We were driving through the canyon about 5 miles from home when Zia gasped, “Mamma! Dadda! Turn around, turn around! I saw something!” “What was it?” we asked. “I don’t know, but it had a black face! Turn around!” So we did, and there it was…a bear. It was a golden color with black tips, […]
Caleb spent last week with his classmates at a camp called High Trails. They hiked 6-8 miles a day, learned a ton about the forest, saw moose, roasted marshmallows, and had an all-around blast. I think he would have liked to stay there indefinitely, but a certain little girl was very glad he came home. […]
Our seedling tomato plants were bulging at the seams of their tiny plugs, so Zia and I repotted them into four tubs. I’m not sure how long the tubs will hold them, but at least they have room to spread out, and we can still drag them in and out of doors. I’ve heard our […]
Friday morning Zia and I took off for Sourdough Trailhead to do some hiking. We had never hiked there before, but it turned out to be a good trail, well marked, and not overrun with hikers. In fact, we were the only ones on it. That could have been due to the fact that it […]
The last couple of weeks, our days have been… days of drinking NORA tea with lemon and honey in the morning. NORA=Nettles, Oat straw, Red raspberry leaf, Alfalfa. I buy them in bulk and mix together. Good for pregnancy. days of eating birthday pudding (while it lasted) in the afternoon. The recipe was perfect with 2/3 […]
