Catching up - again....

Where is this summer going? I've been such a slacker at getting these blogs written and it's not that I don't have something to say - oh, I've got lots to say - it's just that I've been out and about and can't get to the computer. So, here's the last two weeks in a nutshell:

1. The Pierogi Off was a great success - it was a 3 way tie. A little bit of a bummer because I was hoping to get out of making pierogies but alas, it was not too be. Fun was had by all. There was even a moment of Proud Motherhood when my son and a friend were playing Bocce ball and declared the game a tie; even though it really wasn't. *sigh*

2. The bathroom is not fixed. The plumber came out and took a look at where it was leaking and unfortunately for me it had nothing to do with the plumbing. Jeremiah was great however and gave me loads of useful advice in case I wanted to renovate (which I do, just not yet). If you're looking for a great plumber here in Columbus I would recommend Drain Openers (614-238-9250). They were considerate and efficient. Not sure what else you'd look for in a plumber but one perk was there wasn't a lot of plumber butt.

3. I've been drinking Blue Moon beer these days. I know it's not wine but thems the breaks ladies and gents. Put a slice of orange in it and voila, instant happiness (I'm easy to please). I did attend the last wine tasting at House Wine and I have to say I wasn't won over. It was a Sweet & Sticky list that was more on the Icky than Sticky. My Riesling was listed and I'm sorry I didn't copy the name down but Donnie does blog about everything so perhaps you should take a little hobble over to his blog and see what you can see (I'm feeling lazy...- www.winejoy.net). I was there and I didn't see anything new listed but I didn't scour the site that hard so good luck.

4. I've adopted a new favourite television show - aside from my Monday Night Line-up of course - Warehouse 13 on the SyFy network. It's on Tuesday nights at 9pm and I'm totally hooked. I didn't watch last nights but it's taped so don't ruin it for me. I'm quite excited that it's on Tuesdays. I hardly ever watch tv on tuesday nights - just me?

5. We broke down and bought an umbrella for the patio set. After watching my friend Ser (Just Another Mama Blog) move her seat around the patio to get out of the sun I thought it might be time to bite the bullet and make the afternoons on the Oasis bearable. It's been cloudy every day since. Darn Karma.

6. The garden is doing fabulous! I've pulled out jalapenos, lettuce, cucumbers, peas, potatoes and I can see blueberries, tomatoes and pumpkins. It's really taken off and provided me with constant irritation and fascination. I know the summer isn't over yet but I'm already planning next years garden! I'm pretty sure I'm going to break up the vegetable garden and move some flowers in instead then plant the tomatoes over in one of my other areas and the pumpkins and cukes to the back gardens - maybe I'll even put some in the front of the house (oh, I'm such a rebel).

And that's all I can think of for this evening. It was a bit of a rambling on wasn't it? Hope you're caught up just the same. It seems like I should have so much more to report on though doesn't it? Just how have I been spending my time and why does it seem like I've just been hanging around doing nothing? Ah, such is life I suppose.

Edit: Thought I should add that our neighbourhood loved seeing Jim Masters and friends on the green on Sunday. It was fabulous!!!! His 16 year old nephew wowed the audience with his fiddle playing and his daughter turned out to be quite the sultry singer. You can google Jim and a ton of stuff comes up - enjoy!