Entries Tagged as ‘seasons’

December 23, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: Anticipation

1. Door to my Mom’s house.  2. Playing reindeer games with Boo.  3.  Stockings waiting to be filled.  4. Last minute twine and holly wrapping.

December 22, 2009

A Glimpse….

a favorite ornament from my sister nestled in the tree…..

not take the camera outside, are you kidding?

December 21, 2009

12 to 30 Inches

depending on where you stand in the yard

December 20, 2009

Last Minute Gift Making

It’s been snowing since midnight Friday, beautiful but too windy yet to go out, perhaps when it finally stops.  So we baked cookies and  made a few treats for our four-legged friends.

December 18, 2009

One Week……

Wishing you the very best parts of Christmas.

December 4, 2009

1st Pumpkin Pie

I just realized tonight that I missed posting Ems first pumpkin pie.  She requested to make a dish for Thanksgiving.  I suggested pie.  I rolled out the bottom crust and showed her how to roll it on the rolling pin and off into the dish.  She made the filling, rolled out the top pastry, cut [...]

November 23, 2009

Seasonal Delights

I don’t think I could live in a place where there were no distinct changes to the seasons.  For those that work the land or those that live their lives attuned to nature, the seasons present a way of marking your life.  Spring is a time of freshness and renewal.  Summer brings the growing, the [...]

November 7, 2009

First Frost

A light frost was covering everything this morning.  First thing, Saturday mornings, Abby and I walk the path through the woods, although now it is a long cotton nightgown with a wool cardigan sweater and hood rather than the breezy cottons of summer.  The green cup o’ tea even more welcome in my hand.  As [...]

October 27, 2009

Fall Continues…….

The back path.

The mossy beds.

The ferns at the edge of the woods.

The lighter mossy bed.

The view from the front porch.

October 26, 2009

October Everywhere

Gotten a Mimi yet from Michelle’s shop?
Or one of these cute little tiles from robotcandy?

Very, very dirty windows.

Gathered pine cones, free centerpieces.

Hello, Mr. Bones!
He’s been with us for some time.  Ems is finally not afraid of him.

Rottingly disgusting jack o’ lanterns.