Day four: Andersen’s Split Pea Soup 2 quarts water 2 cups of Andersen’s specially selected green split peas 1 stalk of celery, coarsely chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme 1 pinch of cayenne pepper 1 bay leaf salt & pepper to taste Combine all ingredients in a big […]
Road trip chapter 4
Day Three: Baby Violet loving great aunt Violet Mission accomplished! We made it to Prescott,AZ Friday afternoon and had a nice visit with Ken,Glenda & aunt Violet. We stayed for an hour or so and were back on the road eager to make our way back home to the kids. Levi pulled over on the […]
Day two: If I could photoshop the cigarette out of his mouth, I would. It is a good thing he’s cute. Actually..despite his bad habits he is a good man and he loves me…I know this because he puts up with my obsessive attempts to check my email and lets me take pictures whenever & […]
We are back from our week long adventure. We had a wonderful, mind clearing drive through 6 states. Day one: Armed with laptop & camera we begin our journey east on highway 84. We hook up aunt Violet’s travel trailer, drive for a few hours and promply run out of gas. We underestimated how much […]
Tomorrow morn we are off to Arizona. Me,Levi & baby Violet are hauling Aunt Violet’s RV to Prescott for her. We are taking 84 there and 101 back down the California coast,yeah! If I get my way we will stay a few days in Carmel. I am armed with my camera and will share the […]
We served this yummy hot chocolate at the pumpkin festival. We doubled the recipe and added 15 cups of Carnation hot chocolate. 3-1/2 cups milk 8 squares (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate, chopped 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream 8 spearmint or peppermint candies, crushed Additional crushed peppermint […]
We took the easy road with pumpkins this year and decided to decorate rather than carve. Amazingly it was a beautiful day, not so common in October. We had 17 kids, a mess of pumkins, stick pins, wiggly eyes, yarn…the photos tell the story.
Macy had 5 kittens 3 weeks ago and today I took some time to play with them on the lawn with the kids. All kittens have been claimed & named. We have a Milo, Smokey, Man-eater(named by a 14 year old:), Lacey & Oreo.
Autumn in all her glory. I know I say this about every season but this truly is my favorite time of year. Crisp mornings with warm afternoons. The surrounding hills dressed in the ever changing,vibrant hues of fall. After the craziness of summer we are back on schedule and I have a false wonderful sense […]
