WE'RE BACK!

A YEAR IN REVIEW... NOVEMBER 2012 - 2013

 

 Barb & Me

Friends have moved away.  We still love you Barb!

 

 

Stown expanded his cooking skills.  He cooked the ENTIRE Thanksgiving dinner last year - from scratch.  Perhaps that's why he looks so delirious after 8 hours in the kitchen.  Behind him from left to right: Turkey with garden herbs, garlic smashed taters, gravy, roasted sweet potatoes tossed with brown sugar & fresh ginger, stuffing from homemade bread, green bean casserole & pumpkin pie from a fresh from our garden pumpkin and handmade crust.  Everything was from "scratch" and a lot of it from our garden.  Way to go Stown!

 

Cousin Debbie & Great Uncle Bob's Avocado tree

 

Family was visited and shared their bountiful harvests.



Me & Mom (Patty)

 

More family shared beer and horses.

Me & Sam

 

Friends appeared in plays.

Stown & Me

 

Birthdays were celebrated.

17 - Stown stop growing up!

Cocoa Bean & Scrappy

 

New additions were made to our clan.

 

Canoe camping was to be had on the Wisconsin river.

Jim - self portrait at 65 mph

 

Motorcycles were ridden.

 

Me, Erin & Eric - Lake Havasu

 

There were paddle board lessons from friends.

 

Corbin, Me, Tanner, Jim & Erin

 

Cocktails in the shade to celebrate the Summer Solstice.

 

Bread making skills were learned (but not mastered).

More birthdays were celebrated.

 



Jim & Me 

 72 miles into our trip and only 3 miles from cold beer & hot pizza!

 

 

All in all it was a good year.

 

A lot has happened in our personal lives. 

Family passed away, some friends got married, some friends had babies, new friends were made and old friends lost touch, people got sick and people got better, jobs came and went but through sickness and through health through richer and through poorer we have survived another year on this spinning rock we call Earth.

 

All that matters in the end is that we have each other because we learned that when it all comes down to the nitty gritty that's all you have - Each other.

 

Love Always!

 

 

This is the first post in a long time.  I needed to simplify my life and refocus on the more important things - blogging was not one of them.  Things are more stable now and I am able to share things with everyone again.  I hope to continue regular postings and look forward to sharing our little corner of the world with everyone again. 

Until next time, Peace, Love & Understanding.