In our travels into civilization this weekend, we found this coonskin cap at a mountain market. We’ve gotten lots of “Hey, Davy Crockett!” and “Are you Daniel Boone?” He just grins. It’s the only hat he will wear, and he thinks he’s incredibly funny when he has it on. (Which he is.) We also stopped […]
That tiny bit of snow on the post is our very first. It rained most of the day, temperatures were in the 30’s, and this evening we looked out the windows to see we were surrounded by flurries of snow. Snow in September? You just take what the mountains give you, I guess. The higher […]
There was lemon meringue pie this morning, using a recipe from here. The meringue separated from the filling a little, but overall, the pie set up nicely and wasn’t a bit watery. We used our own crust recipe, since you really can’t beat Grandma’s pie crust. Zia whisked the filling last night till she groaned […]
Chili Pepper kitchen Last night we painted the town red. Oh, I mean we painted the kitchen red. For me, it was just as much fun as a wild night out. David isn’t quite as obsessed with painting as I am, poor guy, but he stuck with it and worked right alongside me. We used […]
