So with the day of snacks and joking behind us (well at least the snacks) – the gifts opened and the pretty papers put to the garage for burning / recycling… the tummies started to grumble again and it was time to feast upon Christmas Dinner.Kelli and I wanted to keep the meal simple – [...]
After the guests left Christmas Eve – the elves scampered about depositing far too many gifts under the tree – and the family curled up all snug in their little beds… I was left with the thoughts of the roof in pieces, the howling wind in my ears, the slamming sound of sections of shingles [...]
The initial plan for the Christmas feasts this year was to work of local ingredients like we do most of the year… but with several people not being fans of the foods provided by the squash family (myself included) and not having time to go ice fishing for some seafood… the idea of local [...]
Yup – I get it – it’s the middle of January now… The tree is down, the mantle is cleaned off, and all those “wonderful” ties have been returned exchanged move on… So – the last thing most people, with their New Years Resolutions working overtime, really want to see are Christmas pictures… [...]