Ranch Revue: Green Morning
Last weekend, to finish out our two weeks with no girlies, Paul and Jacob and I took a little quickie-trip up to the ranch. We left town in the middle…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
A Long Awaited Dream
Friends, only the few of you who have been in on the secret have any way of guessing the level of anticipation and hope leading up to today. What everyone…
Jacob’s First Quiche
Today we had yet another culinary adventure. Jacob made his first Quiche! I looked at bunches of recipes, and finally made one up on the fly. I'm sure there will…
A Note on Being Childlike
[hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ] A Note on Being Childlike: When we speak of being childlike, we often reference the "trust" that a child has for a parent. However…
Baking With The Boy
Starting the week off with a bang was my plan, and I think I can safely say we accomplished that goal. Today, The Boy made a Cheesecake. This grand accomplishment…
Ghetto Catholic
Finally I can announce the secret, all-consuming project that has been keeping me occupied this week. My husband, with much encouragement from his family, has begun a blog where he…
Days 3-5
I know, I know, I've let us all down the last couple of days, but really, not every day could be as spectacularly photographically exuberant as Day 1 and Day…
Multi-tasking
New rule for the new living room arrangement: The screen is only on if someone is on the bike (and peddling). Yesterday everybody got a turn during The Avengers. I…
Still Life: Bread (and Butter)
Still life photo of fresh bread with butter. Original followed by three different edits. [hr color="dark-gray" width="100%" border_width="2px" ]
Much Ado About a Tree
Today, there was much ado about a tree. When we moved into this house 15 years ago, there were two acacia trees, one date palm, a juniper shrub, a tall,…