animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the weather

The weather has not been very cooperative this spring. Usually we have a couple of nice days strung together, but we’ve only had a couple of nice days total so far this month. So, I have not been outside much, unfortunately. I did manage to get the pond open on …

mother and child

I really wanted to like this movie. It was written and directed by the writer and director of Nine Lives, which was quite good. Plus, Naomi Watts starred in the movie, so it made it a must-see. But, neither one of us could get into it. The movie ran 2 …

alone

I have the house to myself most of this weekend, so I’m trying to get some stuff done for Everyone Drinks. I started working on some beer cap magnets last night and finished them this morning. Later today, I’d like to finish up the wine cork trivets I started last …

diet

So, last fall whenever my pants stopped fitting, I went on a diet. More of a new lifestyle, really. I started out simply counting calories, and therein was the problem–I was eating too much. So, I cut back and lost a few pounds, but then hit a plateau for a …

inglorious basterds

I like to be entertained, but not necessarily for 2.5 hours. Sometimes it is necessary for a movie to be that long, other times it is not. In this particular case, it was not. I found this movie to be rather boring for a Quentin Tarantino flick. Brian slept through …