animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

production

It was a pretty productive weekend. Not only did we bottle a batch of stout beer, but I also whipped up a batch of spiced rum. And, I made Monterey Jack cheese today (and, yes, I know you can buy cheese at the store). Cheesemaking is a long, drawn-out process, …

ted

This movie was amusing, but it was not the laugh-fest I thought it was going to be. Frankly, I expected more from Seth MacFarlane. Don’t get me wrong, it was a decent flick, but I just had higher hopes for it.

snow white and the huntsman

Surprisingly, the guys enjoyed this movie–I wasn’t sure that would be the case. There were enough fight scenes to keep them interested. I thought it was ok but not great. I’m not a fan of Kristen Stewart, but I do like Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth. Unfortunately Stewart played Snow …

more beer

We’re on a roll. We did manage to make the batch of stout last weekend. And, we bottled my lambic last night. I drank some of it and it was delicious. (And what a pretty color, too!) I can only imagine that carbonation will make it even better. We have …

the lazies

Unlike most of the other infected people out there, I seem to have caught a bad case of the lazies. I find myself sitting around in the evenings and not getting anything done. Of course, I don’t really have all that much stuff to do, so I suppose that is …