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Spring has arrived and I am slowly creeping out of hibernation. Me and all my huge brown Grizzly friends. Actually, I have been far from hibernating. I have had a very active fun winter. Thats right. I took on winter in Idaho and I enjoyed it! Don't give me any lip about how mild it was either, it was FREAKING COLD.
I started Cross Country Skiing. This was because my Aunt Cynthia says to me over Thanksgiving, "I have skis, I will ship them to you, a gift". Thanks! So I go rent a pair a couple of times, take on the tundra and wipe out enough to realize it's pretty fun. Then the UPS store wanted a zillion dollars to ship skis and before I know it, I own a brand new pair of XC skis. I made the most of them during March, skiing almost every weekend. As it started warming up and the snow got crusty you could really venture out and see signs of animals, carcasses and tracks oh my!
I am almost sad I wont be able to ski for a while, but it is replaced with hiking and bears. Ill take the trade. |
| I have also been cooking. Yes, you read that right. No, your computer doesn't have a virus. No, my blog has not been hacked. I have been cooking. Desserts! Pretty funny considering I don't have a sweet tooth. Here is one dessert I made on a challenge. Its a chocolate torte with ganache. I don't even know what that is, nor do I like chocolate, but I worked it out! I have had to buy a lot of kitchen ware. Martha and I are tight now. Besties. |
My blog was down and out a while, but I got the technical issues resolved and we should not have a problem now. A lot of other things happened over the winter, like Melissa had her beautiful baby. Caleb. I will post all of his photos this week. I have also been getting busy with babies of my own. No, not MY OWN, but photographing the cuties in town. Simmer down now. I will post several of those sessions in the coming weeks.
I also moved outside of Idaho Falls to a town called Swan Valley. I love it!!! Its a little bit of a drive, but now I am closer to the Tetons and getting used to small town life. I will keep office hours of Mon-Thurs.
One thing I love about living a little further out is my birds. I have bird feeders everywhere and the birdies are right at home! So far I only have Pine Siskins, House Finch and Cassin Finch. I see lots of Mountain Bluebirds among others that are not bird feeder lovers but still beautiful. I also have big picture windows they like to run into. :( So far only one fatality and he is buried in the bird garden. Here is a photo of one who hit the window, but was quickly recovered. I snapped him before he gained his senses. This is a Cassins Finch.
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| Im also gardening. I know, you can't stand it. I used to be Blonde and Dangerous and now Im HGTV. Its sad. But we adapt to our surroundings, right? I have no Al Biernat's, give me my fresh veggies. It's too cold to plant yet, but I am working on raised beds. I am building three. Here is one that I still need to fix up and it's upside down. I am planting a massive amount of Dahlias in this one. And yes, I did say it's too cold to plant. I am screaming Spring, but we have not had our last freeze. We could possibly get snow this week despite the fact it was 70 today. |
To sum it up, I LOVE IT HERE. I am having the time of my life, making great new friends and enjoying the great outdoors. I am staying and Kevin owes me a pair of Manolos. Who wouldn't spend a year in Idaho to get a pair of Manolos? A small price to pay. I may have traded my heels in for THESE, but I will still take THESE KJ.
Stogie loved the snow a little too much. Now that it has melted he hits the grass and just stares at me, not wanting to move. He could not get enough of the snow. I have never seen a dog hate grass so much. Goldie just loves to be outside. Sun, rain, snow, sleet, the dog would be outside 90% of the time if given the chance.
I'll be posting more all week! :) |
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