What I’ve Been Doing Since . . .

Flowers in Gabriel's Garden

Purple was my son's favorite color.

Star-of-Bethlehem

This grows wild near the side of our house. The petals close up at night.

Honeysuckle tree

Beginning blooms

Purple violets

These purple violets, along with white violets, blanket our yard in early spring.

Camping in the backyard!

My husband and son built the fire pit.

The Jungle - A Work in Progress

We're working on making this a prettier area.

Birdhouse

Our neighbor gifted this cute birdhouse. It was pretty heavy so we mounted it atop an old clothesline pole. In the background, you can see a portion of the wind-chime my dad up-cycled from an old, small organ he salvaged. When the wind blows through, the chimes sound like church bells.

Rain barrel

Newly attached

Bernard Cornwell Series available on Netflix. We're waiting for the next season at the end of this April. **Caution: Extreme Violence, Sex.

Empress Ki - About the first Korean-born Empress of China/ This series is available on Roku - Rakuten Viki **Caution: Violence

A 1967 British sci-fi/spy television series where a secret agent resigns, is consequently abducted, and taken to a utopian world that quickly turns distopian. Available on Roku and YouTube **Caution: Mod and Confusion

A guy and his robots in space critique B-movies using irony and sarcasm. You can watch this series on YouTube **Caution: Extreme Laughter

The story of crime and corruption in Atlantic City, New Jersey during Prohibition. We rented it from our public library. Otherwise available with an HBO subscription. **Caution: Violence, Sex, and Nudity, Language

Loosely based on the real Peaky Blinders. Set in Birmingham, England. Available on Netflix. ** Caution: Sex, Nudity, and Extreme Violence/ Language

Korean zombie television series available on Netflix. **Caution: Graphic Horror and Violence.

Ever Night - About a boy who became a hero and tried to save the world from "eternal night." This series is available on Roku - Rakuten Viki. **Caution: Violence

The story of two brothers who battle various entities from folklore and religion. Available on CW and Netflix. **Caution: Violence, Some Language

The 1985 ALCS and World Series **Caution: spitting, tension, and high drama