(This post is dedicated to my Former-Stepmother-Turned-Bosom-Buddy Beth who parties like a rock star with her Mardi Gras Krewe every year and is basically the coolest person I know.) I don’t go to Mardi Gras. Though probably someday I will. But I do live in a house filled with beads, where somebody is always yelling…Read more »
Category: Homestead Life
The Big Thaw
The other day a friend commented, “Kelly, I love your blog!” and thought, “I haven’t written a blog post in FOREVER – I need to get back on that.” I could say that I’ve been busy, and that would be quite true. I started a new job (my dream job, actually) back in October and…Read more »
Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade
A few years back, Bradley were on a mission to explore new (to us) and novel cocktails. We were living in Portland, OR at the time, a veritable mecca of fantastic cocktail bars. Occasionally, we would get out to enjoy them (oh, how I loved going to the Expatriate in NE Portland) but mostly we…Read more »
HoliDaze on the Homestead
Christmas is over! I, for one, am relieved. Don’t get me wrong, I like Christmas. I’m not The Grinch, by any means. I’ve been whistling Jingle Bells for weeks, and had fun decorating the tree and wrapping presents. There were parts of celebrating the holiday with young children that were pure magic. But I also…Read more »
First Snow
It’s here! The first snow of the year arrived on Friday afternoon. Even though we know we have many long months of snow ahead, that fresh powder in mid-November is always exciting somehow. It’s been pretty chilly here the last few weeks, dipping down into the ‘teens in at night. We’ve been waking up to…Read more »
The Visitor
Halloween night, we received a phone call from Bradley on his way home from work. An owl had hit the side of his car, right at the top of our driveway. He had turned around to check on it, and it was lying unconscious, with its legs in the air. Gentle heart that he is,…Read more »
Thoughts on a Sunday morning
I am so grateful for a lazy Sunday morning. Bradley took the kids on a hike and so I actually have five minutes to myself, to breathe, and to reflect. It’s been a very busy, productive, and action-packed month so far (previous post: October so far . . .). That’s all well and good –…Read more »