Red and Green Times Two

Well, when you visit my house, there is a good chance I will dress your kids up and take pictures of them. And these two red heads were my latest target. How could they not be?  And I got them to smile (together!)  by promising them cake and candy canes… and I had a flashing...

The Cold

It’s been frigid cold here out west. Below zero for several days and expected to continue for a bit. But it’s one of those times where it feels OK to be below zero, because the wind isn’t blowing. And the sun is shining. It’s a strange thing to have the sun shining whilst your nose...

Milk Mints

I normally post recipes on Monday, been thinking about dubbing it “Make it Mondays”, but then there are weeks like this when food was the last thing on my mind on Monday. (I think I ate enough to feed a small country last week.) And so the Christmas cooking begins. I’m pretty excited for it....

A Trio

Here’s what I believe about family photos. You need to have some of them.  Together. Every. Single Year. No matter how much you don’t want to. No matter how you feel about yourself. Believe me, I have taken photos when I absolutely did NOT want to be in front of a camera. Because I felt...