All Things Home and Family
Here is the most popular cookie recipe at the Grabers right now. I concocted this recipe out of sheer desperation when I was sincerely craving a cookie after being relegated to a gluten free diet since spring. I realize that there are very few folks out there in my readership who want this recipe. But you never… Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free)
We have been collecting pine cones for our friends who will be making wreaths for sale this season. The wind has been handing them down to us from the tops of our tallest white pine trees. To avoid getting pitch on our hands we wear gloves to gather them by the box full.Amber explained that… Continue reading Curing Pinecones for Seasonal Decor
This is the house my dad grew up in. We went back the other day just to see it again. Right now we have reason to think about houses and what they mean. Living in two houses at the same time makes you do that. So I don't know what this house meant to… Continue reading What Is A House To You?
In spite of grumbling yesterday; the tide has turned. We have a house on the job now, and the weather has returned to near normal temperatures. It's amazing how the head clears when the air does both in the weather and in that we get to live together as a family again. Cheers!!
~ Havilah Glory was born this morning in Thailand to Dru and Lisl Lattin. The name is creating some interest and exclamation in our world. Is it my fault for naming Lisl such an unusual name...maybe I started something? Aunt Eva called me when Lisl was three days old and said, "Don't you dare change… Continue reading This Day In June
Since the fabulous front loading washer is no longer functional we have been doing the laundry outdoors with the help of this old relic. It is really quite efficient. I can get the whole huge laundry on the line and drying in about 2 1/2 hours. Working over the open washer grabbing at the socks… Continue reading What’s Happening At Home
It was exactly one year ago to this very day that I posted about the chipmunks in the ceilings of our basement bedroom. The running, somers-sualts. back flips, slides, and squeaks over our heads began very early this morning around 2 AM. Words like infestation amd pestilence come to mind. Brad shot many chipmunks last… Continue reading Chipmunks Again
Today has been a good day of getting things done. Things other than what I had hoped to get done but that turned out to be okay. First I was going to plant garden. And we hoped to buy a few patio brick to replace the winter's crumbling of bricks. The garden needs to… Continue reading Accomplishments
This post is for Lisl and Jenny and my mom and anyone else who cares about painting and home redo projects. This was a major undertaking for us, both in labor and in decision making. Jenny, they say that imitation is the sincerest compliment. I guess you will know what I mean. To start with,… Continue reading Kitchen Project 2011
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