Mark's new toy! aka: The New Holland Tractor he just bought

Mark bought a new tractor yesterday and decided to test it out by enlarging the "front pond".
If he's not careful it will be a lake!

Unexpected Flowers

I asked my husband Mark, to stop and get some raisin bread for a bread pudding recipe that I wanted to try.  He came in with FIVE loaves and this bouquet for me!  Such a sweetie.

Hand Painted Fireplace Screen

This hand painted fireplace screen was purchased through shopgoodwill.com .
It is an auction site similar to ebay, but with items donated to Goodwill. 

My Happy Place

Turtle Bay Hawaii

When it's eight degree's outside, this is where I would like to be!

Cuttings Starter Tip

Did you know that Willows contain high concentrations of Auxins, the hormones that make roots grow?  Cut small willow branches, pour boiling water over them and let them steep for 10 minutes. Let the "tea" cool.  Dip your cuttings in the tea before planting, then water with the remainder of the tea for the next three days. Keep the tea refrigerated.

Happy New Year!!  Today we look forward to the new year. And with that, we finally picked out the site for the log cabin! Above is an artist's rendering, but all you have to do is picture it smack dab in the middle of the woods and there you have it! It is going to be a lot of hard work since we are doing it all ourselves. We are even cutting the logs from the Cedar in our woods!  I am getting tired just thinking about it. I'll post our progress and possibly ask for opinions on options that we are deciding on. I guess we'll have our own version of "Blog Cabin". If you have built a log cabin yourself, drop me a line.