Sourdough Hotcakes

We have a new breakfast favourite to add to the collection. Sourdough hotcakes (sourdough recipe even included) from the Washingon Local and Seasonal Cookbook by Becky Selengut, -a former chef from The Herbfarm.

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Sending you a hug

Wishing you a time of celebration that is filled with love, hugs, joy and peace.

Our Winter Sleigh

We love anything that gets us out there and active as a family. Here's the latest tool - for our family Christmas gift, we bought the conversion kit for our biking trailer. This will be Mina's warming hut on snowshoe and XC ski trips. This will be the main ride for Mr Miles. We got it this afternoon and had to give it a test ride before dinner...especially considering the ski-on-and-off option will be gone by the end of the week.

We forgot our head lamps! Tomorrow night. This will be a cool way to go around and check out people's Christmas lights. Perhaps on Christmas Eve, we can even go out in costume.

FUN.

Snow Day Number Four

Practicing our wipe out.

Mamma and Mina on Snowshoes

We left the boys at home (one napping, one working) and hit the trails for some girl snowshoe time. Mina's new high-tech snowshoes are somewhere on their way here. So we pulled out our low-tech, but functional ones. We were out for a couple of hours - enjoying the peace of the woods, looking for signs of winter, running into friends and enjoying every step along the way.

Entering the park. Beautiful.

I forgot about the stairs in the one section that we went down. Mina figured the best way for herself, quickly and happily.

I did it!

Walking by the waterfall.

We took at thermos of blueberry tea and some homemade muffins. Mina rather liked the blueberry tea. I told her that she reminded me of Pooh bear and his honeypot.

Walking home.

A Snowy Sunday

Look at me. Just like Mina.

Oops! See Mina in the background.

Uhm. How come Mina makes this look so easy? I think that i will go back to playing with my truck.

St Nick

Lately i have a thing for "paper toys" and here is Mr. Claus himself. Or try origami Santa.

M&M enjoyed looking at these pictures of Santa from around the globe.

Things to do post-storm

Four ways to create luminarias from ice, fruit, flowers and items from your garden.

Create a quick and easy Cranberry centerpiece.

Snow = Fun

Today we went sledding in the park with friends.

Cool tree stump built for two.

Till next time. Please think warm and cozy thoughts for us - as we are on the eve of another windstorm. Who knows what adventures this will bring. I'm hoping that the power does not go out for a week this time!