animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

new obsession

Last fall had us thinking about buying a new house. While we were able to talk ourselves out of that idea, we have not been able to talk ourselves out of owning some land. It is doubtful that we would find a land/house combination that we’d like so that leaves …

dead and gone

I guess I must have liked this book because I tore right through it. I even stayed up a little late last night to finish it–I only had a few pages left and just couldn’t put it down. So, I only have a book of short stories to read (which …

oh boy!

It’s almost time to start gardening again. Can you feel it? I can. I got my garden plans and schedule organized recently and ordered the necessary seeds, so I’m ready to go. I have high hopes for this season, much like every other year and I’m anxious to get started. …

stairwell to heaven

One of our current projects is refinishing the stairwell that leads to the library/office area of the house. The original finish on them was shellac and the stairs are made out of pine. Years of oxidation created a cherry sort of color on them. I was hoping to just do …

the social network

The acting, casting, and direction of this film was undoubtedly great. However, I did not like the movie (nor did Brian). I know I’m in the minority with my opinion, but it was so boring (and the Zuckerberg character was an annoying twit). As Jake put it, he knew it …