First Fire
Hubby and I recently had a wood-stove insert installed in our fireplace. We are venturing into the new realm of using wood to heat our home. In the past, having a fire in the fireplace was something to…
A Picture of Marriage
I was sitting in the beanbag enjoying my peanut-butter-banana smoothie for lunch, while absentmindedly staring out the window … when it suddenly occurred to me how the enormous Big-Leaf Maple in the backyard is a remarkable picture of…
Patience to break through the “Freeze”
I was walking circles around the front drive for exercise when I noticed this little green caterpillar in the middle of the road. Obviously, it had just fallen from the trees above. Immediately it began inching its way…
Shed the baggage
I had a “PCC nightmare” the other night. It’s been over 20 years since I’ve had a “PCC nightmare.” Hubby and I attended a very “militaristic” college which had lots and lots of rules! … most of which…
Friends go together like … bananas and green tomatoes!
Back at the beginning of May I wrote a blog post dealing with hope ... and trusting God, even when all hope seems lost. At the time I had just moved the tiny little tomato plants out to…
Organic!
It is really “with it” to be organic! I just now took a peek in my fridge, and there I discovered “organic mayonnaise” … alongside “organic mustard” … and “organic salad dressing.” Not to mention the “organic peanut…
Courage for something new
I grew basil for the first time this year … and I attempted to make pesto for the first time. I had grand plans for making petso! However, I was completely unprepared for the exorbitant price of pine…
This wildflower meadow isn’t as beautiful as that one!
The last weekend of July hubby and I hiked the slopes at Paradise, Mt. Rainier, enjoying the alpine wildflowers. The very next weekend, the first weekend in August, hubby and I hiked the slopes of Mt. Baker on…
Still blooming! … Still bearing fruit!
The rhododendron is blooming. What!?! I have never known a rhododendron to bloom in October. But sure enough, the plant is loaded with buds which are in the process of opening! Not only that … the strawberries are…
Flowers along the path
The last weekend of July, hubby and I set out to accomplish a “bucket list” item: seeing the alpine wildflowers up at Paradise, at Mt. Rainier. Having left home long before the crack of dawn, we pulled into…