Marinade

Cultivating a handmade life…one project at a time.

First snow! November 5, 2009

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Ok, so this actually happened a few weeks ago but I had to share these photos of my co-worker Darcey and I playing in the snow on the way back from a local mountain-bound school. This place is called Mount Rose Meadows and is one of the best places to snowshoe in the winter… There isn’t quite enough snow just yet, but a first snow is still exciting! I certainly enjoyed it…even though I wore my Chacos that day.

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The meadows...


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Darcey was a little cold...


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...and so were my feet...


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But the meadow was beautiful...


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and the trees were frosted with white...


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Hooray for snow!

With colder weather upon us (hopefully), I am looking forward to some of my favorite cold weather activities, knitting and cooking! (I know, I know, I do these year round. It’s just so much easier to make excuses when it’s cold out!) Many new projects and yummy experiments to come….

 

A new home…and Tamales! November 4, 2009

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So, Nick and I found a new place! SO excited! It’s right in the neighborhood we want to be in, directly across the street a good friend of ours, and just blocks from the Great Basin Community Food Co-op, delicious restaurants, cute boutiques, and the area doggie park…what more could we ask for? It also has hardwood floors throughout which was a non-negotiable for me. I will post pics as soon as we move in and get settled…we get the keys and sign the lease officially on the 15th. Can’t wait to have our own little place!

As a final send-off to our old house, we hosted one of our famous tamale parties on Sunday, the 1st. It was a lot of fun and as usual, we had many people filling our home–close to 40 actually! It always makes me feel so loved when so many show up to grace us with their presence. I’m sure part of it is the good food, but I really think everyone enjoys being a part of our family for an evening. Here are some pics of tamale production… unfortunately none are of the final product as they were eaten before I could get pics. The tamales were accompanied by homemade mashed pinto beans, spanish rice, and homemade salsa.

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Getting my hands dirty making more Masa...


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Tamale production in full swing...


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Monty making guac...


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Beautiful avocado...


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Yummm...


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Wallace is camera-shy...

Thank you to all the wonderful friends who filled our house one last time… here’s to many more get togethers in the new house!