animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

natural causes

This was a pretty engaging medical thriller written by the author Michael Palmer. I’ve been having trouble finding time to read in recent years (thanks Netflix and Hulu), but I made time each night to read this. My rating: 3.5/5

nor’easter?

Not much to report lately. We did the Easter thing with my family yesterday. In the morning, Jake did his Easter egg hunt. We probably don’t have too many of those left, if any. And what is with this weather? This has been one crappy spring. I’ve maybe gotten outside …

the many saints of newark

Being a Sopranos fan, I was pretty excited to hear about this movie. I thought it was going to be about Tony Soprano, but it was more about Dickie Moltisanti (who wasn’t even on the Sopranos–he was Christopher Moltisanti’s father and the character died before the Sopranos began). The movie …

gardening seminar

I went to a “Houseplants & Succulents” gardening seminar today at Sandyvale Memorial Gardens. I picked up a few tips, so it was definitely worth my time. If only they could teach me how to keep the cats away from the plants, then I could actually have some in my …

snakes in a drain

I went to wash my hair this morning and the tub was full of water. Apparently it didn’t drain last night after Jake’s shower. I tried using a plastic hair snake on the clog, but it must have been further down the pipe. So, I braved the weather and went …