Off We Go

This is an old Waldorf song we sing all the time. On hikes. Crossing the street. Anywhere we are "going". I just want to eat him up he is so cute performing this while we were camping last summer in the Uintas.

It's also cool to see how much his speech has improved since then. Damn, he's cute.

He turns three on Saturday, but he keeps telling us that he is 16.


These are the lyrics:

Off we go
Through the woods
Hand in hand
Through the land
What we have
We share together
And we'll never be parted
No, not ever.

Charlie is in some godawful fight with himself to drop his nap. It is causing him to fall asleep everywhere but his bed. This is Costco. Asleep on the coffee as his pillow.

GF pumpkin mousse in choc cups

My contribution to T-day. Elisa helped too.

Chevre

Charlie has always liked goat cheese, but lately he has been so obsessed that I had to document it. He's eating about 3/4 pound a day. At least he's eating!

Charlie's Wok and Woll

Bramm's advice to Charlie: Ya gotta play rock n roll REALLY LOUD.

Charlie adores his guitar. He also talks a lot about learning violin since Sam is learning at school.

Epic Sick Day

Today Sam is sick, Bramm, and Mary are sick. Bramm and Mary are the most sick, so Mairead and Teague came over here. Our carpoolers were all sick too, so Teague stayed home. Just a disaster day. I let them watch Cat in the Hat while I gathered my wits and ingested a large mug of coffee.





It's hard to have a real sick day like this. Sam and Teague played chess.

Yes, I Can

Tomatoes, salsa, apple butter, pear sauce. Soon to come: apple sauce. All from our garden and local farms. I'm going to pass out now.

Pear sauce and raspberry and cranberry jam

Little Owl

Tomatoes

I canned 18 pints.

Autumn Fun

Charlie can't wait for Santa to come on Halloween when he will have his Robot Party for his birthday.

We had a few trees taken down and Kathy discovered that the bark was edible, so she fried some up for Sam and I served it for book group. "Piney" was the main comment.

My schedule. This has made my life organized and directed and I love it.

Fun in the Funicular

What is a Funicular? Well, it is a gondola/elevator that takes you from valet to the hotel at the St. Regis Deer Valley where I am planning a gala for my main client - Norwegian Outdoor Exploration Center. Below is one of my interns, Alastair (I just hired her as After School Director).

Random Pics from Summer

Canning Like the End Is Nigh

Tomatillo salsa


Apple butter.

Gluten Free

I've been gluten-free for over a month now and I can't believe how much better I feel! I made this Pear Raspberry Frangipani Tart with gluten-free flour. It was great- just add some extra salt.

Harvest Walk 2011

Yep, I've kept it going. The kids love it. I like it so much more than Halloween. It puts the real celebration of the harvest back in our lives.

Sam is a Box Elder Bug. Kids are encouraged to dress up in costumes inspired by Nature.

This is Mother Earth.

Learning the Pumpkin Song

Apple story by the chicken coop.

Tarantula at Zion

Yes, Tarantulas roam free in Utah. This is the first time I have seen one. It was pretty damn big. Not as dangerous as a Brown Recluse though. I just heard of someone else seeing one on the Bonneville Trail near SL too. I wonder if this was a prolific summer for them. We need to get a book because now I have all kinds of questions about them.

More on the Virgin River at NP

Making boats.