24 January, 2024

Firebuilder!

Portia built this fire all by herself. I only lit it (and opened the damper quickly when it started to smoke…). Very good use of a sick day home from school last week!

20 January, 2024

Happy 14th Birthday, Graydon!

No cake of course, for our never-liked-cake big guy. But some Happy Birthday marzipan, and some healthy orange slices.

12 January, 2024

05 January, 2024

Skiing cousins

Jonathan is only six weeks older than Portia, and while Portia has a few more days of experience on the slopes, Jonathan made up for that with a little more gumption and a thirst to prove himself. So the two of them made great skiing buddies.

The boys and their sillies

Not that Portia didn't also contribute her fair share of sillies, but this photo has only the boys.

Yes, we can!

Feed 10 dinner for people in a 1940's era log cabin with no running water and a wood burning stove as the only source of ambient heat during sub-freezing temperatures!

Tired of getting her picture taken…

Happy New Year!

From Val Saint Come!

Three peas in a pod!

G had to bend down a little…