Last week madness, finally packed everything away and cleaned.
I'll miss my home in the mountains.

Loloise

in a sunny spot.







zzzzzzzzzzzzzz, Adischatz!

Solo

Just got back from my second solo. It was wonderful! Incredibly rainy and wet and, sometimes, cold, but I loved walking around in the woods, helping the students, seeing the river rise up out of its banks.

Una Cantina

Last night was student organized cantina. Highlight was a very dramatic telenovela.

A back view

Sushi Nite

great success! Easier than we had thought.

Making applesauce

quite a beautiful evening to pick up all the apples fallen to the ground. Harvest some flowers. Learn to use the record player.

Tunbridge Fair

Heaviest pumpkin: 786 pounds
Tallest sunflower: 13 feet, 2 inches

Heirlooms

Black Seaman
Gold Medal Orange
Hillbilly Potato Leaf
Mortgage Lifter
Green Zebra
Red Zebra
Tiffen Menonite
Kellogs Breakfast
Cherokee Green
Cherokee Purple
Striped German
Ananas Noire

ELOISE

A Puzzlecard

Vershire

This is my home until December! It's so empty right now but the students will arrive tomorrow.

Stack of Post

To some fine fellow I know...





To the beautiful farming maiden!





Oh that rodeo gal...

Dispatches

To my lovely former-livingmate. Miss you!





To my dear friend of the north-country.

Missives

I'm starting to write letters. One of my favorite parts is making the envelope. So I'm going to start posting those.

This is one to my sweet Maman.

Sheep Shearing Festival

the 23rd annual, in Waltham!

Artificial fly / Decorator crab

These are illustrations I did for The Gamut, a poetry magazine.

Samurai II

Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Peanut butter cookies

I haven't posted a recipe in ages. This one is very simple but so good:

1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c butter
1/2 c peanut butter
1 egg
1 1/4 c flour
3/4 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt

Mix sugars, butter, peanut butter and egg. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Roll into 3/4 inch balls, spaced about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Oven at 375 degrees and cook for about 10 minutes.

*I added chocolate chips this time (60% cocoa!) Otherwise, made plain, these are great with jam. Maman also mentions that she tends to add 2 tsps vanilla, sounds good to me.



Yummmmm.

Porch picnic

Little snacks for dinner. And lovely Spring weather.

SunT

A lovely warm day. Reading and porch time. Avoiding work.