Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Saturday, January 29, 2011
It certainly has been an incredibly snowy winter! Easily one of the snowiest of my lifetime. We have had more snow in the last few weeks than we usually have all winter, and it does not seem like we are going to catch a break anytime soon. With the rumor of more snow on the way for the middle of the coming week, Dave decided that it was probably a good idea to do some ice and snow removal today.
After ice removal was done he moved to clearing the snow from the back deck. First a quick reminder of how much snow there was:
It took a total of three hours to remove all the ice and snow that he wanted to, but once it was done there was clearly a sense of satisfaction for a job well done. Now we just wait and wonder in regard to what the rest of the winter has in store for us...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Today we woke up to the world (yet again) covered in snow. It was easily another foot of loveliness out there making the world look perfectly magical.
The gate to the backyard is burried under all that snow!
Our grill is under there somewhere!
On top of all the excitment of another snowy morning, we were also excitedly getting ready for a visit with Leigh, Josephine, Hannah and Brad. The girls and I spent some time late morning preparing the ingredients for the soup that we would be having at lunch while we waited for everyone to arrive.
Veggies for the wild rice soup.
And then they arrived and the fun began! I had not seen Leigh and Josephine since my wedding day (eight and a half years ago)! It was so wonderful to see them again, along with the newly engaged Hannah and Brad! We got right to catching up, Quickly chatting as if no time had passed at all. During all this chatting, soup was made and consumed. Seconds were had. Toys were played with. Dessert was shared. Stories were told and wedding plans gushed over. Some of us even got choked up at being asked to perform the ceremony (me!) and photograph it (Josephine). Before long it was time to say good-bye to our beloved friends, and I realized that I had not taken one decent picture ofeveryone. Such is the way it goes when you are too busy talking, I suppose. I quickly snapped a couple pictures before they went on their way, all the while wishing I had taken more before our time together was over.
Brad is such an awesome guy that he went to remove some snow from the end of our driveway before they took off.
It was a truly incredible day! Many fabulous memories were shared and made today. Thank you for spending the afternoon with us, dear friends. We had a most terrific time!
Wild Rice Soup
1/4 cup butter
2 cups sliced celery stalks
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3 cups cooked wild rice (I used two packages of Carolina Long Grain and Wild Rice since w could not find just wild rice)
2 cups water
2 10.5oz cans chicken broth
3 cups half-n-half
2/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted (omit if you would like)
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
In a 4 quart dutch oven, melt butter over medium high heat. cook celery, carrots, onion, and bell pepper in butter about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. stir in flour salt, and pepper. stir in rice, water, and broth. heat to boiling; reduce heat. cover, simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. stir in half-n-half, almonds, and parsley. heat just unti hot, do not boil or soup will curdle.
Serve with bread.
Enjoy!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
It has been quite a winter so far! If it's not snowing, it's about to, and if it's not about to it's bitterly cold. No matter how many days it snows the wonder and magic of this ordinary miracle is always a sight to behold!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Our day started out with not a whole heck of alot going on. There was lots of hanging out. Just being. Just doing. It was lovely.
On our way home we decided to swing by the local outdoor skating rink. While none of us have our own skates (yet!) I thought it would be fun to get on the ice anyway. We arrived and had the place to ourselves! The girls were very curious about being on the ice, and if it was not for a layer of snow on it, I think they would have gotten a better feel for pushing around on the ice. Regardless, it was a lovely afternoon to be out, and brought back many fantastic memories of skating on Durley's Pond in my hometown...
Note to self: Buy ice skates for next winter.
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