Missouri bound

Two months ago today, I headed to S.Missouri for the first time.

I woke up early, but was instructed to stay in the 'girl' section of the house till I was summonsed to appear.

So. I stayed in my section.

And outside.

The sunrise was beautiful.

The breakfast I was served when summonsed was delicious.

And then, I was off in the car with two engineers.

It was a highly entertaining and informative ride.

We stopped at the St. Louis Arch for a stretch break.

And because I'd never stopped there before.

I kinda sorta felt a little spoiled.

{29 May 2014}

TIMBER!!!

That tree there is dead.

And its tall.

And, the time has come to finally take it down.

My father got some special equipment...

And a tall ladder...

and took the branches down as far up as he could get them.

Then, this happened.

We waited, and waited...and it fell before I could get a video of the kids yelling "TIMBER!"

{April 2014}

German grub

I like to force Mex to spend hours in the kitchen

when she comes to visit.

Which may be why she won't come very often.

I know, this doesn't look like hours' worth of work. 

But what if I stretch the truth and tell you we:

~killed the pig

~ground the meat

~seasoned the meat

~stuffed the sausages into casings

~cured the meat

~grilled the meat

~grew the red cabbage

~shredded the cabbage

~picked the apples

~preserved the apple cabbage kraut

~opened the jar of kraut and ate it

~ground the flour

~made the spaetzle from scratch

(Hint: each grouping above has one true statement.)

{April 2014}

Attacked by wild animals

Warning:

When in Kiev, watch out for zebras and tigers.

They're stripey, they speak English,

their costumes may be a little ripe, 

AND: they would like to have some money.

End of warning.

{29 June 2014}

A little hike

Back this spring, Mex, Mr. P-Nut and I went on a stroll 

through uncharted territory.

This tree led to nowhere.

Plus it was rotten. 

Luckily I didn't fall in. It looks like it was chilly.

Peering over the land from whence we came.

I'm not quite sure how uncharted territory has a photo of a lake.

And a telescope.

But there you have it.

{5 April 2014}

Bonfire-o-rama

We had a very nice (and large) bonfire a few weeks back.

The moon was out. 

The culvert was echo-y.

The graveyard was not spooky. 

The countryside was fantastic.

And so was the company. 

And the food.

Dutch oven pineapple upside down cake. 

The prequel.

{11April2014}

SKA

Well, its been a full few months.

But work isn't too exciting to write about.

If I look hard enough, there may be a few photos of a few exciting events.

And they may show up eventually.

But here and now...

I must share last weekend with you.

It was beauteous.

It was gorgeous.

It was a little hard on the arms.

 The kayak shop on wheels.

 Paddling to the dam. 

We conquered the portage...thanks to Mex's guide skills.

{10 May 2014}