Monthly Archives: September 2017

Easy Green Chili

One of my favorite smells in the wide world…. roasted green peppers at the farmers market in the fall. I pick up a bag almost every week. (Along with a hot cup of coffee.) And my favorite thing to do with them… make green chili.  Really really easy green chili. This one is a little...

Just You and I

  Twice a year. He and I. We get dressed up, (because we both like to get dressed up) and we pose. For approximately 10-15 minutes. This year….. Gurty was involved. (Gurty, my beloved VW van who I finally have a lead of someone who may be able to paint her in the next year...

Sticks and Stones

I can almost guarantee… if you have little ones and we are outside…they will find sticks. Or stones. They they will be ninjas. Or pirates. They will swing them at me. They will jump in the air. They will find the biggest most deadly stick or stone and poke you with it. Because that is...

What a Difference a Year Makes

A year ago they were planning for a new baby to get here. He was just an idea in their mind. They didn’t know what life would look like. How it would change. And of course everyone will tell you, babies change everything, and I know that is a hard thing to hear sometimes…that everything...

Those Faces

She just got here yesterday. That’s what I think. Because there is no way a whole year went by and she’s walking and smiling and has the most adorable face…like ever. It’s not possible her sister is starting school. Because she just got here too. But I suppose, it has to be possible, because I...