As you may or may not know, I do a lot of cooking from scratch. Not so much because I love to cook but out of necessity due to my wonky immune system. While I am doing much better these days and having less food reactions thanks to the miracles of modern mast cell stabilizing …
Continue reading Adventures in Cooking: A Recipe For Disaster?
O I rise with the brightly coloured dawnAnd I hope my vast dreams unfold today!After dark times, I am feeling reborn.The child within me will come out to play.Dominic Windram Yeah, I'm not quite that optimistic at 5 am, which is apparently when I have to start waking up now whether I like it or …
The scenic views on the way there and back were only the icing on the cake (or the gravy on the mashed potatoes - we are, after all, Irish and from Idaho!). We both absolutely fell in love with Virginia City when we first went last year and couldn't wait to return again. Not only …
Continue reading Our Montana Trip: The Magic of Virginia City
Yesterday after running a few errands and visiting a few box stores we found ourselves back at our new favorite antiques store (since our last favorite one shut down on us unexpectedly). This place is outside of town on highway 26, which takes us up through Swan valley and then to Jackson. It's always fun …
Continue reading Adventures in Antiquing: A Dream Come True (Almost)
I checked the local weather report and while I'm trying to stay away from the news, I couldn't help but notice a story about a woman not far from us who was severely injured during the recent wind storms. It seems her and her husband and eight year old daughter went out in the midst …
Empty Nest Homesteading 