animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

more activities

It was a fun but busy three day weekend. Saturday afternoon, Brian and I took a nice motorcycle ride. We’re trying to get out every weekend, when our schedule and the weather permits. So far, we’re doing pretty good. For supper, we grilled up some Whiskey Barrel Burgers on the …

everywhere that mary went

This was another book from Lisa Scottoline–I have a pile of ’em. It was a pretty quick read and I was due for one of those. I specifically chose it because I knew I’d be getting the new Stephen King book soon, so I wanted to ensure I wasn’t caught …

day off

It was my birthday yesterday so I had the day off (sometimes it’s good to be the policy-maker, but mostly it’s not). I had the house to myself as Brian was at work and while it was Jake’s last day of school, he spent his off time at his friend’s …

taken 3

Like the previous movie in the series, this one had a crappy editing, but it was surprisingly not bad for being the 3rd installment. It’s definitely worth a watch if you’re into this genre. The critics had nothing good to say about this movie, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My …

cutting the cord

So, I cancelled our cable last week. It’s supposed to be disconnected today. I’ve been wanting to do this for years, but wasn’t willing to give up The Walking Dead (not to mention HGTV and Food Network), but then I read about an amazing thing called Sling TV and once …