Be-oo-tiful day here! We got a couple of inches of new snow overnight, so we awoke to freshly flocked trees. A few clouds clung to the mountains to make the long slow […]

It gets light outside between 10 and 10:30 and is darkish by 4:00, but the mountains to the south block most of the direct sunlight this time of year. Sunrise: 1:43 p.m. […]

I am the Little Red Jen. I picked gallons of blueberries all by myself, washed them all by myself, froze them on trays all by myself, and packed them in bags all […]

I’m noticing the swift descent into darkness these days. The sun doesn’t peek above the mountains until 9:30 a.m., and I’m turning on lights a little after 5 p.m. I’m often not […]

This morning when I looked out the kitchen window, I was startled to see a large dark shape in the moonlight. It’s been a while since we’ve had moose in the yard. […]

Well, I tried. The berries were beautiful as they swelled and burst, the berry juice was a brilliant color, as was the dishwater. I got to use my very own berry-squasher, a […]