this keeps happening

beatrix is nearly recovered from her surgery,

but not yet allowed to run free in the backyard.

she is spending her days inside,

making herself quite at home.

this is the window seat in my office.

it belongs exclusively to mr. roo.

beatrix is deaf

and is therefore oblivious to the growling.

♥

sunday

okay.

we survived a stressful week and a busy weekend.

here's another random list.

the campaign

despite a few juvenile kids at her high school who seem to be lacking impulse control and common decency, marian has surrounded herself with a group of funny, smart, caring friends.  she is weathering the drama of this student council campaign with dignity.  this week was full of teachable moments & character building & being thankful for her true-blue friends.  we had a few of them over this weekend for pizza & button-making & tshirt spraying & just hanging out.  the election is tuesday & i will let you know the results on wednesday.  please keep sending your good vibes.

interesting challenges

i don't recommend doing any of these, but the girls had fun trying.  each one was a race.

cinnamon challenge: eat a tablespoon of cinnamon {they did this outside & this morning we found one of our spoons in the street - ahem}

lemon challenge: peel & eat a lemon.

minty gum challenge: put an entire pack of gum in your mouth & drink a big glass of ice water.

tiny ice cream cones

i found these at trader joe's.  they were a big hit this weekend.

cream cheese coffee cake

this weekend, i made TWO of these - one raspberry, one blueberry.  yum and yum.

using up everything in the pantry

this was one of those weeks where we held our breath until payday.  it meant that i got very creative with a few odd things i had on hand.  these two dishes were surprisingly delicious:

polenta with a little bit of every cheese we had.

barley + red lentils + a can of good tomatoes - this turned out like a very thick tomato sauce & it was so good with the polenta.

taxes

must get this prepared & sent off this week.

the beekeeper's quilt

i am just about ready to begin this quilt in earnest.  apologies in advance to my color-loving friends, but i have decided to make this all white.  the yarn i found is some homespun alpaca - soft & strong.

spring

today was the warmest day we've had - 72°F  {22°C}  windows open, birds singing.

{the birds were going NUTS - so trilly, so sing-songy, they sounded like pretend birds}

the warmth combined with the scent of daffodils & strawberries really made me feel like missy was sitting at my table.  she smells of sunshine, flowers, & fruit.

♥

know what?

tomato butt

i took this picture in 2003

aaand,

kiwi butt

i took this picture today {it's on instagram}

i have been cultivating this sense of humor

for a long, long time.

♥

friday faves, all f-words

fruit

{on my kitchen table}

f balm

{on etsy}

fragrant

{directions here}

fresh

{at the boise co-op}

{but you could follow the guidelines & do it at home}

funny

{source}

favorite

{the best earl grey}

film

{might go see it this weekend}

♥

#xmasjammies

♥

it's the weekend

here's hoping your weekend

looks something like this

{source}

tastes something like this

{i made this one with raspberries}

sounds something like this

smells something like this

{today's sungolds may well be our very last}

and has you this excited

♥

signing with deaf dogs

we have a brand new puppy.

she is deaf, so we're learning lots

about how to train her.

the dog in the video below is a double merle australian shepherd,

with markings very similar to our puppy.

♥

earthly delights farm :: fall harvest festival 2013

we've been members of
earthly delights csa for 5 years.

we love our weekly produce.
we love our farmer, casey.
our connection to the farm
enriches our lives beyond measure.

the earthly delights farm
fall harvest festival
happened last saturday.
we look forward to this all year long.
it is hands-down our favorite event.
here are some reasons why...

music

politics

adorable people

delicious food

{this dip won the local food contest}

dedication

{our 2013 farm interns}

{nell}

{kailie}

{michael}

{katie}

intense competition

{sack races}

{3-legged races}

awesome prizes

{aka winter squash}

and a live pie auction

{i'm not even making this up}

the auctioneer

{casey's grandpa - he's a local celebrity}

{with ron, casey's dog}

the bakers

{kailie}

{joe}

the auction

the winners

{with their pies & bakers}

earthly delights farm

is accepting a few new csa members

for the 2014 season.

all the info is on their website.

we

◄-l-o-v-e-►

our farm

♥