animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

fall leaves

We have a couple of oak trees in our front yard that always drop their leaves super late so there’s never an opportunity to rake them in the fall. I’ve been chipping away at them ever since the weather improved, and I’m happy to say that I was able to …

boy erased

This was a pretty good movie about parents (played by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe) who send their teenage son (played by up-and-comer Lucas Hedges) to a conversion therapy program (guess what? it didn’t work). That’s really all there was to it. My rating: 3/5

brit floyd

Brit Floyd is on tour again and did their usual stop in Johnstown last night, so we went. Same as last time, the show was fantastic. They got a bit theatrical this time around by acting out certain songs, and that was a little weird, but overall it was a …

short lived victory

Not long after fixing the dishwasher last month, it started acting up again. This time, the problem was more difficult to diagnose. And, not wanting to spend even more money on it, we decided to get a new dishwasher, which was delivered last week. The good news is that we …

easter traditions

Every year, Jake gets an Easter basket of candy and we have an Easter egg hunt in the house. Every year before Easter, he expresses his interest in both and makes sure we are still planning on doing them. Unlike previous years, he had a helper this year–Esme rooted out …