Archive for the ‘General’ Category
scouting out the land
We recently found a sweet little plot of woodland in the mountains. It’s almost 5 square acres, bordering several hundred acres of National Forest on two sides, and it’s only a few miles from where we live now. Here’s a little secret: we are hoping to buy it and build a home. We packed up […]
makings of winter
We’ve jumped into winter with a fresh load of snow, snow angels, a gingerbread house (thanks, Jodi), paper snowflakes, a mamma/girl-made stocking, and a little secret sewing. Caleb left Saturday to visit his mom for the holidays. Our Christmas celebrations here are sparse and simple, but I really just want a string of happy days, especially for […]
sweet and savory thanksgiving eats
We had such a yummy Thanksgiving feast. A juicy turkey, gravy, red chile, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, raw cranberry-fruit sauce, raw walnut-carrot stuffing, David’s “green jello” (watergate salad), eggnog, sparkling apple cider, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Caleb peeled the potatoes in record time (really–5 minutes to peel that giant bag from Costco?) while […]
