animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

on broken pond

Brian went outside yesterday afternoon to relax by the pond. Something seemed amiss. It took him a few seconds to realize that the stream (i.e. the pump) was not running. Of course by the time all of this went down, the store where we bought the supplies was closed, so …

broccoli rabe

I planted some broccoli rabe last week. I tried planting it last spring, but it got all buggy. I tried again in late summer, but it was a little too late so it never matured. So, I’m trying it again this year. As far as vegetables go, this is a …

bottling night

We bottled 2 batches of wine tonight–an Australian Riesling and an Italian Brunello. I think both are going to turn out to be fine wines. This is the first wine we’ve bottled this year so this should help replenish the wine racks. I still have more stuff to make but …

juno

This was a good story. Even Brian will admit to this fact. It was about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and then decides to give the baby up for adoption. The marital woes of the prospective adoptive parents was a side story. It could be described as a dramedy, …