Archive for the ‘The Great Outdoors’ Category

where the wild flowers (and things) are

Posted on July 17th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

This weekend finds us roaming in places where beauty abounds…places where there’s no need to remind ourselves to stop and smell the flowers!



thirty-five

Posted on July 12th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

My birthday came this year on the heels of the wildest storm I’ve seen in all my 9 summers in Kansas City! We lost power for less than 24 hours, but many of our neighbors didn’t fare so well, and are only now having their power restored. Somehow, our lilies survived the crazy winds, hailstones, […]



three

Posted on July 10th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

A day nearly too lovely for words… balloons at dawn presents upon rising: picture books, garage sale goodies, homemade art box crown from Grandma and Pom-Pom worn all day even to the farmstead with friends Kaleb and Jezzie to the first pony ride ever fishing with real worms a fake sneezing fit every time happy […]



summer days

Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

We spent a day at Deanna Rose Farmstead, along with my friend Ricci and her 3 kids, Shiloah, Moriah, and Noah. With the help of a cheesy little book, I made my very first balloon animal…a blue dog for Zia! She was so thrilled. I made 2 new nighties for Zia.  She looks perfect in […]



green is my favorite color

Posted on June 6th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

The beginnings of cherry tomatoes, carrot tops, baby cucumber plants, a tiny serrano pepper, leafy lettuce, curly garlic scapes, and herbs (sage, chives, dill, parsley). They are all growing happily with all the rain and sun we’ve had this spring!