snippets of home

an incredible photo i just received from the romantic adventurers........

ben and kensey live in prague, czech republic but are now on holiday in jordan. wowza!

here are a few recent photos i've taken 

now and then, in and out, here and there

around the house..........

1. a beautiful bouquet from my husband, just because.

2. & 3. the dance trio, gabi, remi and sammy heading out on a road trip to perform and compete in utah.

4. generous gift from our artist friend, richie ryall capturing bo kaap, a colorful neighborhood of history and culture in cape town, south africa. thank you, richie.

5. & 6. jonquils and spring bulbs are making their entrance in the garden

7. to 11. and then it snowed.....

12. & 13. so nice to see gabi at home now and then

14. then she got hold of the camera

15. knight of jazz concert at fairview featuring excalibur show choir, gabi - top row, far left

to end this post, i would like to invite you to check out sebastian's 5 track album he has just released:

SEBASTIAN JAMES.BANDCAMP.COM

"Other Quiet Things"

These songs are so many different things to me, and I hope they can become something to you too.

The subtitle of this little collection is "Songs to Fall Asleep to", and I think they serve that purpose well. Try turning these on right before you fall asleep, and see how it goes.

Again, an incredible thank you to everyone who, directly or tangentially, helped create these songs. I genuinely could not have done any of it without you.        -Sebastian

winter ball

here are a few recent photos i've taken 

now and then, in and out, here and there

around the house..........

1. a beautiful valentine bouquet

2. morning nap in the sun after her walk and breakfast

3. frosty footprints beneath the bird feeder

4. sunday lunch with friends - paul's butter chicken over rice and roasted asparagus on the menu

5. cold temps under clear, blue skies

6. animal hides

7. - 14. fairview's winter ball, a girls ask guys dance and gabi asked jacob, photo op with besties julia and emma (and mom) before jacob arrived

15. boomerang!!

 

happy valentine's day

here are a few recent photos i've taken 

now and then, in and out, here and there

around the house..........

1. i've been working on learning about and creating french desserts because....well....the french are the masters. i recently made a successful chocolate mousse using julia child's recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking and made this beauty using sur la table's recipe for a classic french fruit tart.

2. margo, andrew and nigel on their way from houston to midland, texas for their second of four six-month postings with chevron. they are liking this low-key, cowboy hat donned texan town.

3. gabi, paul and i bike together when the weather is nice. this ride was a fun 17-miler on a warm saturday.

4. on my way upstairs, i was taken by this beautiful snowfall scene out the window.

5. a christmas gift from nicole, thom mayne's book, 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century, a project she was heavily involved in creating at morphosis architectural firm.

6. returning from a frosty morning walk with my pup.

7. & 8. the calves are here! these frisky, adorable babes arrive daily at our friend's ranch down the road. it's one of the winter highlights around here.

9. BYU rugby came to boulder to play university of colorado so paul went to watch the game and meet up with his teammate and now head coach davey smyth from his own BYU rugby days. decades later, BYU rugby continues to be one of the best in the country.....the final score was 100 and something to single digits. um, so sorry CU.

10. we just had a very, very cold, snowy, hovering gray weekend.

11. fresh flowers and an orange/peppermint essential oil blend in the diffuser keep us feeling bright and cheerful in weather like this.

12. - 15. gabi invited girlfriends over for a galentines lunch party this afternoon.

16. excalibur, fairview high school's jazz show choir, featured each choir member in an evening showcase of solo performances. wow, these kids can sing! gabi opened the show with her performance (below) of - all about that bass.....you go girl!

snippets of home

here are a few recent photos i've taken 

now and then, in and out, here and there

around the house..........

1. lucy our neighbor was over. she has cool shoes.

2. paul took this gorgeous photo of march's full worm moon.

3. gabi and friends took a painting class in our garage.

4. the cold, snow melt stream.

5. gabi has loved pink shoes since she was three.

6. spring tulips from the garden.

7. sidney and gabi, besties since kindergarten.

8. the stream in spring.

9., 10., 11. this time of year we wake to mooing as cattle wander to open space across the stream. i love having them in our backyard.

12. paul is making biltong this week, fan drying it on the counter. mmmmm.

13. lilacs are in bloom everywhere.