I was in the middle of deep-frying supper (yeah, we are health nuts) and Levi was slicing apples to dehydrate and suddenly we had the brilliant idea to deep fry the apples. Giddy with the possibilites of this new invention, we mixed up some Krusteaz pancake batter, dumped in some cinnamon and sugar, dipped […]
Fried Apple Rings
Our Hazel Jean turned five. That is an important milestone in a little girl’s life. She was showered in love from dawn to dusk by the whole family. Above is a little cameo of it all.
I am excited to announce that we are testing a new market. This roadshow is just a test and if successful we hope to design an exclusive line for this project. Simple heirloom style that will give you lower price points without compromising quality. (think Rachel Ashwell’s “Simply Shabby” for Target)
We celebrated twenty two years of marriage last week. The captain and I stayed at the ocean for two days and then all of our children (except one) joined us there for two more days. We started out in Depoe Bay, Oregon, and made our way to Astoria for the second night and ended up […]
It wasn’t long ago and these two were saying vows on this very same plot of earth. It was a lovely evening to sit outside and celebrate soon-to-arrive baby Lydia. We hauled out the kitchen table and loaded it with gourmet cheeses, meats, crackers, fancy jams, jalepeno stuffed olives, grapes, blueberries, mom’s yummy scones and […]
Jed and Lucas recorded a soundtrack for a documentary short that I am doing about my papa, so when they came to Windy Ridge for that we spontaneously decided to drive down to Dove Hollow to do a separate music video. Spur of the moment. We all piled into the truck and bounced down the […]