You want what?

Gracie finally agreed to get her ears pierced

and immediately after asked if she could have her

bellybutton and nose pierced too........

(I of course let her & then took her to get a tattoo) :-)

Apples, and a lot of them.......

We had some friends from Washington visit us last weekend and they brought us 2 very large boxes of apples. The one thing we do miss about the Yakima valley is the fresh fruits and veggies (and a few friends a family)! But we make due and grow our own now (veggies that is). Anyway, with about 40lbs of apples on hand I knew that the inner Martha Stewart in me had to get busy! However there are a few basic steps that one must know before embarking on such adventure.......

1.) One must first have a qualified assistant (safety orange optional)

2.) Apples of course

3.) Peeler, bowl for sliced & bowl for compost

4.) Waalaa! This is what you get!

Lesson of the day,

40lbs of apples sure does not look like much at the end,

but it tastes amazing!





Ain't no messin' around!

I am pretty sure my last post was boasting about how beautiful fall was and what a fun time of year fall is. Well that was abrubtly halted today by the morning's news weather forecast and driving by these!

When the weather man calls for snow, well guess what, UT has these!

(I am still not too sure yet how I am going to like winter around here.....)

Fall.....

I know it's been a while since my last post but it is fall, and with fall comes many things to do to prepare for winter. The buzz of chainsaws, the smell of firewood, the sound of gunshots and the most fashionable attire of camo and orange.

I might not enjoy every minute of fall, however I will enjoy that my home will be warm, my freezer will be full and I get to have beautiful scenery like this!