4 Year Anniversary

Holy roasted marshmellows, Batman!

I just checked and this December it will have been 4 years since we bought III. Where have those years gone? This photo was taken New Years Eve Day 2004, our first picnic lunch at III. These two were mere babes!

I am fascinated

by the Amish life. I think I could live it. Oh wait!

No. Nope.

Hold your horses! Guess I couldn't as I wouldn't have my computer, my e-mail nor the internet! Forget it and pretend I never said that . . . but I am still fascinated.

I want to build one of those big ol' farm houses. I want to raise pigs and have chickens running around my yard. I want to garden and cook and can and bake and get fat, wear an apron and put my hair up in a bun. Now that sounds like fun!

Dinner, in a few months

Peaceful

Doesn't this look peaceful




















I did try to buy a black Amish hat, one year for Himself after you children claimed he was an "Amish wantabee". I couldn't find one on the internet. Maybe I can find one at Jamestown this summer.

JEEP

Last trip to Mo, we stayed at III. We were into November but the weather was mild. Some of the trees were pretty and some were bare. We definitely needed heat at night but don't know that we ran it during the day.

A lot of times, on the way home (to Creston) from Missouri, Himself and I take off on the dirt, low maintenance (as they call them nowadays) roads. Usually our sure-footed Jeep gets us through. On this southern Iowa road, this old (sure-footed) Jeep turned around and drove back. It did not even TRY to get through.

I don't think we would have gotten through either . . . but Himself was sure wantin' to give it a try!

Can you smell that?

Can you smell that bacon cooking in the cool morning air? hmmm mmmmm!

We finally got to try out the new Coleman (camping fuel cannister) griddle. Just make sure you level the table and then cook away. Himself cooked the bacon, then fried up the eggs. I did resort to making the toast in the cabin but remember, there is only a little electricity in there

(thanks to Cousin Clint) so to make toast, I heat a big ol' cast iron skillet over a burner and just throw that bread right down on the frying pan. Give it a few minutes on both sides . . . and you've got toast. Nothing better than breakfast outdoors!

Missouri Gold

Our little piece of Missouri doesn't have a lot of color in the fall. We have mainly Oak Trees and these Oaks turn brown. But it is a lovely golden brown, don't you think?

But then there is the occasional red leafed Oak. One stands at the entrance to our driveway and the other down by the cabin. They do glisten when the sun kisses them.