animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

escape at dannemora

This limited series was based on the true story of two prisoners who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY in 2015. It was quite riveting. I was surprised to hear it was directed by Ben Stiller–I would not have thought he’d have that in him. The acting …

back in business

The walking dogs business, that is. The shelter is open for limited volunteer opportunities again, so I went there this afternoon to walk dogs. There are new ones, of course, but still a few old ones that were there a few months ago when I last volunteered. Anyway, it was …

porch project progress

I couldn’t stand it any longer, so I took a break from gardening Saturday morning and finished patching the porch. I previously had to put the project on hold because of the weather. I feel so much better now that the holes are gone. And, while it doesn’t look the …

garden therapy

I took Thursday off work in order to pick up some plants from the Cambria County Conservation District’s annual plant sale. Normally pickup is in April but it got pushed back this year for reasons you might be able to guess. All of the plants were for my pond area, …