animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

wine & cheese

Last night, we went to a wine & cheese party at a coworker’s house. What a great idea. Everyone brought a bottle of wine and we all got to sample them. Getting to try a bunch of new wines was really cool. There was one in particular that I definitely …

new fascia

With our ongoing attic insulation/ventilation project, we needed to put fascia vents in the back of our house. Our fascia boards were painted about 6 years ago. I think it looked good for about a year and then the paint started peeling off and it looked rather awful. So, while …

happy birthday, judy

Today is Judy’s 30th birthday. I never thought I’d see the day. I’ve know her for what seems like forever (but has “only” been 8 years) and she’s had the nerve to be in her 20s the whole time. Not any more. Today, she has joined the ranks of the …

murphy in action

Yesterday, Brian’s good friend and co-worker, Steve, came over for a cookout. If anything could’ve gone wrong with the preparation, it did. First of all, the previous weekend, I looked for a small leg of lamb roast while we were grocery shopping. The store didn’t have one. I figured maybe …

cook-in

Judy came over for a cookout this evening. Well, seeing that a storm blew in minutes after she arrived, it was more of a cook-in. At any rate, it was an enjoyable evening. We don’t get to hang out any where near as much as we used to. I guess …