animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

driveway

Our driveway has needed redone ever since we bought our house 21 years ago. This should have been straightforward, but we share a driveway with our neighbor, so we’ve been trying to work something out with him for probably the last decade. But, it never came to fruition, so we …

ann wilson of heart

I’ve been a fan of Heart for just about ever and have been kicking myself ever since I missed them on tour in Pittsburgh a number of years ago. The band broke up recently, so when I saw that Ann Wilson (the singer from Heart) was playing at The Palace …

prepping

I’ve prepped so much stuff in the past few days that I’m now an honorary Mormon. It all started a few days ago with a half a bushel of peaches. I canned 7 quarts (my canner’s capacity) and froze the rest. I also canned a batch of spicy dill pickles …

reunion

Some people I used to work with at Sunquest thought it would be fun to get together with everyone who used to work at the office, so they put together a little party at B & L Wine Cellars this evening. I’m not one for socializing, but I definitely have …

garden update

Not a bad year so far. I had a good crop of garlic and the tomato plants are still alive, so that’s a start. There’s been a ridiculous amount of cukes, too. And I have never seen a zucchini plant as big as the one that is currently growing in …