Archive for the ‘General’ Category

home to the snowy rockies

Posted on March 18th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Home! We came back to a slight thaw, a warm house, and no frozen pipes–yay! (We learned our lesson well.) Now that we’re back, so is winter, with snow falling like crazy. But inside we’re warm and happy, and our own bed has never felt so good. Land and sea salad: red leaf lettuce, carrot, […]



senor murphy’s candy

Posted on March 14th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

We walked to the shops in downtown Santa Fe and stopped at Senor Murphy’s famous candy shop. We all got something–even me, who never ever eats candy. If you are going to eat candy, Senor Murphy’s is the place to go. From the top, a thrilled Chub with a chocolate-covered cherry, Caleb with a candy […]



snapshots of life

Posted on March 5th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

David’s Grandma Josie passed away Monday night. In the midst of travel/visitation/funeral plans, I’ve taken a few minutes to notice the simple things around me. Life is a blink, even when you get 94 years of it. Here a few things I captured today on Planet Earth. This girl who always has so much on […]



box for a midwife

Posted on February 18th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

It’s been a while since I’ve painted a cord burning box.  I just did this one for a midwife in Indiana, and sewed up a batik bag to go with it. This particular midwife asked for some specific colors for the box and bag and mentioned that she liked the lotus box I painted last […]



slowing down

Posted on January 11th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

Since coming home from our trip, we’ve been down with the flu.  When I get sick, I try anything to get better, and no remedy is too unpalatable for me.  I’ve been downing echinacea, vitamin C, oregano oil, turkey bone broth, coconut oil, garlic, ginger, probiotics, apple cider vinegar with honey and cayenne, a couple […]