animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

strawberry wine

We made one of our three to four yearly trips to Costco today. So, now we’re stocked up at both home and the office. I love Costco–I only wish there was one closer. I’ve been wanting to make strawberry wine, so I figured this would be a good time to …

not my day

So I woke up to a thumping headache (issue #1) this morning and things only got worse. Brian took his truck to the garage to get inspected today. We honestly weren’t expecting any issues as we have spent a lot of money (like close to a grand) on the truck …

the leak

Every year, I fix leaks in the pond until things get stabilized. This year, I thought I had things fixed, but am now experiencing another leak that I can’t figure out. The leaks have always occurred in the stream that flows into the pond. I guess the dirt must wash …

it’s complicated

I thought this was a pretty funny movie. Not totally “laugh out loud” hilarious, but definitely funny enough. I might be showing my age here, but I imagine you need to be a little mature before you’d like this movie. For example, I can’t see 20-somethings liking this, but what …

the patio’s open!

I spent all afternoon (like 4-5 hours) getting the patio ready for summer. First, I edged it, and then I power washed it. It took forever to power wash, but it looks great. I also gave the furniture a once-over and got the cushions and table umbrella out of the …