Saturday, March 9, 2024

Snowshoeing here and there

We got out for some snowshoeing in the good weather - first up the hill behind Santa Fe, and then a few days later over at Valles Caldera with our friends Robert and Kathleen.








Plumbing

 We discovered that we do, in fact, have water down at the barn; unfortunately it was not in usable shape and I managed to break the pipe in the process of excavating enough to determine how it was put together. We took it as an opportunity to install a proper freeze-proof hydrant, and in the nick of time too as the temperature dropped and we got snow the next day!





Monday, January 8, 2024

Skiing!

Last week, we took advantage of the recent storm and went skiing over near Los Alamos.  Gorgeous mountains!  In the top picture, we were looking into Valles Caldera.




Monday, January 1, 2024

2nd highest bridge

We drove out to Taos to get out and about, and (in addition to finding some fun books and art) took a detour to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, supposedly the second-highest span in the country. It was suitably picturesque!






Christmas Boef

For Christmas dinner, we cooked a large, cheap beef rump in the home-made sous vide cooker for a rather long time (3 days!) and the results were pretty delicious. Loads of flavor, and nicely tender (I sliced it very thin.) Served with a fruity balsamic.




Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Merry Christmas!

We had Chad’s mom and brother over to celebrate the holiday.



Friday, December 22, 2023

Future Me is thankful

Way back in July, as part of an art prompt exchange with Kean, I made a bunch of starry night prints.  My thinking was that Future Me would be thankful when it came time to do Christmas cards.

And yes, I am thankful.  I still managed to not get the cards addressed and put in the mailbox until Dec 22, but that is a separate problem...

Happy Holidays to all!



Friday, December 15, 2023

Forgot

I forgot how many candies a double batch of coconut bonbons makes…  Five bags of chocolate chips later, I am finally done.  Using the induction hot plate to keep the chocolate at the right temperature is a game-changer :)



Saturday, December 9, 2023

Singing!

 The group I sing with has been busy this holiday season.  Go here to see a nice article about the group.