This week, we… cut our first Christmas tree from these Black Hawk woods (and then pretended it was big enough to drag). Helped give gifts to people in the projects of Denver. Seeing the look on their faces was something we won’t soon forget! Baked gingerbread cookies, and hung them up Watched a full moon […]
We made our own little Thanksgiving dinner at home today. It was just the four of us, since Caleb is in New Mexico with his mom. After a nice long snuggle in bed, (complete with a stinky diaper perched on our faces, dimply hands grasping at our noses, and plump feet stepping on our necks […]
These blue plates, which we picked up this weekend in the camping section of the store. I grew up with everything blue enamel. We had pots, pans, teapots, plates, bowls, cooking utensils, serving bowls, and even tiny dishware for the kids. Dollhouse enamelware, too. I remember buying a blue frying pan for my mother’s birthday […]
October, I think, is when fall really arrives. Today the first of the pumpkin pies came out of the oven (there will be many more). Large finger-sized scoop of whipped cream hollowed out courtesy David L. Lucero. When I looked out the door at dinnertime, fall was spread across the mountain. And no, they don’t […]
