I expect more from you, Barnes & Noble

The table is "New & Noteworthy".  Zoom into the right corner.

The Alchemist (c) 1988.
The Old Man and the Sea (c) 1952.

Cue the credits, standing ovation.

I now know how to do everything.

Thanksgiving 2011 -- Phoenix, AZ

If it's half as good as it looks, we're all in for a treat.

My first pecan pie! 

Jason got designated as the carver as leigh was still recovering from an appendage + knife altercation  earlier that day.

Leigh gets in the Thanksgiving feast long-arm.

Cheers to your first thanksgiving!

Black Friday -- Spring Water Edition.

Of course.

This is a recent exchange of emails between Donna (our landlady, who is currently out of town) and me:

Darla: You missed quite an exciting hamburger night at the VFW.  There was a magic show!  Whaaaat.

Donna:  There was a magician?  Was it a young high school student by the name of Cody?

Darla: It was! How did you know this??

Donna: I have my ways.  Actually, he is a former student of mine and his grandmother was the local taxidermist.

Darla: Best.  Sentence.  Ever.

Passive Aggressive Notes, Thrift Store edition.

You mean to tell me.

You got that turkey golden brown by hitting the "Start cook" button? TELL ME MORE

Back in the hills!

I am reviving the blog!  Being back in the woods has renewed my sense of purpose and creativity.  I feel not unlike this:

The cabin is wonderful.  Donna took out the carpet and put in nice laminate floors, added a cooktop (no more camping stove, yeehaw!) and added a WHOLE new room, which basically doubles the size of the house, AND added a cute little deck off the side.  The new room is the bedroom and my office, and the main room will be Jason's studio.  I would attach pictures but we are still in the middle of getting everything organized, putting up shelving, etc. and I want to wait until it doesn't look like my dorm room freshman year.

But in the meantime, I am embracing the country life every chance I get.   Donna and I put in a winter garden.

To the left are onions and then to the right we planted many, many garlic.  If all goes well, in the spring we will have 100-150 heads of garlic, and about 100 onions.  If all doesn't go well, that soil is going to be delicious.

We also put in some lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, and parsley.  There are snow peas off to the left.  

I'm in love with this cabbage plant.

I made bread!  Another riddle of the universe unlocked!  

Hope all is well with you!!