tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28853522504898205302024-02-18T21:06:37.627-08:00Modern HouswiferyGrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-13620623750597416272009-03-02T18:09:00.000-08:002009-03-02T18:10:04.715-08:00please join me at <a href="http://grittypretty.blogspot.com">grittypretty.blogspot.com</a>.GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-45878720704472052009-01-25T10:31:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.033-08:00growing food even......at the white house!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHL9dDrGpH-aN8pb8yqkS1DTwdzxi0vHGMThRIwm6hlvJcPmVdQzYysu4bWP0AbHtHXUM2ZpEQLMIWCcyGmkWymxm3VX3FOv3nOlJiAEaAvvnCtYGRUwJmYT14-CMtuBD6_0K5Q7iytg/s1600-h/whitehousefarmer"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHL9dDrGpH-aN8pb8yqkS1DTwdzxi0vHGMThRIwm6hlvJcPmVdQzYysu4bWP0AbHtHXUM2ZpEQLMIWCcyGmkWymxm3VX3FOv3nOlJiAEaAvvnCtYGRUwJmYT14-CMtuBD6_0K5Q7iytg/s400/whitehousefarmer" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295301833356524146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">the white house will have an <a href="http://whitehousefarmer.com/">edible garden</a>! it will provide food for use by the white house chef as well as local food banks.<br />better food policy could beneficially affect health care, the environment, peak oil, and the economy.</span> and it will help farmers markets! including ours in provo! read about food democracy <a href="http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/about-us/">here</a>. and the food declaration <a href="http://fooddeclaration.org/">here.</a> who's putting this movement together? michael pollan, alice waters, etc. all the food greats!<br /><br /><h2 style="font-weight: normal;" class="date-header"><span style="font-size:100%;">reposted from Sunday, December 02, 2007</span></h2> <a name="711093154406390843"></a> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOJAKEcLQg_F_0lVw6qwl-Bkd-2xMDlm8pJqGqKfcLlqg0KKegcYVB6Eg5gwEv872kSJb0jwjBTLWLd_6f5waCOYJtvxBK070lGNYoPa9mwHuFNW543iESGd6kAbqO3sMJt0cCTfi2ok/s1600-r/IMG_9357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrVp0hHmfpRIzoYxPqgMX6sI3ovJdFVCmT1_nRVL2854BI7MMDDZtHmGgNmpmkHqDOjis4NXusS9Ge3M6FVExHu-i2DbjpCT7qT5QZJOGUuUrPA4BXci0j-HML-3V5Z6nF6DFST-MX9c/s400/IMG_9357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139532782035286194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">When it comes to attending a lecture by someone fantastic (</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan">Michael Pollan</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">). who wrote a few books i really like (The Botany of Desire, The Omnivores Dilemma). about a topic that the O'lover is obsessed with (FOOD)...i make it my duty to scooch my chair up..and lean forward...and stick my leg out. So there's no mistaking that I am indeed the CLOSEST audience member.</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-UnqCiKQ4px4MuBa9qerkHaaMe8vy6PqvTEhl6vchN6-5P4iSBncRgrw5b7TJ7LhHYUFehoH9ZpQEGKdze4v5NQKbJK7tvgxf65iWmMaLAzLVy9CLedh6-vZ6NsMCWzybX-MnrOS8H4/s1600-r/IMG_9364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4mvCNs8JNoSh8SIRUSp0fA2VSbqfjASfcnosy8SU7vfdfD8o9V3Yzq4_gXpY_mUgJwt1UGvVkxtyXTbfpaLuI_My1FyfUVazmVdkXCaN4LptGAW3h8upkwRYokfHsZSRgd5ni2Ahdd4/s400/IMG_9364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139532773445351586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">me and Michael...ahhhh...</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUcfiB5b7dgeC_qv1AIQwOT4HEeyxv6SVIKBl3Qn9oixBKmASlTT0KmswySsKSCWxOoU0DGctgx32AGPrQ-26KtUyfI0292Obrs0dal4-GkpdsVzS1R1xvjta6B7EiXXrWmvLCFsqwio/s1600-r/IMG_9383.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdooGXJdZMzo_cL8kjs5YzdW6VgasvGImFsY73loLZP1fkCfDmBXLz2ps7KmV9av1cEXT5bxkywNNkpaMbK2T55jY2aQoJToeRkM4Ry8bGe9h_NgjpCL_hmwVuv1k_hw_O8EVGH3J77i4/s400/IMG_9383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139532756265482354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many thanks to my grandma-in-law Lillian. Besides being a constant inspiration (she is a very strong woman and environmental activist) she is the matriarch of the family I so luckily married into. Oh! And she also provides the hot item tickets to the author series up at Sundance.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">signed,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">star struck and clutching my autographed copy</span>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-45193825281721674262009-01-22T17:25:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.047-08:00state of the household<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">the <span style="font-size:130%;">crescendo of suspense. </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">holy moses! part the curtains on the construction already</span>, right? </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br />soon.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br />meanwhile everyone is still being watered and fed. the ladies are happy and warm in the greenhouse. in fact, i'm not sure they know its winter. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">bridget was trying to escape between my legs when i took this pic.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0d8MkkY4Z7I8N_XDcSlceHmxbFYXVsYXtdDJvg0tqsBWefOQg6I85m82nQ5dTogzW_h2WWfIpRtRwM2wbBBxlApfYriCWAWsF_DnNDqsdsoPOD_rv4Z3pxUXr1ZH7MZlJCw_gSyOfT0/s1600-h/chix0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0d8MkkY4Z7I8N_XDcSlceHmxbFYXVsYXtdDJvg0tqsBWefOQg6I85m82nQ5dTogzW_h2WWfIpRtRwM2wbBBxlApfYriCWAWsF_DnNDqsdsoPOD_rv4Z3pxUXr1ZH7MZlJCw_gSyOfT0/s400/chix0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294303838080436978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">also, it's sinking in that i need more carpentry skillz. i keep coming to stopping points until oliver can coach me over the phone or until he comes home and takes over.<br /><br />it's also sinking in that we have a new prez.<br /><br />reposted from feb 7, 2008</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><br /><br />it turns out i'm </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;">a <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">respecter of persons</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">AND, </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">even worse, </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;">a <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">stalker</span></span>.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />this is right before michelle obama shakes my hand.</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">after her inspiring speech in slc last monday.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span></div></div><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsezd2OPXdr5RDRj0DOxMkaGMOoty548lqjMsKsctDT9QcDE6RSLOcnYVbWEuQnqHTbSlhSQCfRh4_YASynpVSzahddys0oyQ7XvZx0SVNvKie9mlbKrU_E79tmDnF_TkW5JrBx7bDHw/s1600-h/michelle+obama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsezd2OPXdr5RDRj0DOxMkaGMOoty548lqjMsKsctDT9QcDE6RSLOcnYVbWEuQnqHTbSlhSQCfRh4_YASynpVSzahddys0oyQ7XvZx0SVNvKie9mlbKrU_E79tmDnF_TkW5JrBx7bDHw/s400/michelle+obama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164512238274563010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">her hand is very soft and thin.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />my hand was clammy and in awe.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C4LD6-pzehTBGD9uoPVd60jZc-rRBjc9inoohWWmnTBF0wp1EvCnVvngSYVUsuafLdgLdYUYs133uQYoh5E9HSl-nHR1Dz4CiMVamFnN7e-xdrc-7bu_h50BwmYeq-PStlV3nALr3YM/s1600-h/michelle+obama2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C4LD6-pzehTBGD9uoPVd60jZc-rRBjc9inoohWWmnTBF0wp1EvCnVvngSYVUsuafLdgLdYUYs133uQYoh5E9HSl-nHR1Dz4CiMVamFnN7e-xdrc-7bu_h50BwmYeq-PStlV3nALr3YM/s400/michelle+obama2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164517765897473010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">while in chicago last november i visited THEIR house.</span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrafHnjhDR6tfaiUb2U5Aggwy-MlKbGpFJKoUIdULoki93ijT1SFURF71giHEJ7i_2Xdl3uSpOc5yQJ2adj1MsFIKLqpDB64cZ3HAWK1tCwf7F4JWU_a5z82PMnS285X-zcvup7iCbtQ/s1600-h/IMG_9207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrafHnjhDR6tfaiUb2U5Aggwy-MlKbGpFJKoUIdULoki93ijT1SFURF71giHEJ7i_2Xdl3uSpOc5yQJ2adj1MsFIKLqpDB64cZ3HAWK1tCwf7F4JWU_a5z82PMnS285X-zcvup7iCbtQ/s400/IMG_9207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164515244751670242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">on their street there's an LDS chapel, then my friend kimmy's house, then a couple houses, then my favorite presidential candidate's house, then a jewish synagogue.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />signed,<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">yes there were secret service agents watching me take this pic.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-44434353125706537082009-01-22T04:43:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.066-08:00still rolling with it<div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="7285989677800105580"></a> <div class="post-body entry-content"> HEY! guess what! construction is nearing completion. knock on wood (a familiar sound around here.)<br /><br />meanwhile....<br /><br />reposted from Sept. 17, 2007- <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU-a41SSj0BNUW-wfTsICadp9ZTrtLnRzTfnWBPtRSEFFUmavT2sy5DWHinpHljC5sgTEQXCc71gFBV3Im1NZBK0Z0Zo04U76Nk2LrZ4qWDYO4qmSpmuqp4_7Bq_2gakzADzw6X8MG-M/s1600-h/IMG_8051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU-a41SSj0BNUW-wfTsICadp9ZTrtLnRzTfnWBPtRSEFFUmavT2sy5DWHinpHljC5sgTEQXCc71gFBV3Im1NZBK0Z0Zo04U76Nk2LrZ4qWDYO4qmSpmuqp4_7Bq_2gakzADzw6X8MG-M/s400/IMG_8051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111413934198423970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The One Who Cracked My Code</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I’m currently looking forward to entering the stage of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">enchantress</span>. No, really it’s a stage. And it doesn’t mean that I will be sociable. Quite the opposite, it means that I will be a witch, in my shell, collecting my thoughts and HIDING… so as not to curse or bless you. Cackle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And then there’s the <span style="font-weight: bold;">crone</span>. When for a week I’m eighty years old and have wisdom to spare and feel a bit less inhibited…because there is no time like the present, and then you die.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The seven days of <span style="font-weight: bold;">virgin</span> are among my favorite (not so for the O’lover). This is when my finger burns from the weight of my wedding ring. When I constantly forget that I share O’lover’s name. Mind you, I don’t like hurting O’s feelings when I take off without disclosing my destination but a virgin has untamable wonder and an unbroken stride (and little interest in men).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But really my absolute favorite stage is that of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">mother</span>. It’s when I’m clinging, and caring, when I nest and massage, and coo and pet. But 1% of the time it’s also when I over react and imagine offences. When the Mother Bear gets ticked off…heaven help you, my heart rate, and Ollie who has to mediate.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Before O’lover cracked my code my mysterious alternations between piety and caprice were a hairy rollercoaster ride I didn’t know I was on. And then the LIGHT. And we’re having fun.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Thanks Oliver.<br />--------<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Ollie told me that this is a broadly applicable cycle.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> I just looked it up; read more about archetypes <a href="http://www.mythsdreamssymbols.com/femininearchetypes.html">here</a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span></div></div>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-14230041162807805162009-01-20T17:36:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.081-08:00Provo's Inaugural Ballall grandiose plans to <span style="font-size:130%;">knit myself an Inaugural ballgown</span> were abandoned. sniff. i would have preferred something less "funeral" and <span style="font-size:130%;">more patriotic</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxHV_RdjUrKci8g9Fu8Q_clqd2l2VTDEJ12DFpB6PKJFdwm3OIuzEfEN9SEqeYs_OlEEy3NJbZFotvHPvSXOkGgE0T5RfgHrCLLiAribJOShe0FMwwm0gXlNhPPx8ofeOcD0QlQnEFAw/s1600-h/preball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxHV_RdjUrKci8g9Fu8Q_clqd2l2VTDEJ12DFpB6PKJFdwm3OIuzEfEN9SEqeYs_OlEEy3NJbZFotvHPvSXOkGgE0T5RfgHrCLLiAribJOShe0FMwwm0gXlNhPPx8ofeOcD0QlQnEFAw/s400/preball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293555982918054034" border="0" /></a>three generations of Callis women went to the ball. do you recognize my mum-in-law? she teaches art at wasatch elementary.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwDqjSb0znLQ-o9XMoo58yRmWMOQChyphenhyphenknT8fgPrGC2YtU9_TPPp6z3VWKuNzuwfi6xz7HK8_6wpyeAlIhjxcwpFkKQeptn9qESvFl3R3fzoLo5Pb7orrHSXTeZJ8reTV6pbft_o2sw0o/s1600-h/bonnie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwDqjSb0znLQ-o9XMoo58yRmWMOQChyphenhyphenknT8fgPrGC2YtU9_TPPp6z3VWKuNzuwfi6xz7HK8_6wpyeAlIhjxcwpFkKQeptn9qESvFl3R3fzoLo5Pb7orrHSXTeZJ8reTV6pbft_o2sw0o/s400/bonnie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293558016056875826" border="0" /></a>the red carpet!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn1DP2XMrYqLM6LKkyHknLi9OLxpmsd9mtHnfdrcdLmfx3g9iGsYcPiUvjk5XkRQgQDL1p6IQ9pJVcPFHQlZkmPwZ_A6hvZTSfzB-d5E81fdFplpnKHkBYHhh8XDK3_I7BNYNHUB1dDw/s1600-h/pennyroyal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn1DP2XMrYqLM6LKkyHknLi9OLxpmsd9mtHnfdrcdLmfx3g9iGsYcPiUvjk5XkRQgQDL1p6IQ9pJVcPFHQlZkmPwZ_A6hvZTSfzB-d5E81fdFplpnKHkBYHhh8XDK3_I7BNYNHUB1dDw/s400/pennyroyal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293555776864229394" border="0" /></a>hey we're early! why is it already packed? <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicElwwuCBpyVO5Ial8V4xZulpVFmVmm9H5WHMXKasysb7RxH3O53gDgzzUsJj8jbyb1qXa0FAaLl_VYxQvlYlAjeWhaPaNIisvFxJbUwY31FGY_v8E1NnRG94Fdo23XQbl9lw40qVYzBE/s1600-h/ball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicElwwuCBpyVO5Ial8V4xZulpVFmVmm9H5WHMXKasysb7RxH3O53gDgzzUsJj8jbyb1qXa0FAaLl_VYxQvlYlAjeWhaPaNIisvFxJbUwY31FGY_v8E1NnRG94Fdo23XQbl9lw40qVYzBE/s400/ball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293555170953781442" border="0" /></a>see obama peeking over <a href="http://independencekids.blogspot.com/">andi'</a>s shoulder?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2ut7Xp9hyx4fyO9zfJ2NCUXxYcyiz8c6TbwN9lJbNVZwO605Ly3cjBcNCqp-wlSLuKNzOx4H_gIfn3oN75te1E6VfbebQ04gI5732HTn_HHYLNUDQy2tSUUlYFm_HiKJX3VsGwnxOjc/s1600-h/andi+ball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2ut7Xp9hyx4fyO9zfJ2NCUXxYcyiz8c6TbwN9lJbNVZwO605Ly3cjBcNCqp-wlSLuKNzOx4H_gIfn3oN75te1E6VfbebQ04gI5732HTn_HHYLNUDQy2tSUUlYFm_HiKJX3VsGwnxOjc/s400/andi+ball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293555452732106658" border="0" /></a>and then my camera died and little alarms started going off in my head reminding me of the construction urgency at home. so i skated and slid in my slippery boots all the way back to the cottage to continue the endless build fest in the attic.<br /><br />see many more pics <a href="http://cindymindypindy.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-inaugural-ball.html">here</a>.GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-70196828260920680222009-01-20T15:11:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.100-08:00a breathing matter<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">we have the worst air in the nation. for those of you readers who don't live along the wasatch front just know that the air in our valley is sometimes soupy and gunky and....hard to breathe for weeks in the winter.<br /><br />every time i curse the small particulates ("CURSE you PM 2.5!") Ollie reminds me why <span style="font-size:130%;">inversions are a blessing.</span><br /><br />HUH? a blessing?<br /><br />excerpt from a letter <a href="http://urbanharvester.blogspot.com/2009/01/worst-air-quality-in-nation.html">Oliver</a> wrote to our officials:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Our inversions ought to be considered a blessing, reminding us that we are responsible for what we put into our air, a call to behave ethically. As a community, we need to be dis-incentivising pollution, and rewarding those who choose not to waste. There is no accountability for those who pollute indiscriminately and affect adversely the well-being of all of us along the Wasatch Front. The young among us suffer disproportionately, and because their suffering manifests itself slowly, they and their families are left with the burden and cost of treating it, often without help. This needs to change, and you can do something about it. Do not leave office without changing our course towards a future with clear skies.</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILl7lNzzg7_AqcJb9LCbzaaXs1ypHLj7gj0K4GmE5aJbSxUxV1LmR6yFrzRHq6s9N-UCvYgmegyvzi4cKX5JEjZeZ4auUMOY6p3TnsdPv7dG2dprMMuOEv4LOQ72zOL0BgjXcWpqznV8/s1600-h/daq+meeting0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILl7lNzzg7_AqcJb9LCbzaaXs1ypHLj7gj0K4GmE5aJbSxUxV1LmR6yFrzRHq6s9N-UCvYgmegyvzi4cKX5JEjZeZ4auUMOY6p3TnsdPv7dG2dprMMuOEv4LOQ72zOL0BgjXcWpqznV8/s400/daq+meeting0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293518000811390290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">holding one of the signs my best friend sus made for a recent very packed hearing with the department of air quality. </span><br /></div><br />Please join these <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.utahmomsforcleanair.org/">awesome super moms</a> in taking a proactive stand for clean air.<br /></span><br />signed,<br />keep breathing... even if you do visit <a href="http://www.utahmomsforcleanair.org/">their website</a> and find out the dreadful air quality data.GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-29932246638837464252009-01-19T11:47:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.126-08:00woolly excursion - Part IIthank goodness for a little help from my friend.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHOXTqWGIxNNF8D3Ar6hpLSNWHjbvcQTSK5Sq4KXbdovStuBWe5ZShyhgJggInrh5yYZOmeqotvr8lQXjzP25AKR7dO-Xsdpe33hN8nuLK_oCh_WT_3nUfk6jVu0cDnO_5Udi5pADRRw/s1600-h/andrew+and+wool.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHOXTqWGIxNNF8D3Ar6hpLSNWHjbvcQTSK5Sq4KXbdovStuBWe5ZShyhgJggInrh5yYZOmeqotvr8lQXjzP25AKR7dO-Xsdpe33hN8nuLK_oCh_WT_3nUfk6jVu0cDnO_5Udi5pADRRw/s400/andrew+and+wool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293094973211441586" border="0" /></a>it took three days to sort out sticks, grass, and dirt. and to emulsify and degrease ten pounds of fleece. (very little child labor was involved! =) we did leave a bit of lanolin in the wool so that O'lover's sweaters will be sort of waterproof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0Kh9JCjbJ7F0K8HkAzYWW54xpZvJg6cLpByD19-aK3a_p4PfCaD3DIvejRGhcI8E_-tqChYV4-Fw4LovP8x-Bjesp0meuaUlY8sKCF7aDVtVEAS2HgA4TUK3mNo4FxCgujg3M8j9OTM/s1600-h/borax+wool+text.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0Kh9JCjbJ7F0K8HkAzYWW54xpZvJg6cLpByD19-aK3a_p4PfCaD3DIvejRGhcI8E_-tqChYV4-Fw4LovP8x-Bjesp0meuaUlY8sKCF7aDVtVEAS2HgA4TUK3mNo4FxCgujg3M8j9OTM/s400/borax+wool+text.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293094819552644402" border="0" /></a>to be continued...GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-85671310874194548062009-01-18T23:19:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.139-08:00our woolly excursion- Part 1my best pal AJ and i visited a very lovely flock of rambouillet (see them baaa-hind us?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfvg0V_AZEkdJcL6Ff2YGFE6Ufw77qBaXz54tQO_CxJLNklStZ-e_u6KynoVbgitT5cHTpz6ae_pveAPAQpAvpjZEx7i-muYzqCz618SFzOwhunj5pBOUPivi3hr5z0ap7DL5Qhl8SI4/s1600-h/me+annalisa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfvg0V_AZEkdJcL6Ff2YGFE6Ufw77qBaXz54tQO_CxJLNklStZ-e_u6KynoVbgitT5cHTpz6ae_pveAPAQpAvpjZEx7i-muYzqCz618SFzOwhunj5pBOUPivi3hr5z0ap7DL5Qhl8SI4/s400/me+annalisa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292873721676547650" border="0" /></a>and baaa-hind rancher Tom Boyer?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSOUSiyYruA2wclzxKSrUAmD6yrG8N_VB-c4zkefwgefVHXv6KiQkQMUxPNZF7MNP0BhlKFh2ktr_d_C3MuijU0WotqkfnHBpo1j1ck1eO7gPwpiY-Yj-sT53IxMeF2lDIhIembzdEWk/s1600-h/tom+boyer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSOUSiyYruA2wclzxKSrUAmD6yrG8N_VB-c4zkefwgefVHXv6KiQkQMUxPNZF7MNP0BhlKFh2ktr_d_C3MuijU0WotqkfnHBpo1j1ck1eO7gPwpiY-Yj-sT53IxMeF2lDIhIembzdEWk/s400/tom+boyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292874009813773874" border="0" /></a>Here Tom's explaining the different parts of the wool fleece. it's soft! it's curly!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cLLqI0fq6GlZ_finqEgYby3BL-Ftk1DVdhG2f4rTCFXGEPHC0gOZ2MKa-b4mHAsoRzKfWAnixSt119YYlcjYKkqoVDTb1L7mNUzsP-m9NyWCGyupMF57DyGf446Ny-KMqHsExfXj5Rk/s1600-h/wool+example.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cLLqI0fq6GlZ_finqEgYby3BL-Ftk1DVdhG2f4rTCFXGEPHC0gOZ2MKa-b4mHAsoRzKfWAnixSt119YYlcjYKkqoVDTb1L7mNUzsP-m9NyWCGyupMF57DyGf446Ny-KMqHsExfXj5Rk/s400/wool+example.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292874493182736930" border="0" /></a>we came home with loads.<br /><br />*****<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">hey ollllllllie??</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">yeah?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">can you please think of some sheep puns for my post?</span><br /><br />a moment later...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">you can say that it takes </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">shear</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;"> perseverance to wash the wool...</span><br /><br />a moment later....<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">or say how you break all the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">wools</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> (say it out loud, come on)</span><br /><br />a moment later....<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">or how you've been </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">felt up</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ollie! That's so dooce of you! </span><br /><br />*****<br />well, dear reader, (can i call you my lamb?) i'm feeling sheepish about the pun fun but tell me, could <span style="font-weight: bold;">ewe</span> resist?GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-54397600264006626732009-01-18T21:42:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.154-08:00Be still my bleating heart......but i love knitting with every <span style="font-weight: bold;">fiber</span> of my being.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz93qhGa4EfLmCmu9UkZxur0rzZg3p7b0eTXq0En6zys0k2LtxXyrO4TLpAN8zqcNy_lwn3pp-XSjPl9KbQEOBbSl6maP9zQI5n82qpc2ZgCeKDIKk9iOLNfT1PSmwWesSVuthaZ1DFA/s1600-h/farmerdance1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz93qhGa4EfLmCmu9UkZxur0rzZg3p7b0eTXq0En6zys0k2LtxXyrO4TLpAN8zqcNy_lwn3pp-XSjPl9KbQEOBbSl6maP9zQI5n82qpc2ZgCeKDIKk9iOLNfT1PSmwWesSVuthaZ1DFA/s400/farmerdance1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292874292369740498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">farmer joined me in a celebratory dance when i finished knitting my legwarmers (one of which is pictured).</span><br /></div>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-12877857739747694142009-01-18T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.113-08:00full circle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeplEYcjrt_AezM7npsPrHNRgFv4_qy7FPATw0pLLNgShAAHXACp51EN9ByVFyP_LMcC_mJ7BK4wM86wBM_Luu2Ikg_q3owvHkWDrVmHIn-cEG44o9NLpkzhNt33qb4irTWcynH11BSc/s1600-h/bo-mlk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeplEYcjrt_AezM7npsPrHNRgFv4_qy7FPATw0pLLNgShAAHXACp51EN9ByVFyP_LMcC_mJ7BK4wM86wBM_Luu2Ikg_q3owvHkWDrVmHIn-cEG44o9NLpkzhNt33qb4irTWcynH11BSc/s400/bo-mlk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293113441832960610" border="0" /></a><br />if you're in the provo area you're welcome to attend <a href="http://www.cindyferguson.com/ball.html">the official un-official inaugural ball</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">martin luther king day + a glam ball celebrating Obama's inauguration </span><span style="font-size:100%;">= the perfect event for recognizing how far the country's come. thank you <a href="http://independencekids.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-are-invited.html">andi</a> for putting it all together!</span><br /><br />and to quote andi: "There will be dancing and a cash Mormon-Bar. Maybe they should name the bar <span style="font-style: italic;">The Surely-Temple</span>. I hope you all come ... even if you voted for the other guy!"GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-27372011343782054262009-01-16T22:00:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.188-08:00the snow has piled up outsideand plaster dust has been falling inside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolq5tgQZsEFYEJkCzOCiJv2PmFEAZ7g-b_vwy3b_4-vdk6U-1cuax1-LOMRaxYqZs5UthdAIjS7cGRjMpHdn3_9nktEhXlWN7CXRz8TvT2L4xvfST2cCh7SBTIdpL84AGhvOXw1eLLDs/s1600-h/construc10001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolq5tgQZsEFYEJkCzOCiJv2PmFEAZ7g-b_vwy3b_4-vdk6U-1cuax1-LOMRaxYqZs5UthdAIjS7cGRjMpHdn3_9nktEhXlWN7CXRz8TvT2L4xvfST2cCh7SBTIdpL84AGhvOXw1eLLDs/s400/construc10001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292140680354547986" border="0" /></a><br />i'm taking a tiny break from construction and ordering a year's supply of high quality heirloom seeds from <a href="http://www.seedsofchange.com/">the company of sound reputation</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">pondering how to plant our bit of earth...</span><br /><br />we're loyal to the delicious constellations of the "moon & stars" watermelons<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHlkwW77l8FheZpNY_gUbH9xvw_zrUHJHQtWPracMoz7vFgFjpzL68PRe-B8Rzt-wY9E2h1W7mqYXa7XiTmpi0wrAIMI_opEMt1TvEPqjGmscVyNDqVhWN6ncrnTJGyRLXmEoJKyEdWw/s1600-h/moon_melon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHlkwW77l8FheZpNY_gUbH9xvw_zrUHJHQtWPracMoz7vFgFjpzL68PRe-B8Rzt-wY9E2h1W7mqYXa7XiTmpi0wrAIMI_opEMt1TvEPqjGmscVyNDqVhWN6ncrnTJGyRLXmEoJKyEdWw/s400/moon_melon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292144636106264226" border="0" /></a>and there are so many new-to-us plants to try!<br /><br />such as this lakota sioux winter squash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cYffPfixQPMWz-iPlx5H6plUITbYLWfpqgDU43XY9_V8vNwkEHIi18pguqibR-cP6nk6jK0txpaMoCl69rhB933RTnYwXJ9-4MfJd59I2i7oIN4708PSn9C2A9TetddPAwXn35rPHgY/s1600-h/lakota+sioux"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cYffPfixQPMWz-iPlx5H6plUITbYLWfpqgDU43XY9_V8vNwkEHIi18pguqibR-cP6nk6jK0txpaMoCl69rhB933RTnYwXJ9-4MfJd59I2i7oIN4708PSn9C2A9TetddPAwXn35rPHgY/s400/lakota+sioux" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292144306016705970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;">what will you be planting this spring?</span><br /></div>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-70763736757796455812008-12-31T14:42:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.203-08:00Shiva and Jim Morrison are...<span style="font-size:130%;">...in the house!</span> sort of.<br /><br />"Shiva" (the destroyer) is what one calls oneself when wielding<br />a mighty hammer with this result:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKASJhcG1Et7qLlCsGay7q_pUjsXljxQqFednLuiJmkPq8SC3tgOqjVED2UVsytC50DPAqOCpgwuD78DzfDAyzp1er4j2zrxcLavE0sX7_Vl0-Gy8C_XeqPfZi3dicQSBri8ZA34Tny6M/s1600-h/wall+construction.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKASJhcG1Et7qLlCsGay7q_pUjsXljxQqFednLuiJmkPq8SC3tgOqjVED2UVsytC50DPAqOCpgwuD78DzfDAyzp1er4j2zrxcLavE0sX7_Vl0-Gy8C_XeqPfZi3dicQSBri8ZA34Tny6M/s400/wall+construction.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286088994179010834" border="0" /></a><br />Jim Morrison's <span style="font-weight: bold;">"break on through to the other side" </span>is what one sings while hammering.<br /><br />the cottage has been off limits to innocent visitors as we've spent our stay-cation doing our annual holiday de/construction.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />result pix are coming up soon.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy New Year Y'all!<br /></span></div><br />may 2009 bring ever more de<span style="font-size:130%;">LIGHT</span>.<br /><br />besos,<br />quel<br /></div>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-51756158325715089032008-12-31T13:23:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.212-08:00Gritty Knitty Revivali lost my patagonia fleece headband in chicago earlier this month.<br /><br />and have been F R E E Z I N G... until my woolly habits reawakened from a long dormancy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">YAY for wool and pointy sticks!</span><br /></div><br />i started with me. under my fur hat is a...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_bGhOQi02sis0n61sUbQVVd-8Z9wm2tFU6khrLWuj7BASZ6gVmXHnehhHfOyx0lKQPfL1FzU00j_1NN-1pUIjGBVXtBQ3wNuG9tVwXs4n33LWZadUBOtaHVGRb6jbYhE1UcWdq4T8I/s1600-h/me+hat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_bGhOQi02sis0n61sUbQVVd-8Z9wm2tFU6khrLWuj7BASZ6gVmXHnehhHfOyx0lKQPfL1FzU00j_1NN-1pUIjGBVXtBQ3wNuG9tVwXs4n33LWZadUBOtaHVGRb6jbYhE1UcWdq4T8I/s400/me+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286068326090566530" border="0" /></a>and the knitting moved on to the brothers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNDV98sECOKuYAfz1cRrIzzQdwGsatXIs8QpcbnIDSDYFqzxiNCxu5uu_HO2m6pouiK2ZNnjvr9PRFxBWG3OVmXdfR0IvXlGwrvnzADdm_RJZVsWzR_kP7yxhWXr_XJditwPFt_BmGIk/s1600-h/paul+final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNDV98sECOKuYAfz1cRrIzzQdwGsatXIs8QpcbnIDSDYFqzxiNCxu5uu_HO2m6pouiK2ZNnjvr9PRFxBWG3OVmXdfR0IvXlGwrvnzADdm_RJZVsWzR_kP7yxhWXr_XJditwPFt_BmGIk/s400/paul+final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286068614624747250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtXIgMzH1jGXJl0U9Jqt_gHvMArEBl8wyO8JvkmzlzJWIKHIBhe3lTEuNN8PU475LpLZQUtyUiPOd1gqXYCP9uYA0-Q5xV3Cduhd7NpVvCkO8zPecaZ_PfPWXcKoLeKa-5gmiTRMUxz4/s1600-h/sam+diamond.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtXIgMzH1jGXJl0U9Jqt_gHvMArEBl8wyO8JvkmzlzJWIKHIBhe3lTEuNN8PU475LpLZQUtyUiPOd1gqXYCP9uYA0-Q5xV3Cduhd7NpVvCkO8zPecaZ_PfPWXcKoLeKa-5gmiTRMUxz4/s400/sam+diamond.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286068455919590594" border="0" /></a>and full(er) coverage for ollie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZORCa3z0qxOHfErM0GzgsI98RT_AxmdOgYepJ1s_emH8Oku9_TfTZUMHoc3_t2AOwiyqqQupimh-ILXPlx9SKxPkgDcerwxabSJuogUmc8NqHAcWyNTSD7qBLCdTPVvPt-V2B7FzDqA8/s1600-h/ollie+hat+w+text.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZORCa3z0qxOHfErM0GzgsI98RT_AxmdOgYepJ1s_emH8Oku9_TfTZUMHoc3_t2AOwiyqqQupimh-ILXPlx9SKxPkgDcerwxabSJuogUmc8NqHAcWyNTSD7qBLCdTPVvPt-V2B7FzDqA8/s400/ollie+hat+w+text.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286068159110827586" border="0" /></a>Many thanks to the fine models!<br /><br />Who's next? Tam? What can I knit for YOU?GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-26639860192497873382008-12-30T12:32:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.220-08:00sustainable ginger bread housesThe <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/garden/11events.html&OQ=_rQ3D2Q26scpQ3D1Q26sqQ3DgingerbreadQ2520houseQ26stQ3Dcse&OP=3ad346b7Q2FL%29Q5DxLQ3EnGZonn.CLCBBcLzCLzzLa@oQ3EQ5DHLzzQ5DEQ5DH.ZqT.MQ23">New York Times </a>wrote an article about green-inspired gingerbread houses.<br /><br />Such as this one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4a8LfAsqsSg_iZ63FT5881Y31h68I_vV6kom_ppZBsNvj0R7oIztMy3sEB8NIrKzdNLJxL9me5v7Ft_vztmPJZNEnkoqfMOn7jcCCGYgLyfD9c7wPq4CiCnDjOo1JtnWvolzSk37O1Q/s1600-h/12-15-2008ginger2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4a8LfAsqsSg_iZ63FT5881Y31h68I_vV6kom_ppZBsNvj0R7oIztMy3sEB8NIrKzdNLJxL9me5v7Ft_vztmPJZNEnkoqfMOn7jcCCGYgLyfD9c7wPq4CiCnDjOo1JtnWvolzSk37O1Q/s400/12-15-2008ginger2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280135389262057378" border="0" /></a><br />And this one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPH6hZPitfvokF2x1_8SKMe2o0y9vHYqEQNK0VwgEdaWurOByrN05VuNb7N2fy48hVaYvdSEOPwp9SkINv8vm6sIplZdGDzH2HnJj8Yj5X_HAxpzV2g-4ifuhykmb90FKM4BbMCi33lg/s1600-h/12-15-2008ginger1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPH6hZPitfvokF2x1_8SKMe2o0y9vHYqEQNK0VwgEdaWurOByrN05VuNb7N2fy48hVaYvdSEOPwp9SkINv8vm6sIplZdGDzH2HnJj8Yj5X_HAxpzV2g-4ifuhykmb90FKM4BbMCi33lg/s400/12-15-2008ginger1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280134907547853186" border="0" /></a>So clever and timely with their windmills and solar panels!<br /><br />But, like a proud mum, i'm partial to the passive solar homestead i designed for Provo's candy windows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HC13wDgmAWE3oluYFGNpzoF7UkIBxcfWG93gAxOzDE3qHHrphCWyYbCB9NwvsGubjyYp35S76pG19nekTPVRFb8UBW753IsLzYfl-GZZ3PTGuE8PylAvuzWj1FwHaZpenUELtp-HnXw/s1600-h/candy+homestead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HC13wDgmAWE3oluYFGNpzoF7UkIBxcfWG93gAxOzDE3qHHrphCWyYbCB9NwvsGubjyYp35S76pG19nekTPVRFb8UBW753IsLzYfl-GZZ3PTGuE8PylAvuzWj1FwHaZpenUELtp-HnXw/s400/candy+homestead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286064229962174674" border="0" /></a>with a raised bed winter garden, notice the coldframe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGY-xq-asr701CLGP9DB3hAWwm_iUzcero7h_-jwPWF0Xp0r26Plk8zmB7HReXSbzg20jPuYFwhL6gNCJ4RwbVWQzsQNxGns6RF28aaPElgeHScWSnhyzBT6nZ3VQrPmTLhczyhxFg3s/s1600-h/closeup+garden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGY-xq-asr701CLGP9DB3hAWwm_iUzcero7h_-jwPWF0Xp0r26Plk8zmB7HReXSbzg20jPuYFwhL6gNCJ4RwbVWQzsQNxGns6RF28aaPElgeHScWSnhyzBT6nZ3VQrPmTLhczyhxFg3s/s400/closeup+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286064484530240498" border="0" /></a>dear reader, beware the effects of working with stale candy nonstop for a full week-- my mind is recreating everything i see into candy. it's like a trippy video game that doesn't stop when you close your eyes.<br /><br />xo,<br />quelGrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-75262021093384981892008-12-16T12:02:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.229-08:00Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a snow globe?well, if you went to Provo's open-air Christmas Market you now know!<br /><br />mother nature decided to shake the snow globe...<span style="font-size:130%;">vigorously</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">sideways</span></span><br />and <span style="font-family: lucida grande;">upside down.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6NNB-AZLVSAD1xtmJu9luuxA7ysoVIkw1V5nM_qZjmEMKIQsZlpYphowrB2TBqhwBWf1T7CVNgGy__2rX2LrBsQQ7DRLaRaZzaPrQaxatKzcPfgFckr-Pza4UrxLYUBWiE3IzkZzQuI/s1600-h/IMG_1386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6NNB-AZLVSAD1xtmJu9luuxA7ysoVIkw1V5nM_qZjmEMKIQsZlpYphowrB2TBqhwBWf1T7CVNgGy__2rX2LrBsQQ7DRLaRaZzaPrQaxatKzcPfgFckr-Pza4UrxLYUBWiE3IzkZzQuI/s400/IMG_1386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280506863566769554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rkT9e_s52UP2Nx4hTR7W-keTXMOZWxoG_ZJ8k_1KRBXnS62WHyVIIYUglcdtkfJQRhpQonHyUOWk56zzPX29Mb5pDGy0INJ7_67YDzs_nm4q2XTME3zOvrHSbFKVMntl3_Ub9e0gsRE/s1600-h/IMG_1390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rkT9e_s52UP2Nx4hTR7W-keTXMOZWxoG_ZJ8k_1KRBXnS62WHyVIIYUglcdtkfJQRhpQonHyUOWk56zzPX29Mb5pDGy0INJ7_67YDzs_nm4q2XTME3zOvrHSbFKVMntl3_Ub9e0gsRE/s400/IMG_1390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280511645893303650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvcjyhQJfN63ja9fp0d3XFhhdaSAK5NTxc6wg7qsnNYD4QL3RBvSqehyphenhyphene3k_CPUPzHelxcSNSMq4pHw3std1t-x-em9QyulOfY3wVSEuePu3Ok0mf60ZRfmy2Mv9aN4RHwzbrTT13L6A/s1600-h/IMG_1397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvcjyhQJfN63ja9fp0d3XFhhdaSAK5NTxc6wg7qsnNYD4QL3RBvSqehyphenhyphene3k_CPUPzHelxcSNSMq4pHw3std1t-x-em9QyulOfY3wVSEuePu3Ok0mf60ZRfmy2Mv9aN4RHwzbrTT13L6A/s400/IMG_1397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280506551851141058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpMgHTrvWFpFhTp9hkD4pOyqeRpg-mNQ40___cw8Lzy4VbqTnp3wHrhcrpQWeafY66QODWykmKTMkyuVgjHXHkxRV-xFwSGKN8G_x0AqEDUkmNNMSLotDb8bnI65H4Q3_-uTBXzLyspU/s1600-h/melissa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpMgHTrvWFpFhTp9hkD4pOyqeRpg-mNQ40___cw8Lzy4VbqTnp3wHrhcrpQWeafY66QODWykmKTMkyuVgjHXHkxRV-xFwSGKN8G_x0AqEDUkmNNMSLotDb8bnI65H4Q3_-uTBXzLyspU/s400/melissa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280505739624786738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMKdVNElQTGhldmNDI0n52-1NQH7Fs8xT0VcMzQSsUVw-C74nbuSFtzyzos2ZfHE4Vz7BVkEImMFtE-QKLHqbmpXq2e4Xc47wco2QFYIOME05Yuv8x1_jv5u6XIUbw_apTtDUrLMmEHs/s1600-h/farmer+andrew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMKdVNElQTGhldmNDI0n52-1NQH7Fs8xT0VcMzQSsUVw-C74nbuSFtzyzos2ZfHE4Vz7BVkEImMFtE-QKLHqbmpXq2e4Xc47wco2QFYIOME05Yuv8x1_jv5u6XIUbw_apTtDUrLMmEHs/s400/farmer+andrew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280508173769693730" border="0" /></a>Thanks to all the hardy folk who braved the icy roads and came to the market!<br /><br />xo,<br />quelGrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-54691406120014619412008-12-15T12:11:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.240-08:00with the cool weather comes a shift in paceand all i want are<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:130%;">s l o w n e s s,<br /><br />simple beauty,</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> and a purple-topped turnip fresh from the winter garden.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsbQdT3YN6jSQubWrnkIRx0NVlAfOk-hFqaupChEZ4HDMVu9FE0_YJcZgioJkBQ9hmeQnOaFkS37oFwF7nna27uqmbG4Br8kqWiHki1_dbNbX9jUGjUD4RUoSFRW75j8MMavnUzUBvw/s1600-h/IMG_1286.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsbQdT3YN6jSQubWrnkIRx0NVlAfOk-hFqaupChEZ4HDMVu9FE0_YJcZgioJkBQ9hmeQnOaFkS37oFwF7nna27uqmbG4Br8kqWiHki1_dbNbX9jUGjUD4RUoSFRW75j8MMavnUzUBvw/s400/IMG_1286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280115914513768050" border="0" /></a>the garden looks spent but the truth is it's packed with<br />root vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, and turnips.<br /></div><br />how ollie prepares turnips:<br /><br />Dice and put in boiling salted water for 3-5 minutes. With slotted spoon transfer the turnips to a cast iron skillet and saute in butter until golden brown. Add beef or vegetable stock. Chop fresh parsley (from your kitchen window garden) and add to the stock while reducing.<br /><br />So good.GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-28896891130687777362008-12-12T16:29:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.252-08:00dear blogosherei've got a case of stage fright.<br /><br />meow.<br /><br />i'm still kicking. just scared of<br /><br />WHAT WILL I POST NEXT?<br /><br />(and will i later take it back down.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />so i've decided to "consecrate everything to my own good". no regrets.<br /><br />that's a good frame of mind to be in.<br /><br />i like it!<br /><br />am i talking to myself?<br /><br />echo echo.<br /><br />signed,<br />off to renew my costco membership so that i can decorate our booth at the farmers market manana. it's going to snow! YAY!GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-76711158595261011172008-12-06T11:00:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.267-08:00Provo's Farmers Market presents......an Open Air Christmas Market!<br /><br />Here are the details:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEHCpn3qILbmt1nGwdmkeAPEf-BMmCmeloHsw2xY3fwWY8M4BEKh-fb6wNiP_oXV4LzfxduDFwsqte2iAF3ioYe-OC2BYO3d2YusCryuE6W9eTjpY1QCfU7CxaZ2tQvdmC-hIOirObsY/s1600-h/fm+christmas+postcard+FLAT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEHCpn3qILbmt1nGwdmkeAPEf-BMmCmeloHsw2xY3fwWY8M4BEKh-fb6wNiP_oXV4LzfxduDFwsqte2iAF3ioYe-OC2BYO3d2YusCryuE6W9eTjpY1QCfU7CxaZ2tQvdmC-hIOirObsY/s400/fm+christmas+postcard+FLAT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276754888160767586" border="0" /></a>We just got done with promoting the market at the downtown Christmas parade. So fun! Everyone's excited about next Saturday.<br /><br />Also, when you come to the market be sure to tell Lori Stubbs (Stubbs Family Farms) "Happy Birthday!"<br /><br />xo!GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-90524341229683840312008-11-17T13:03:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.285-08:00The Borrowed Garden<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">*Garden #4 in a series about local gardens. Click <a href="http://grittypretty.blogspot.com/2008/10/hip-garden.html">here</a> for the Hip Garden, <a href="http://grittypretty.blogspot.com/2008/09/serving-time-garden.html">here</a> for the Serving Time Garden, and <a href="http://grittypretty.blogspot.com/2008/09/well-tended-garden.html">here</a> for the Well-Tended Garden.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gardeners: the BYU Eco-Response Club<br />Size: 1/4 of an acre<br />Location: just off Center Street on the way to Utah Lake<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclgW7UQiAluI4wiEQcYuXquWnOByQAHatZKsFXN-ObO0_bGcsRrXorTAVBTU-kMTmvNwxeGlokdwLrFaafmHZSSPV6f9XKEWeREl0KEOdtECYsZhgAW7KIktTq_mKAP8JqrrNLZC8r4A/s1600-h/IMG_0642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclgW7UQiAluI4wiEQcYuXquWnOByQAHatZKsFXN-ObO0_bGcsRrXorTAVBTU-kMTmvNwxeGlokdwLrFaafmHZSSPV6f9XKEWeREl0KEOdtECYsZhgAW7KIktTq_mKAP8JqrrNLZC8r4A/s400/IMG_0642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252649836307627138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(The Eco-response club helped w/our strawbale greenhouse</span>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />These apartment dwelling students wanted a garden. So they borrowed some land from a generous <a href="http://sunspringranch.com/">local farmer</a> named Shery Goodman. Shery owns Sunspring Ranch. Most of the students ride their bikes to get there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu6FXb8ts5hUYY3eqxz6sm-tIufyGOtaMXbOKhu9QIO2QLwMPz-1hhaq00O0wDFVyt2Dsr_9sqU4h0lkQvcDoQwMDx72H2U1MCb9mwVn5w73gVIsECypMTW6jOD9Z_Kg4a-C86DaewCs/s1600-h/farm+sign+sheri.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu6FXb8ts5hUYY3eqxz6sm-tIufyGOtaMXbOKhu9QIO2QLwMPz-1hhaq00O0wDFVyt2Dsr_9sqU4h0lkQvcDoQwMDx72H2U1MCb9mwVn5w73gVIsECypMTW6jOD9Z_Kg4a-C86DaewCs/s400/farm+sign+sheri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273014381994482562" border="0" /></a>Once you arrive you must greeeeeet the noisy goats. Theeeeey love it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxoZsu4VNvvjfL4xIcHFrUpZrGZt9bYLgfvgIam_e1S6b5j0EeQw9NmO8PcCeJ6BppGWx8kNlq90W_CRpPMw3jCB8hsXatlwmsd7RD9Quy53U_rPstxWbjGw5hoxBvlzrGyB3iWtZANU/s1600-h/nathalie+and+goats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxoZsu4VNvvjfL4xIcHFrUpZrGZt9bYLgfvgIam_e1S6b5j0EeQw9NmO8PcCeJ6BppGWx8kNlq90W_CRpPMw3jCB8hsXatlwmsd7RD9Quy53U_rPstxWbjGw5hoxBvlzrGyB3iWtZANU/s400/nathalie+and+goats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273014112060994946" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's the garden at dusk, which is appropriate since these busy students have to squeeze gardening time into their schedules. You go when you can, even when the light is fading fast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLOM6qclVf5XmNYtjXdjlQG_VvqVtrIW4YLGI4jVhpM0hfVn70xP_EhvhurArQ8s3Sun93XP-4uqFUl5WpgbyDIbvw6Gar_cQJr5aS7eC53oYqTzhhy1MH6Aku8VlqqyDPgHGWiDL_iM/s1600-h/eco+garden+better.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLOM6qclVf5XmNYtjXdjlQG_VvqVtrIW4YLGI4jVhpM0hfVn70xP_EhvhurArQ8s3Sun93XP-4uqFUl5WpgbyDIbvw6Gar_cQJr5aS7eC53oYqTzhhy1MH6Aku8VlqqyDPgHGWiDL_iM/s400/eco+garden+better.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273022877573383442" border="0" /></a>Here's Chandler with some of the produce they grew.<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUlGu3uChi-LOVTfO7dzw5eD8xgIkHPPMjx2xnJ63x-2fUMthUj8MiL00d0bCQdN_8q-UC4jy5C_NZL9M-SPQNUGp5efGMSO_2oXehnQfjqf_Y0OJquYJqwDRJMOslZm29xgR8JqauH0/s1600-h/EcoResponse02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUlGu3uChi-LOVTfO7dzw5eD8xgIkHPPMjx2xnJ63x-2fUMthUj8MiL00d0bCQdN_8q-UC4jy5C_NZL9M-SPQNUGp5efGMSO_2oXehnQfjqf_Y0OJquYJqwDRJMOslZm29xgR8JqauH0/s400/EcoResponse02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269738404746341202" border="0" /></a>To see pics of their canning marathon "Yes We Can...Carrots" click <a href="http://www.byuecoresponse.com/the-club/gallery-of-events/">here!</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-27179233897662129742008-11-12T13:54:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.320-08:00primaryi looked in our window<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP7MFm9YxmKI_Y5P-aCyc3u7QU7It_6nE8WWjJsttelE4X0JrIzT56jyZyNtBd9CpdkgePYMAismjuaF90dcwKDxHnK-O5SWZFVxq1KjYpAt8gwt4zxBOypBOrxw_DT_xGaGWeSL39C0/s1600-h/IMG_0882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP7MFm9YxmKI_Y5P-aCyc3u7QU7It_6nE8WWjJsttelE4X0JrIzT56jyZyNtBd9CpdkgePYMAismjuaF90dcwKDxHnK-O5SWZFVxq1KjYpAt8gwt4zxBOypBOrxw_DT_xGaGWeSL39C0/s400/IMG_0882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267872039908869938" border="0" /></a>and what did i see?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zQcjLcN7OEpuKhMbHUqg1DowT4IhBl6cZh4PYOmdNMUDeSe3Z3-iHSmtT3XaTXAzLxoxZfCUmfRHzAMMBbRIj5ynURAjUOFtoUntvjdIgjgAsK6TK013OG3tCAwojfsGIRn1EhEDx0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0871.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zQcjLcN7OEpuKhMbHUqg1DowT4IhBl6cZh4PYOmdNMUDeSe3Z3-iHSmtT3XaTXAzLxoxZfCUmfRHzAMMBbRIj5ynURAjUOFtoUntvjdIgjgAsK6TK013OG3tCAwojfsGIRn1EhEDx0Y/s400/IMG_0871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267871740912168178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> food chaos reigned for a long while but these pumpkins and squashes have all cured and are now settled in the cellar.GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-31704438763447155322008-11-12T13:52:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.332-08:00halloween at the hayes'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubO1kBhPs1Hcy_-_PVW7mZ-x4sR7kHbZxVa4wjnyDgrIA3hogkFDxVyjpSN2k4QDx4HNBXIwIxnhfS5PtdP6ewapnAXtgathDRBEERmh8g02cBPKnj2lgvA-MkQyC3CiJVfPMIsWM840/s1600-h/IMG_1043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubO1kBhPs1Hcy_-_PVW7mZ-x4sR7kHbZxVa4wjnyDgrIA3hogkFDxVyjpSN2k4QDx4HNBXIwIxnhfS5PtdP6ewapnAXtgathDRBEERmh8g02cBPKnj2lgvA-MkQyC3CiJVfPMIsWM840/s400/IMG_1043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893234783081874" border="0" /></a>Andi is the Halloween Queen.<br />yummy homemade soups & doughnuts.<br />group art projects.<br /><br />here Andi and Sophie are holding my pin art up to the light.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoypoMtYJyPP-BB_xOuE1YOj1x1zu6Wf3UUMWR8Ar5lrSfY2pd8QTQBMYzsBF-Bci2Pi8-gFtghthuKJfaTOehVHZ3IYgNEomtKMaVgeNEBJvFDGMQ5wIQT0G9HR6lZNr09ftoQtcySg/s1600-h/andy+and+sophie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoypoMtYJyPP-BB_xOuE1YOj1x1zu6Wf3UUMWR8Ar5lrSfY2pd8QTQBMYzsBF-Bci2Pi8-gFtghthuKJfaTOehVHZ3IYgNEomtKMaVgeNEBJvFDGMQ5wIQT0G9HR6lZNr09ftoQtcySg/s400/andy+and+sophie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267894005508643314" border="0" /></a>Andi made this cool skirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpqVo9OPFvVZuugZHKGEbbOixtHtVbsTXywYSiHRXvTr2wm8Dxf411XlcME1gd0cnQ8IR5U5HnrI3AQ49qHHsGbr-nyoz8QTWQAgg2GAUAFHzf0xfvf_wjiLYSyOqgzudoOq5mkon49A/s1600-h/andi+skirt.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpqVo9OPFvVZuugZHKGEbbOixtHtVbsTXywYSiHRXvTr2wm8Dxf411XlcME1gd0cnQ8IR5U5HnrI3AQ49qHHsGbr-nyoz8QTWQAgg2GAUAFHzf0xfvf_wjiLYSyOqgzudoOq5mkon49A/s400/andi+skirt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893832793724866" border="0" /></a>wonderful folks...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSFPyHAWV8Icxq-5mkA9UjYM_OXIi1BhjWbUh93dG-iuxNQNGNfT6U8yGeZgFSfkkblEJwhOLRk6dvyX8jyp-3Vv3tGUp9XHcq-cje59RnPFkOg7U3nPjjFUTjP2kxm-KGKiMJfjpdWY/s1600-h/rosie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSFPyHAWV8Icxq-5mkA9UjYM_OXIi1BhjWbUh93dG-iuxNQNGNfT6U8yGeZgFSfkkblEJwhOLRk6dvyX8jyp-3Vv3tGUp9XHcq-cje59RnPFkOg7U3nPjjFUTjP2kxm-KGKiMJfjpdWY/s400/rosie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893608049656754" border="0" /></a>being old & gray together...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLg_J9VwllBeZco4EpcWmI_9xHvgeGU4XDn8L3-5XhduyH7g8LRgEYRaBNiirvzL58Z4NA7eMchuC3SEWzjfAoE1vJQkvs4sLHcGRYza48Z9yJSzkeFX3oT-PvriRCr6x3k1UM5K6PJ0/s1600-h/connie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLg_J9VwllBeZco4EpcWmI_9xHvgeGU4XDn8L3-5XhduyH7g8LRgEYRaBNiirvzL58Z4NA7eMchuC3SEWzjfAoE1vJQkvs4sLHcGRYza48Z9yJSzkeFX3oT-PvriRCr6x3k1UM5K6PJ0/s400/connie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893409640940434" border="0" /></a><br />i wouldn't miss halloween at the hayes' for the world!GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-17797602178460963802008-11-12T13:36:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.342-08:00sprouting wings...<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>from fallen feathers<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEIW5Pcg-9rih_g4Wss1jKGFUWxPERbGkrIk4t3dJKQkDSkhB2pnOIuiZ103KQGgKCmr-rblSbwHSLDx5bQNO9tM7VGFC6uC1XIOxjjJR0_50nc_dFWRzbeQRj7R8HZ1gRhuetA5Rf1k/s1600-h/IMG_1034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEIW5Pcg-9rih_g4Wss1jKGFUWxPERbGkrIk4t3dJKQkDSkhB2pnOIuiZ103KQGgKCmr-rblSbwHSLDx5bQNO9tM7VGFC6uC1XIOxjjJR0_50nc_dFWRzbeQRj7R8HZ1gRhuetA5Rf1k/s400/IMG_1034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267888545754479938" border="0" /></a>beautiful birds.GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-34065365065777119462008-11-12T12:44:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.352-08:00pre-election tensionhalloween.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh3yYZKH8IUZvHZjGJdaQ91rwHtYuICoDNXhNHX0wVC1hr-Nu_r4fhskN6wUFHc7Z82WHW0C7qezO5c1Y6dJtTzRsOIIWZPFoGJCXpn3hZ0Yk_14L6Sen7NLNVvQ8c59TZcwdIlA-dps/s1600-h/IMG_1023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh3yYZKH8IUZvHZjGJdaQ91rwHtYuICoDNXhNHX0wVC1hr-Nu_r4fhskN6wUFHc7Z82WHW0C7qezO5c1Y6dJtTzRsOIIWZPFoGJCXpn3hZ0Yk_14L6Sen7NLNVvQ8c59TZcwdIlA-dps/s400/IMG_1023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267876377184882450" border="0" /></a>seriously, our Harold & Maude costumes would have been much more convincing if Maude weren't so <span style="font-size:130%;">wound up about the elections</span>. (though i did offer to force myself into channeling Maude by stealing a convertible...)GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-73644405906845602432008-11-12T10:27:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:19.368-08:00thinking aheaddon't miss this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thebeehivebazaar.com/index.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyObDyGiM7aEIM0-LbqkjE1CjE_ExFMx7WYVDy9NxXSilWrI2RvD8zB8jmMwEeZUYBjfUhoXq7fzyJaS6BOQLY0tnGXCtsnnufLangQ41MvO8mLqBpmWEadkgVTIqqhAFmEc7bCb_gOz8/s400/tuscadarobeehive_08-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267840195845883650" border="0" /></a>the Beehive Bazaar is MAGICAL<br />plus <a href="http://www.livingeconomies.org/">buying local</a> is VIRTUOUS<br />equals the happiest shopping around.<br /><br />see y'all there!<br /><br />xo!GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885352250489820530.post-59361679826035635342008-10-19T21:14:00.000-07:002009-01-25T15:48:19.431-08:00You don't really know Ollie......until you know that <span style="font-size:130%;">he's all about <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">lacto</span>-<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">f</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">e</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">r</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">m</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">e</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">n</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">t</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">a</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">t</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">i</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">o</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">n</span>. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cHzB4D0FuLQshO9ZDfhd0_3aaDciDR5jC3YUUvuVDUXZwD2psCCMI0w-74qiJ8CGo_VUw1F09jb1y7HkeQqCXuwOAsNgqtMQ5OFUjlwRGErGb2uBu45JxcVMZNct58SRh0r0i8iaG2M/s1600-h/IMG_0635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cHzB4D0FuLQshO9ZDfhd0_3aaDciDR5jC3YUUvuVDUXZwD2psCCMI0w-74qiJ8CGo_VUw1F09jb1y7HkeQqCXuwOAsNgqtMQ5OFUjlwRGErGb2uBu45JxcVMZNct58SRh0r0i8iaG2M/s400/IMG_0635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259085055623435970" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/lacto.html">Lacto-fermentation</a> is a process whereby special bacteria transforms sugars and starches into beneficial acids.<br /><br />Pickle, anyone?GrittyPrettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.com0