I am so thankful to be spending time with friends and family over this holiday weekend. 2014 has been an amazing year and I’m looking forward to all the possibilities that 2015 brings!
Merry Christmas!
Every year The Renaissance Man’s Grandparents send us a beautiful Christmas wreath. The wreath arrives late in November and it always prompts me to start decorating for the holidays!
I store the wreath hanger with the rest of our Christmas decorations in bins up on high shelves in our garage. When the wreath arrives, The Renaissance Man and I work together taking down the bins and I quickly locate the wreath hanger. Christmas starts almost immediately!
Is that Santa riding a Brush Rig?
Have I mentioned that I love living in a small town? Ha! I may have mentioned it a time or two…or three…
Last Monday evening we celebrated the season with the Annual Dundee Fire Department Holiday Parade. It was the perfect opportunity to make some hot cocoa, bundle up nice and warm, stand on the sidewalk, and take in the sights! Around 6:30pm, I could just hear the faint sound of sirens so I quickly ventured up to SW Dogwood Drive to take in the parade.
Holiday Shopping at Rain Dance Marketplace
Shopping for holiday gifts can be so much fun! Especially if you keep things local.
This year we decided to purchase gifts that showcase our new home town and the bounty of the Willamette Valley. With that in mind, it gave me an excuse to go exploring places that I haven’t had a chance to visit. I’ve heard so many wonderful things about the Rain Dance Marketplace, so last Saturday we made a point to drive out OR219 to find the “Red Barn!”
{Sunday Sunrise} Snapshots from Dundee
There really is something to be said about catching the sunrise. I am so thankful that our little home in Dundee looks out over the valley and that we can see the tippy-top of Mt. Jefferson peaking out from behind the Cascade Mountain Range.
Mt. Jefferson is always there keeping watch for us and I’m sure this morning’s sunrise took his breath away.
Thanksgiving Day Recap & Turkey Broth
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving was over a week ago!? Time flies, especially this time of year! We had a lovely time with family and friends celebrating on Friday. It was our first time hosting a big holiday and I think we did a pretty good job pulling everything together. My Mom was a huge help when it came to logistics…she’s hosted a few Thanksgivings over the years and was a valuable resource. She even let me borrow some table linens for the event!
Happy Turkey Day to You!
Doesn’t Thanksgiving feel like the culmination of all things fall?
I’m looking forward to a house full of family and friends, the smell of Thanksgiving spices wafting from the kitchen, pumpkin pie, and a nice brisk walk in the park to cap off the day. With all that said, I actually have to wait one more day for Thanksgiving…we’ll be hosting our FIRST Thanksgiving tomorrow!
Today my agenda includes cleaning the house, helping The Renaissance Man chop and slice all the necessary items, and taking a few moments to enjoy some tea and read a book. We may even sneak out to a winery or two to kick-off Wine Country Thanksgiving!
We have so many things to be thankful for…Gobble! Gobble!
A Different Kind of Dundee Home
I was out doing some yard work this weekend and the number of spider homes in our yard was simply impressive. I’m not sure if I was just more attune to their presence or if our backyard transformation has become the “bed and breakfast” of the spider world.
At any rate, I felt compelled to snap a bunch of photos, but what are you suppose to do with photos of spider webs? Writing a simple haiku seemed to fit the bill…enjoy my poem!
Growing Lettuce All Winter
At the end of the summer I became very overwhelmed with how big our first garden had become, and one afternoon I made a rash decision to clear it all out.
No. More. Garden! Of course it felt great in the moment, and then I almost immediately regretted my decision. I missed having fresh greens to eat with dinner…
So two weeks ago, I decided to do some experimenting with a winter garden. I had been looking online and originally was planning to construct a makeshift greenhouse over the whole bottom section of the garden, but I knew that I didn’t really need that much space. Instead, as I was walking down the isle in the grocery store and a set of clear storage tubs called out to me, the tubs seemed to be the perfect solution to my problem!
Celebrating Dundee Fire Station No. 3
Saturday was an exciting day in Dundee, as community members came together to celebrate the opening of Dundee Fire Station No. 3! The weather was overcast and a bit drizzly at times, but that wasn’t enough to prevent a crowd from gathering. By the time I arrived, the new 54-stall parking lot was completely full!
