On Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Dad and I headed down to pick up our bare root apple trees from Trees of Antiquity. We spent the night in Carmel playing double solitaire, then took the "country" route out to pick up the trees from Nature's Touch nursery, which also houses a natural grocery with a lot of local products (food products and things like soap, lotions, etc.) in Templeton. My tree is a White Pearmain, which some date back to 1200 AD in England (first "official" record is 1867). Good for eating, baking, saucing, and more. In a few years, that is. Dad got a Cinnamon Spice, which is supposed to taste like apple pie and first found near Bolinas!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Digger Slippers
After months of languishing on the needles, I finally finished Cy's digger slippers for his third birthday. Mom & Dad spent two weeks in Hawaii with Cy, Chris & Bray, and delivered the slippers for me. Based on the expression on his face, I think he likes them. They're based on a pattern by Pick Up Sticks, originally for tractor slippers. The scale was a bit off, but as long as they stay on his feet and he recognizes what they are, I'm happy with the end product.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Narcissus for the New Year
On New Year's Eve I returned home from a quick trip to the grocery store to find a beautiful glass container filled with narcissus bulbs that were just getting set to bloom. My wonderful neighbor from up the street had left them for me as a holiday gift. They've all opened up over the last week, and the entire front of the house smells wonderful. I love how they bloom in compact pom-poms of blossoms, it's like a bouquet at the end of each stem.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Favorite Photo of the Season
Out of all of the photos that were taken this holiday, and all the wonderful memories, I think this one is my favorite.
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