To everything turn, turn, turn…Woodturning- a new passion!
Posted on April 6, 2008 - Filed Under blog events, faves, Fun Stuff, Home Projects | 10 Comments
Rick is teaching me to wood-turn on a lathe. I’ve wanted to learn for several years now. We took a pottery class together last year and I loved that. This has a similar “organic” feel. What I mean by organic is that the process feeds itself, you start out with one idea and things happen […]
A Tale of woe, a new fridge and Red Beans and Rice again!
Posted on February 12, 2008 - Filed Under rants, Main Dishes, Hearth and Home, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
So there we were with this lovely pot of Red Beans and Rice- almost 4 quarts of it- and our fridge decided to take its last gasp. When we awoke the next morning the fridge temperature was in the balmy 65 degree zone. I would have gladly taken 65F for the temperature in my house that morning- […]
Resolutions passed- and Breakfast the most important meals of the year.
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under Fun Stuff, Hearth and Home | 6 Comments
Happy 2008!
Rick and I spent a quiet holiday this year puttering around the house and spending what we jokingly refer to as “Pirate Time” - you know “ARRR and ARRR”. It’s been bitterly cold and snowy but we’ve been snug as can be in our own little bungalow.
On Christmas we made our traditional Aebleskiver Christmas Breakfast. When […]
Xeric mow-strip in full bloom
Posted on June 4, 2007 - Filed Under Xeric Gardening, Home Projects, Gardening | 2 Comments
This is our xeric (low water demand) mow-strip -a little past prime but still beautiful in my humble opinion.
If I had posted this blog two weeks ago, it would have been more beautiful. But oh well.
We put this in a few years ago. As you can see California poppies are trying to take over in an […]
