Despite the Northwestern like weather the past couple of days, the girls couldn’t resist getting out the whale pool (donated graciously by Grandpa Gus and Grandma Jane, Thank You). When you live where there’s very little above ground water sources, you have to start creating it yourself. And oddly enough, the weather hasn’t been […]

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but the desert is a place of extremes. It’s kind of bi-polar lately. It tends to swing on a pendulum trying to find its right balance of weather patterns. Maybe that’s why it attracts the type people it does. But, also for us “slightly homesteaders” it means bliss for […]

Upon our return from the peaceful, quite, serene setting of the mountains, we jumped right back into the hot, loud, crowded, dry atmosphere of the city. But, we didn’t mind, afterall, my brother Matt and my nephew Jacob were in town for the weekend. Matt was racing motorcycles out at Sandia Motorsport Park. We all […]

Well, it came and went, but we’re pretty sure Patrick had a great Father’s Day! With an almost full moon upon us, we took the opportunity to sleep the night before, outdoors! Riley and Dingo took the tent,

while Patrick and I braved it on the deck.

Abby wasn’t sure she had the nerve, so she slept […]

Imagine my excitement when greeting my wild rose bushes the other morning (as I do every morning) and seeing bees swarming around the perfect little pink sweet sensually smelling petals. A honey bee and a larger bee species buzzed around in their “ohm” like trance checking out each flower. The zen moment of the […]

Well, we finally made it through the month of May! Towards the end, we found time to slow a bit. First things first, a breakfast for the country hearted. Abigale has decided that she really enjoys baking. She even mixes her own ingredients and proportions, and I have to admit, she’s getting quite good. But, […]

While Patrick headed back East once more to say his final good-byes to Mimi, I stayed home with the girls and took on the task of building a long over-due chicken coop. Needless to say, our little baby chics were not young chickens anymore and their two cardboard box condo I had pieced together in […]