ll take it! Though it is nice to have some snow around the holiday, I can live without it. I regret that I …

vacation

Brian and I watched the 2015 version of this movie last night. We both thought it was hilarious, which might tell you more about us than you need to know. I wouldn’t say it holds a candle to the original moviesĀ (at least the first few of them), though–the humor was …