animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

kick the keg

The Humane Society had a “Kick the Keg” fundraiser at The Fifth last night. Jake (a newly minted shelter volunteer) and I (a volunteer and shelter board member who is expected to attend these things) attended. At the event, the proceeds from a certain keg of beer went to the …

bdx3

Last night we had the annual birthday extravaganza to celebrate my mom’s, dad’s, and grandmother’s birthdays. We had dinner at Rizzo’s and then went to my grandmother’s for cupcakes afterward. I’m supposed to be the official birthday cake maker, but I still haven’t heard from Krisay’s about the oven I …

the weekend

My mom wanted to try a new restaurant in Hollidaysburg and also visit an alpaca farm, so I took Friday off work and we did that in the afternoon. The food at Mayfield was quite good–I’d go back again sometime. And, Lilly Mountain Alpacas was definitely worth a visit. We …

c is for corpse

You guessed it–another one from Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. I liked it well enough. All of the books follow the same basic format–some crime was committed and the main character, a female private investigator, has to figure it out. My rating: 3.5/5

jungle cruise

Date a guy with two young kids, and you get to watch all of the Disney+ movies. This is what we did last night. We were supposed to go to the Roxbury Bandshell to watch a band, but his ex did not pick the kids up on time and it …