animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

window washer

I started washing windows last weekend and finished on Sunday. Now all of the windows in my house are sparkly clean! I couldn’t tell you the last time I washed all of the windows. I’m sure it has been years. I also replaced some of the screens that had tears …

the 4th

We had Friday off work due to the holiday so I did some things around the house before we went to my brother’s new place on Indian Lake for a cookout. He’s right on the lake–living there will be like being on vacation every day! Very nice. We didn’t have …

the lovebirds

I was pretty excited to hear about The Lovebirds since I was a fan of The Big Sick. But, I erroneously thought that it was another Kumail Nanjiani-written story. It was not and therein lies the problem. The story was about a couple who decide to break up and they …

painted porch

Remember how my side porch was crumbling and then I patched it up? Well, enough time passed so I was able to paint it Monday night (I had to etch and prime prior to doing this). Anyway, it turned out pretty good. You wouldn’t even know it’s falling apart now.