This summer was a busy one! (Aren't they all??) I got to hang with one of my best buddies 4 days a week! We went to the beach with friends several times and generally had an awesome summer. Timber Days kicked off the season, with the Cook farmers' market opening the Saturday after, and then... Continue Reading →
Summer Wrap-Up
Hi, friends! Summer is wrapping up in northern MN; there was frost in our area last night, but it didn't go below 39 degrees here at the House on the Hill. Whew! The apple trees produced like mad after last year's drought and late spring frost. Even the Linden tree didn't bloom last year. And... Continue Reading →
Solar Ice Candles
I've been experimenting with ice candles and ice suncatchers for a couple years now, so it wasn't a huge jump to making solar-lighted ice candles. First, I took all the molds outside and then filled them using pitchers of water. (This idea came to me last summer, so every time I saw a Bundt-shaped mold at the... Continue Reading →
Sunflower Ghosts
Ok, my hands are killing me, but I wanted this post done before Halloween's over. Here's the Cliff Notes version: Back in September, I covered my sunflowers with old white curtains to protect them from frost. My neighbor thought I was just decorating early for Halloween! Which was a great idea; I'd already tried coloring... Continue Reading →
Tea With Auntie Linden
What, you don't name your trees? This is one of our favorite trees. Mine (Laura) shades my whole front yard in the summer. Lois' shades the old wood shed/ice house at Cook's Country Connection. Listen, if Pocahontas could have Grandmother Willow, we can have an Auntie Linden. And like Grandmother Willow, the Auntie Linden in... Continue Reading →
For Fox’ Sake…
That may be my favorite blog post title EVER. On Sunday July 6, Mr. Wonderful, Male Spawn, and I took a day trip to the Vermilion Falls and Vermilion Gorge hiking trails. Northern MN has been getting a lot of rain and so I hoped there would be lots of photo opportunities. The weather didn't... Continue Reading →
Hummingbird Moths
Sometimes, it's the shots you DON'T get. A few years ago, I captured a hummingbird moth on my camera phone. It was mostly a blur, and I had never seen anything like it. It sounded like a bee or a hummingbird, and the wings moved so fast that usually I could barely see them with... Continue Reading →
Dancing in Graveyards
I made a Fairy Cemetery for Halloween this year. It seemed appropriate, considering what a year of loss 2013 has been. I've always liked cemeteries. We grew up close to the Cook (Owens Twp.) Cemetery. Micki, Melissa, and I would meet there on bicycle and ride around the circular drives, marveling at the children's stones... Continue Reading →
Middle Spawn Has a Blog!
Another proud parent moment--the Middle Spawn (AKA youngest Pajari Girl) is blogging!! And the title of her blog is... Musings of an Intellectual Badass. Because we Pajari Girls are the perfect blend of brains and brass. 🙂 A self-proclaiming LOTR nerd, her post on Lord of the Rings memes is bahahaha funny. Go say hi,... Continue Reading →
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