I know it is nearly the end of the year, but we have been busy. Now I'm trying to catch up...
Halloween
Our Halloween was really quiet - we didn't have many kids knocking on the door and we still had candy left at the end of the evening. I tried to fob it off on my students at work the next week, but I think we still have some left in the pantry.
Howard made a pretty scary jack o'lantern though!
Thanksgiving
Another beautiful Thanksgiving in Taos. This is my third Thanksgiving with the wonderful Brandenburgs - how fortunate that I get to celebrate this American holiday with such a lovely bunch of people! George (Mitchell) joined us (he's part of the family too!).
Of course, we ate until we were stuffed and had a lovely time. Howard and I raced back to Albuquerque before the dishes were done so that he could go elk-hunting the next day. On the way back, there was a dusting of snow around Santa Fe and the sky was beautiful!
[And, yes, Howard and Mike got an elk and our freezer is full again.]
Halleck came to stay
Halleck is Semillas BFF (best friend forever). Aaron and Leslie were out of town for a few weeks, so Halleck came to stay with us. Semilla was in heaven. They played and wrestled and played all day. By the evening, the two of them were all tuckered out and had lots of naps.
I think Semilla learned a few manners while Halleck was here - hopefully she now knows not to chew everything in site and now knows it's ok to nap. Hopefully.
Christmas
Hooray! Christmas! We finally got to cook the turkey that we raised last year. Yep, Butterball went into the oven. We smothered her with butter, sprinkled her with roasted sunflower seeds and then wrapped her in chard leaves. Delicious! (Apparently, I still can't get my mouth/head around eating poultry - but I did have some other delicious vege dishes...)
It was a beautiful, truly
white Christmas - a far cry from the summer Christmas last year.
Semilla, of course, loves the snow. She could chase snowballs all day and all night. We would love to throw snowballs all day and all night, if not for the 20F temperatures...
Happy new year everyone!
Our Halloween was really quiet - we didn't have many kids knocking on the door and we still had candy left at the end of the evening. I tried to fob it off on my students at work the next week, but I think we still have some left in the pantry.
Another beautiful Thanksgiving in Taos. This is my third Thanksgiving with the wonderful Brandenburgs - how fortunate that I get to celebrate this American holiday with such a lovely bunch of people! George (Mitchell) joined us (he's part of the family too!).
Of course, we ate until we were stuffed and had a lovely time. Howard and I raced back to Albuquerque before the dishes were done so that he could go elk-hunting the next day. On the way back, there was a dusting of snow around Santa Fe and the sky was beautiful!
Hooray! Christmas! We finally got to cook the turkey that we raised last year. Yep, Butterball went into the oven. We smothered her with butter, sprinkled her with roasted sunflower seeds and then wrapped her in chard leaves. Delicious! (Apparently, I still can't get my mouth/head around eating poultry - but I did have some other delicious vege dishes...)
Semilla, of course, loves the snow. She could chase snowballs all day and all night. We would love to throw snowballs all day and all night, if not for the 20F temperatures...