In one day, we’ve gone from our tiny round table–which we bought as newlyweds–to one that fits our family and our new home. We’ve been anticipating this sweet table for over a month, and it’s finally here. The big truck actually made it up the mountain through the snow! The table has 4 tall chairs […]
First of all, holiday table decorations are very important. Painstakingly so, in fact. Here we have the original Hanging Hanger Thanksgiving Dinner Mobile by Zia. On to secondary things. In the early morning light, David and I began to prepare the very first Thanksgiving dinner we’ve ever cooked together. Always before, we’ve been around family […]
I picked up a couple of pie pumpkins at Whole Foods yesterday, and Caleb and I made pies. I came up with the recipe below by combining a few different pumpkin pie recipes, pulling what I liked from each – and poured them into my grandma’s flaky pie crust. The boys insisted that pumpkin pie […]
This is what we saw when we got up this morning. Our very first snow called for stoking up the wood stove… and a couple of munchkins running out to play. Eating snow is always part of the experience. Our house is so warm and cozy. We are snug and happy with the bright snow outside, […]
Our days have been filled with… the swing of an ax chopping wood reading weed-wacking watercolors memories of the visit from our friends drawing cartoons …and in between, just living.
