animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

clogged

The drain in the bathroom was running really slow, so I tried my usual recipe of baking soda and vinegar. But, this time, it only made the problem worse. I then dumped some chemicals down the drain. And, the problem got even worse. I do not have a drain snake, …

first date

It’s has been 27 years since I dated, but here I go again. I had my first “date” with someone yesterday afternoon. We went to Sandyvale to walk around and let our dogs play at the dog park. We do not have another date set up at this time, but …

the king of staten island

This movie was partially based on the life of its star, Pete Davidson (of Saturday Night Live fame). I don’t particularly enjoy his comedy, but this was a really good movie. It is the story of a guy in his mid-20s who is forced to grow up after his widowed …

cheating

I haven’t been to a store other than for necessities (i.e. grocery and hardware stores) since the pandemic started. Jake and I go to T.J. Maxx twice a year–March and September. We hit it in March right before things got interesting. And, we went again today. I heard they were …

dark

If you like time-travel, alternate worlds, and a complicated plot, this one is for you. It is an amazing German-language series on Netflix, and if you watch it, I highly recommend tuning the audio to German and turning on the subtitles. The audio defaults to overdubbed English and I found …