Beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

On a day when you both start marmalade...



and make cedar garland Christmas decorations it begins to feel a lot like Christmas.

Tree work

We just had some tree work done around the longhouse. Two snags came down, also the cedar on our west end got a massive trim, which lets a lot more light into the house. Thank goodness.




Now we need to clean up a lot of dead wood, erm, not so fun.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving! There was snow, family, friends, and an over abundance of dogs. So, so much to be thankful for.

Timber!!

We have had mega windstorms here the past couple of days and this morning around 10 the top half of a live, seemingly healthy tree came down.

There is a piece of blond wood in the middle of this picture where the tree broke off from.

Oh no, no one can get in or out of the drive way!

Don't worry; here come intrepid guys with tools!

Commute

On my way to work the other day I was treated with a rainbow.

Remember, remember

We did remember, remember the fifth of November celebrating Guy Fawkes night earlier this month with a big bonfire. Granted most people kept away because of the rain, but Henry was there under a tree safely tucked far away from the bonfire.


Kieran came, ate chips, and proclaimed, "I love camping!"



Through the night the fire grew and grew. The other stalwarts in attendance (unpictured) were overly warm and dry by the enormous blaze.




I had even made a little effigy to burn - the scoundrel!


This has got to become an annual event for us - it was fun.

Walkies on the beach

big

I'm in a a musical called big , and we open in a week. Yikes! Everything will come together just when it needs to, but this is one complex show with truck loads of scene and costume changes.

The show is taken straight from the Tom Hanks movie, including the dance on a giant piano.


Here are our leading man and lady at a recent rehearsal.


If you are in the area you should definitely come check us out, it is going to be a really fun show for audiences. You can get tickets by calling 360-416-7727 ext.2 or at mcintyrehall.org

Brie in Portland

Last Wednesday Mom and I drove down to Portland to see my brother in a play called Brie. It was totally fun, wild and completely raunchy. We couldn't have been more proud.

Cliff, as you can see, was totally amped up before the show.







Yay for Cliff! I can't wait to see him in the next show.

Dames and Gents

We got all gussied up and went out on the town.


Fancy!

The entertainment was wild...

October tomatoes

Yes, that's what I said. This October has been so warm and sunny that we are still getting tomatoes. I say 'still' like we'd been getting them all summer, when in reality they'd only just started ripening in September. But hey it is the PNW, and we'll take what we can get regarding tomatoes.

Coming out of my shell

Okay this blog has been way too quite for way too long. I have been completely blogging shy ever since the move. My big fat ego just had to get used to the idea that we moved back into the mobile (I'm trying to redub it the long house. I mean really - how much better does that sound?). We have been here a month. We've done lots to make it nice and cozy. Most recently...

I ditched the old glass topped table and rearranged my plants thus...


Linton cleared the trees of blackberries and rubbish and we hung our wee hammock...

And together made a fire pit that we christened with a fire last night...


Oh ya, I'm getting back into the blogging swing of things now.

Ebey's landing

We hiked Ebey's landing yesterday. Oh aren't weekends wonderful? This beautiful hike has the Puget Sound on one side and lovely farm land on the other. It was a foggy day, so no view of the Olympics, but the fog gave us its own show.




Henry made friends on the beach.