Winter Wonderland

Winter 2008 Snowstorm in Seattle:

We leave for San Francisco the day after Christmas for Ryan's job interview.  We will get to catch up with some old friends and spend time with Sweet Jane who will be flying in from San Diego.  

Some of our adventures may include: A walk in Bolinas...

Maybe a venture to the Muir Woods...

We will be dining here...

BIRTHDAY UPDATE:

I received so many lovely birthday gifts this year. Thank you everyone!

Many babies are on route if not already here which means much crafting. Here is an experimental baby towel for Susie:

Spending time in the office...

Thanksgiving Dinner:

Thanksgiving Dinner

Small fraction of MANY Christmas Cookies (already consumed)

Some Christmas Tree Ornament Highlights:

Christmas Tree: Jennifer

Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe by Grams:

Christmas Bell: Great Grandmother

Santa by Great-great grandmother:

Elf by Aunt Connie:

Our 2008 Christmas Tree:

Seattle has nothing on the snowfall in Spokane!

The woodshed:

The buried garden...

Table for two?

Japanese Tea Garden

Halloween

Sam is to the rescue to help his mom load this giant on our trip to the pumpkin patch:

Gordgeous!

This fellow is from the Annual Pumpkin Stabbing Party :

Autumn Updates

Fiery view from our front porch and autumn walk...

Mushroom Weekend:

As members of the Puget Sound Mycological Society, we have the opportunity to go on their foraging adventures.  We trudged out in the rain for some mushroom hunting near Mt. Rainier.  They had a professional identifier who was pretty incredible in his encyclopedic knowledge, down to the latin name!

A deluge of new babies means lots of baby blanket construction. This one is for Theo, a new addition to my colleagues' brood.

Taking Stock of the Situation

Mushroom Barley Soup and Homemade Bread