The house needed a little TLC both inside and out and because it was gorgeous over the long weekend I decided to start outside. I cut at least 30 oak tree saplings out of our front bulb/fern garden… cut back the MAMMOTH ROSE BUSHES without too much bloodshed, which was a first. One year I…
I would like to welcome Mary Parks of Skrapyram back to ChinDeep! She is here to share her North Shore fiber tour adventure with us! Over the past several months, Tara, Ella, and I have gotten together once a week to knit and and talk about sewing. But Ella has now finished the sabbatical she…
There’s a beautiful trail only a block away from our house that we can access at the base of Sorin’s Bluff. It’s a great place to take a walk through the woods, and a fantastic workout too! We decided to hike it over the weekend. Next time we’re going to pack a picnic and bring…
“Whereas the service rendered the United States by the American mother is the greatest source of the country’s strength and admiration; and Whereas we honor ourselves and the mothers of America when we do anything to give emphasis to the home; and Whereas the American mother is doing so much for good government and humanity,…
On Monday we picked up sub sandwiches and brought a picnic to the covered bridge park in Zumbrota, MN The Zumbro River flows beneath the bridge It was a fun picture taking day After visiting the bridge we went to see an art show. Crossings at Carnegie was featuring an Art & Poetry display. How…
Yesterday Jeff had a short business meeting in the cities and asked if Gracie and I would like to hang out somewhere while he was working. I had been wanting to visit the Avalon Tearoom & Pastry Shoppe (formerly the Buckingham Bee Tearoom where I worked while we lived in White Bear.) It had been…
This week for date night we lit some candles… and cooked together. One of my favorite ways to spend date night! Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn provided great background music. Jeff made his crawfish bisque. mmmmmm! It’s the best soup I have ever tasted! recipe coming soon… While he was busy perfecting this… I made…
photograph by Melissa Placzek The weather has finally taken a turn for the better in Minnesota. We’ve been grilling out every chance we get, and will probably be out on the deck again this evening. I was just thinking about all the things we’re looking forward to this spring and summer and decided to make…
Yesterday, Nancy and I decided to take a little road trip. Destination: River Falls Wisconsin It was such a nice, sunny day, the perfect sort for a mini-escape. We visited some of the local shops. I bought some of my favorite Moon over Madagascar tea at Whole Earth Grocery. Admired the beautiful bread at Grateful…
photograph by Melissa Placzek I’m in the process of refining all of my pictures and developing my photography style. My husband is teaching me the mysteries of photo shop and I am smitten with the effects and embellishments this program offers. It’s exciting to get closer to some final photos I can include in my…