Our first sticking snow of the season. The children spent the day sledding and building snow forts. Windy Ridge is piled high with wet snowsuits, mittens & boots and the kitchen counter is covered in mugs of hot chocolate. The December sky was the prettiest shade of gray. December wisteria on the shack.
First Snow
Sunlight lighting up little snowman’s glass abode It is the week before Christmas and Windy Ridge is cloaked in the first snow of the season. We got a special box full of winter hats & homemade nisu from Levi’s mom & pop, all the way from South Carolina. The kids are on winter break and […]
Need a great gift idea? A Hop ball. I loved these things when I was a girl. We bought these for 5 of the kids 2 years ago and they are still going strong. Be sure to get the Hop brand made in Italy. Purchase here. Hazel is wearing eden’s bouquet Sabra Gown.
Days like yesterday remind me that this fallen world is not my home. The massacre in Connecticut, the murder and pain and evil that happens every single day on this crumbling earth makes me long for heaven where tears will be no more. This song, written in 1856 by William Cushing, has been running through […]
Last Saturday was drizzly and gray, but we went tree hunting anyway. Sabra and I, with the little girls and the Saint Bernard. We were surprised to see that our scraggly firs had grown past Christmas tree size this year and we had a hard time finding one that would fit in the house. After […]
We are enjoying this blessed season of Advent here at Windy Ridge. Quite a bit busier than last year at this time when I was chair-ridden with pregancy sickness. Baking, reading the advent story, parties and recitals. We have been dreaming up Christmas Eve party plans and I think this year we will do an Italian […]
Here is a little clip of Rachael & Anthony’s wedding reception. (my old video camera doesn’t take the sharpest video) music: “songbird” by Vitamin String Quartet
An angelic baby girl wearing eden’s bouquet Sonnet Gown & Heirloom Lace Bonnet
A beautiful December sunset is the backdrop for my frolicking children At Windy Ridge we have started hauling out the Christmas decorations and stringing lights. The little girls were so excited to get started and joyfully sang Christmas carols as they hung the ornaments wherever they pleased. We have done a little baking and started […]