First snow

First snow

Our first real, sticking snow of the season and it is magical.  I am looking forward to our Thanksgiving feast next week.  I have some fun stuff planned that probably won’t go as planned, but will be fun nonetheless.  I am going to attempt to set a table this year.  Usually we set up buffet […]

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Getaway

We snuck away to the coast last weekend, just the captain & I.  I’m trying to wean baby Hazel (and so far I am slightly unsuccessful).  We stayed at the beautiful Ocean Lodge in Cannon Beach, how homey to wake up to a fire crackling in the big stone fireplace.  Things you must try in Cannon […]

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Dinner for 23

After a fun day of junking Christy single-handedly whipped up a delicious gourmet dinner for all 23 of us.  Stuffed chicken breast & mushrooms, baby reds, salad, bread,  homemade and fresh everything.  It was like magic. I would have been sweating and burning everything in sight. I’m so impressed.

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Hazel & Kitten

A photo that Christy took last weekend of my baby and her kitten.

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Big & Little

My firstborn and lastborn napping fireside on this gray &  rainy Tuesday.  

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The Lannons in sepia

Eden & Sabra look like they could be sisters in this photo, don’t they? Oh, I love everything about this photo! The contrast of Eden’s plaid & Sabra’s solid, the way their hair falls on their face, the old sheet music, their expressions,  my favorite photo of the weekend. The 5 Lannons and their pup traveled […]

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Autumn sunrise

Breathtaking Autumn sunrise at Windy Ridge the other morn

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Masquerade

More photos from the Autumn Festival.  Kids, young and old, had a grand time with these masks.

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Pumpkin patch

The drizzle didn’t stop us from going to the pumpkin patch.  We went to the historic Pomeroy Farm right down the road from Windy Ridge and ate hotdogs off the grill, played a little tambourine with the band and rode the hay wagon to the patch.  Once again, I forgot my real camera so made do […]

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Autumn Festival

We had guests flying in from across the country this year so we had to set the date for the festival in advance. Of course it rained.  We lit the fireplaces, put the coffee on and kept the festivities inside. It was a cozy and relaxing day.  We piled baskets of crafts on the dining table and let them […]

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