All By Myself

Since the new kitchen has taller cupboards, I ordered this retro chair/step stool and it came by UPS the other day.  Of course it had to be put together, and I did it all myself with just a screw driver and some patience.  Lots of pieces! It will be used as a bar stool when not in use as a stepping stool.

Sunset

I almost missed this sunset.  I was coming out of a store and hurried in the opposite direction from going home to find some upper ground to take a picture.

Old House Tour

I was invited to tour this old house in Kaysville.  I've driven by many times, so I was excited to take a look. It's on 9 S 200 W. The original portion was built either in 1851 or 1855. I also got to see the old grainery, where the family holds parties in the loft.

Socked In

The clouds were amazing this morning.  So low you could almost touch them, and hiding the mountains.

Snakes in the Trees

We have two wonderful Honey Locust trees in the front yard.  They were planted probably 20 years ago. When they were young, one of the trees looked dead.  So Mike decided to cut it down, even though I felt like it was going to be okay.  It grew back and is now as tall at the other.  The problem is, when it came back, it came back as either a male or female - whichever one grows large seed pods.  So every fall, we have hundreds of these that drop to the ground, and have to be picked up! (From that tree only, of course.)

A Box is a Box

The old adage that kids will have fun playing with something not intended to be a toy is still true today.  Some of the grandkids dropped by last night.  I took the large oven cardboard box outside along with my camera.  For about an hour we all played with that box; dropping from the trees into the box, rolling down the grassy slope with the kids taking turns being inside...what fun! 

Dinner - Fast Food From Home

A lot of meals in the last six weeks have been prepared hastily, and eaten standing up while working on the kitchen between bites. They are ususally cold, quickly prepared in the microwave, or picked up somewhere.  A tomato and avocado sandwich on whole wheat is one of my favorites, and very filling!  I love chocolate soy milk.