animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

back in order

A couple of weeks ago, we intended on getting our basement powder room back in working order. It had been out of order since the sewer project. We got the floor all fixed up and Brian put down new laminate flooring, only to find out that the plumber put the …

thunder 2017

We kicked off Thunder as we usually do–by attending Richland Bike Bash on Wednesday night. We typically run into someone we know there and this year was no different. On Thursday, we took the afternoon off and went for a motorcycle ride in search of the elusive Beaverdale Reservoir, which …

arrival

This was a pretty interesting film about a linguistics professor who has to figure out how to communicate with some aliens that landed on earth. There was also this crazy non-linear time thing going on (but I couldn’t completely figure that out until I Googled the movie after watching–I hate …

insult to injury

Last weekend, we discovered that Jake’s BMX bike had been stolen from our side porch. Then Sunday night his car got egged. Then it happened again Tuesday night. At this point, Brian went to the police station to file a report (about the car, not the bike). And, he installed …

dog vs. porcupine

Guess who won? Ultimately, the veterinarian’s office, but it’s safe to say the porcupine beat out the dog in that contest. Brian took Buster on a hike yesterday. Buster found a new friend in the woods and got a face full of porcupine quills for his trouble. Brian was able …