Thursday, February 27, 2014

Sprouts are Up …

Started my Herb garden on Feb. 5 …
sprouts were up in 4 - 5 days … this kit has …
two types of Basil … mint … dill … parsley … chives and cilantro …

It is wonderful to see fresh herbs growing in your home …
these pictures were taken on Feb 24 …
It won't be long now …  before I start my seeds for the garden …
using the seed starter kit from AeroGarden …


Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Bringing The Appetizer …




My choice for the Sunday get-together …
was to bring an appetizer …
wanting to use up the ingredients in the fridge … and make something different …
decided to bake a Focaccia Bread …
timed it … that it was still hot by the time …
I arrived at my destination …

It didn't take long for it to be devoured … I must say … it was tasty … !!!
MMMMMMMMMMM


Saturday, February 22, 2014

Competition at Joseph Creek Village …


Participating in the Olympic spirit …
the games were on at Joseph Creek … in both facilities …
1st week was Hockey … had to put country flags together …
Ski jumping … was a bean bag throw with a display of mountains in the background …
then
Skating … was using the dart board …
Oma winning Gold in hockey and a Bronze medal in Skating …

The 2nd week held 3 more events …
Curling … playing on the Shuffle Board …
X-country skiing … carrying an ice-cube on a popsicle stick thru an outlined course …
and
Speed Skating … throwing Styrofoam balls into bucket …
Oma received a Silver medal for Curling …
a Gold medal in X-country skiing ..
and 
a Gold medal in Speed Skating …
everyone also received a chocolate rose as their flowers …
They all had so much fun … a lot of laughter could be heard throughout the building …
As you can see … 
Oma was thrilled to be the Overall Best Athlete … for most medals won …
from both facilities that participated …
and will be displaying her Trophy proudly … :-)

Joseph Creek Village … took pride in the Olympics  …
with the flame … all the medals … flowers …and  a victory cake …

Many of the residents watched the Olympics Sochi 2014 on TV …
then getting together discussing the outcome of the days events …

Friday, February 21, 2014

Snow And More Snow …


I had just finished … around 3:30 in the afternoon …clearing all the snow … 
that had fallen for 2 days … 
It even meant I had to use the bucket … to push the piles over …
and haul some away …
as the driveway was closing in …
THEN … at 4:00 the snow had started to fall again …
by 10:00pm  there was already close to 4 inches of snow …
and I had to shovel a path down to the boiler …
I was hoping it would stop … but it continued thru the night …
with another 2 inches of snow … !!!
Finally it had stopped … shovelled a path to the shop …
 now my job today is to get on the tractor and clear it all once again …
It would be nice to have a couple days to do something else for a change …
like … skiing … !!!


Wednesday, February 19, 2014

From Sun to Blizzard …

Sunday … February 16, 2014
Another fabulous day skiing in the back country …

When I left the house the sun was shining …
when I arrived at our meeting place … we were in a blizzard …
we drove up to km 11 and were in the sunshine again …
It was a beautiful day for skiing … until the end of the day ….
then we were back in the blizzard … all the way home …



As we made our way down the mountain … almost to the 1 km mark …
we came upon the first couple that had left from the 11 km mark …
apparently he had moved over to let another truck pass by …
when his front tire was drawn into the deep snow bank …
trying to drive out of it …
his truck headed for the other side of the road and slid into the ditch …
they felt like they were floating in the deep snow …
and because of the angle it had gone in … it toppled over on its side …
Grateful that no one was injured …
The tow truck came and they were able to drive home …
Hope we do not have an ending like this again …
after a wonderful day of skiing  … !!!

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Exciting News …

Oh what a happy day for James … getting a new bike … 
I was informed that his old one had fallen apart …
this one should last for quite a few years …
I love it James …
It was great to talk to everyone on Saturday on FaceTime …
I was surprised and thrilled …
when Ella wanted to read to me …
so away she went to her room … to get a few books … a lot of books actually …
to read to Grandma …
I loved it … she would read and then show me the pictures …
she did very well with her reading …
There will be no stopping her now … she enjoys her books … !!!

… xoxo …


Monday, February 17, 2014

Happy Birthday Mike …


Despite the fact that you will be at the Dental Office …
 getting relief from your toothache …
(I know it is not what you would have wanted) …
but I am hoping you have an awesome day …!!
I will see you soon … !!!

Hugs & Kisses 
LOVE

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Flowers & Chocolate …



Mom received a beautiful bouquet of flowers … from Kurt …
and a little box of chocolates … from me …
for Valentine's Day …
Thank you mom for lunch and a lovely visit …

Saturday, February 15, 2014

From My Valentine …


Wanting to say thank you to Mike … for my lovely Valentine's treasures …
Love you … see you soon …!!!


Thursday, February 13, 2014

No Delivery Here …


I had a craving for Pizza … 
with living out here in the boonies …
delivery service is not available …
So …
having all the ingredients at home … I decided to make my own …

It doesn't get any fresher than this … 
hot out of the oven …
right here in my own home …
Yummy …….


Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Another Glorious Day …


The weather had finally warmed up enough to venture outside …
the group decided to start off this Family Day Weekend …
having a party at the lake …
an afternoon of skating … skiing … walking … visiting …
and then huddling around a small fire …
sipping on Hot Chocolate … roasting Hot Dogs and marshmallows …


Monday, February 10, 2014

Clash of Heads ….




This is what happens when you are having fun …
in a bouncy castle …
and you clash heads with your brother …
ouch … quite the shiner James … !!!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Fire Up The Sled …


It was a chilly …  -24 degree day …
Ian had asked Mike to please start up his sled …
every once in awhile to keep it in good shape …
Mike was only able to make a couple of loops around the house …
it was just too cold … of course he was not dressed for the elements …
Mike still enjoyed riding around …
and another job was completed on the list …

Christa 

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Skiing and Super Bowl …


Heading to the hills … covered in fresh snow …
for a cross-country ski trek …

Our travels thru the snow …

Dinner prepared ahead of time … fresh bread … Moose stew …
 Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Chocolate icing …
and an assortment of snacks and appetizers were brought to the party …

The ski gang after dinner … enjoying the Super Bowl Game …
not too much excitement …
as the Seattle Seahawks dominated the Denver Broncos…
A good time was had … cheering and visiting … !!!





Sunday, February 2, 2014

Using Peaches …


Trying out a new recipe to take to our apres ski dinner get together …
that I had seen on TV … "Bake with Anna Olson"
Raspberry Ricotta Buckle Recipe …
the base of the cake uses Ricotta cheese …
peaches were used instead of berries …
then covered with a streusel topping …
This cake was easy to whip up …
I will have to make it again … as there wasn't a piece left to take home …
it was a delicious dessert … !!!

For this recipe click HERE …

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Yeah … Blue Skies …

January 27, 2014
What a wonderful sight to see the sun on the mountains …
and clear blue skies …
after a few weeks of being in the fog …
having a feeling it won't last long …
as the clouds creep up the mountains …

The clouds moved in the next night …
then waking up to almost 6 inches of snow on January 29 …
Thank goodness Mike was coming home the next day …
his first job on the honey-do list …
to help with clearing all the snow …