Charlottesville VA

8 December 2013 Stocking & Steam

Dec 9, 2013

Stocking courtesy of John & Rika. Steam courtesy of the turkey stock I brewed today.

7 December 2013 Dipping Candles

Dec 8, 2013

at the Christmas Bazaar at the local Waldorf School.

5 December 2013 Christmas Elves at Work

Dec 6, 2013

Shhhh…..

4 December 2013 Kitchen Scientist

Dec 5, 2013

Or I could title this: Chromatography in the kitchen. What happens when you put a drop of food coloring on a paper towel and then submerge one end of the paper towel in water? The water travels up through the paper towel and then through the color blot. Molecules that are attracted to the water flow with it, and those …

3 December 2013 Railroad Crossing

Dec 4, 2013

2 December 2013 Found Today

Dec 3, 2013

$1.03 and this note. (We are talking about becoming a 2-car household.)

1 December 2013 O-Gauge Train Set

Dec 2, 2013

Christmas came early at our house. Today AC pulled his grandfather’s O-gauge train set out of the attic and set up a loop to go around the Christmas tree. Sam is enchanted with the set-up, particularly the people and buildings of “Plasticville.” But she does also love operating the trains and making the engine toot its …

30 November 2013 Wreathe

Dec 1, 2013

I’m rather proud of our homemade wreathe. When I was going through yard waste last week in preparation for setting up the composter, I stuck a few evergreen bush fronds in a wire circle and stuck it on the door. Today we embellished it with old Christmas ornaments and ribbon. VoilÃ . We are tempted to cut down one of …

29 November 2013 Three-Bin Composter

Nov 30, 2013

My new, handmade three-bin composter. Thanks, AC and Sam!

28 November 2013 Feast

Nov 29, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!