animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

cooking up a storm

Yesterday afternoon, I made cheese! Actually 2 kinds of cheese–fresh mozzarella and ricotta. A friend of mine tried this a while ago and it turned out great for him, so I couldn’t resist–I just had to try it myself. So, I was wondering what to do with all of the …

dog run

We fully intended to go on the Dog Run this year, but Brian’s all backed up at work, so he spent the day working instead. Later in the afternoon, Brian and I took a ride on our bikes, so it was just as good, if you ask me. After supper, …

basketball?

Jake signed up for a basketball clinic. It runs for 90 minutes each Saturday this month. He’s there right now, in fact. We have never been ones to push sports onto the kid, but we’ve always said if it was something he was interested in, we certainly wouldn’t hold him …

ghosts

Another book from Ed McBain. This was a pretty good story. It was also short and to the point, clocking in at 185 pages. Even so, it took me a month to read it. I actually read half of it last month when Brian and I went to Berkeley Springs. …

labor day weekend

The weekend in review… Friday was pretty laid back. Brian went to Virginia to get another tattoo (not that anyone would notice another tattoo on him at this point). He didn’t get back till after 10pm so the evening was pretty much shot at that point. Jake stayed at my …