Laurent's room reno
November 27, 2007
My parents left this morning after spending the last week with us. Whew, it was a wonderful and busy time. I've been slowly getting my life and house back in order today. Will be a few more days before all the cleaning and tidying is done. While my parents were ...
Deer Hill, White Mountain National Forest
November 24, 2007
My parents are visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday so our weekly hike included them - what a treat! Our intention was to hike Blueberry Mountain in the White Mountain National Forest but we missed the turn off (not for lack of looking - as we drove back and forth on ...
Sleepover at Russells
November 23, 2007
I've written 2 blog entries about our sleepover at the Russell's. Somehow I've managed to delete/lose both before they were published. No more... here's the pictures from last weekend. Sleepover at the Russells
On the bookshelf
November 22, 2007
Quick reviews of books I've recently read or am reading. This book is about how the younger generation (Mosaics & Busters - I hate these stupid labels) view Christians. The research findings done by the Barna group were not particularly surprising to me. It is such a shame that we ...
Guess who's sewing contest!
November 16, 2007
A member of our family has just taken up a new craft/hobby. The first person to guess correctly who made Celine's new fleece pants wins a bar of Cinnamon Orange soap made by Light Living Soapworks (me).
On another note
November 16, 2007
We are also listening a lot lately to The Waterboy's Universal Hall album, one of Damien's recent purchases (he is the more prolific music buyer in our home). Some of the songs are lame but others really catch you, such as "Peace of Iona". This song sparked a family interest ...
Raising Sand
November 15, 2007
I bought an album this week, Raising Sand with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. I buy an album on itunes about twice a year or so. I'm enjoying this latest pick thoroughly. I like that you can't totally define the music or put it in a country/blue grass/rock/pop box. You ...
