Author Archives: jen
garden status
Current status of the tomato and pepper plants that were started from seeds: Other garden plant status (photos from 3/25): red onions, garlic, asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, (no pic of blueberries) ssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssss
up close
I’ve not yet tired of watching all the trees up close and personal. (Flowering dogwood, maple, lilac)
chocolate crackled goodness
I’m pretty sure these are my new favorite cookies. I’ve made them twice now after finding the recipe attached to a Crisco product. Steve said doesn’t care for them and still prefers “old reliable” chocolate chip. Oh well, more for … Continue reading
bringing the outside in
I have to preface this post by saying that I am not into house decorating. I love looking at pictures of cool houses, but I can never decide on anything for my own house. I feel like every decision is … Continue reading
no signal
This is a follow up to this post where I slightly lamented the fact that we are slowly losing our “boonies” status. We recently saw a huge cylindrical wire cage type thing at the soon to be cell tower site … Continue reading
in honor of spring
It’s felt like spring for most of the winter and like summer lately, but since it is now officially spring, here are some signs of the season (thumbnails are clickable): The little purple flowers are Snow Glories that I planted … Continue reading
warm
Once again it is unseasonably warm this week and everyone is talking about it. I can’t help but wonder if it will switch back to cold next week; I’m almost expecting it to snow again, but for now we’ll take … Continue reading
new baby
Almost a week ago, my brother and sister-in-law welcomed their first child into the world. The kids and I went to visit them over the weekend. Could anything be more perfect than a new baby? It’s … Continue reading
snow people
It took some nagging to get the kids outside, but some snowmen people were begging to be built. This morning I sent online letters to our 2 youngest Compassion kids (Gael in Bolivia & Sandrah in Uganda, who both share … Continue reading
it is still winter after all
This was the view out the front door on Saturday. It was blustery out, so we stayed in. Kit Kat was as close as he could get to being in. … Continue reading