Today we headed out to Boulder to visit Cottonwood Farms. It’s a small operation with sheep, goats, kittens, rabbits, a farm dog, calves, a miniature horse, a donkey, a straw maze, corn maze, little red wagons, and lots and lots of pumpkins. Last fall, Zia took a hay ride in Kansas City, and when we took another […]
At last, we had a rainy day in Colorado. Wild, wild, rain, and wind. Lots of it. Rain calls for inside activities, so besides puzzles, books, and National Geographic movies… we made a cat mask. It was super simple: trace a pair of kid sunglasses onto poster board, draw some nice catty eyes inside the […]
Apple, this time. Made from a combo of Granny Smith and something red…Gala, I think. I’ve made so many apple pies in my life, I didn’t use a recipe for the filling…just a pinch of this, a scoop of that. Apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter pats. I did use a recipe for the crust this […]
You have to make at least one pumpkin pie before October goes out, right? It’s definitely pumpkin season at our house. Besides pies, it’s been pumpkin steamed and seasoned, mixed up in smoothies, devoured cold with sweet almond milk and spices. And…I admit…I even used the pumpkin guts. I was trying to find a tasty […]
