animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

before sunrise

This was a movie about a man and woman who met on a train in Europe and hit it off. The man convinced the woman to spend a day with him in Vienna before he had to catch a plane back to America. Pretentiousness ensued. That’s the last time I …

the princess bride

I was surprised to hear that Jake never watched this film. And, you really need to see it in order to understand half of the memes that are out there, so we watched it on Hulu (which is quickly becoming my favorite streaming platform) last night. It did not disappoint–it …

paint by numbers

My library project is moving along. The window seat is built (except for attaching the piano hinges to the lids) and painted. I was running low on paint and had bought a replacement gallon in November. I opened it up and put a coat on only to realize that it …

the whisper man

This is one of the best novels I’ve read in a long time. I believe I got the recommendation from Stephen King’s Twitter account–every once in a while, he picks a winner. It wasn’t the same story or anything, but it kind of reminded me of Silence of the Lambs. …

parasite

For lack of something better to do, I watched this on New Year’s Eve. The movie told the story of a lower-class family that infiltrates an upper-class family by earning positions as part of their house staff (driver, maid, etc.). The upper-class family does not know that everyone in the …