Wendy's Winter Nose

 Good morning,

This is our beautiful eleven year old Wendy.

During the summer months, Wendy has a black nose.  When the weather turns cold and she spends more time in the house out of sunlight, her nose turns pink.

I think she is pretty both ways.

:),

Lois

Baby Basil is Born (Sprouting)!

 Good morning,

We have baby basil sprouting in our hydroponic garden.   

 This is a follow-up to my post detailing how we set up our Christmas gift from Santa.  

Click here for the original post. 

Perhaps we'll eventually get enough to use in cooking.  ;)

This is fun!

Lois

Prime Rib for New Year's Eve

 Good morning,

Chef Catherine prepared our New Year's Eve dinner again this year.  It has become tradition to enjoy prime rib.  Of course, she prepared it to perfection! 

 Caesar Salad with Anchovies (of course)... 

 ...mushroom sauteed in red wine sauce...

...buttered cabbage...

...and, mashed potatoes with plenty of sour cream and butter.

I missed getting a picture of the chocolate pie for dessert.  I'm not so sure I was still able to sit up and hold the camera by then....

Thank you, Catherine! 

Happy New Year, again, everyone!  We hope it is healthy and happy!

All the best,

Lois

Happy Birthday Elsa!

 

Happy 7th Birthday, Elsa!
Elsa had a birthday party at our dog club yesterday!

Thank you, Catherine, for the cake.
Photo credit goes to our friend Susan Ball.

Work in Process This Week - Large Afghan Blanket

 Good morning,

Now that the craziness of the holidays is fading into memory, I'm back to projects once again.

This will be a large afghan blanket that will be available in the shop when finished sometime in the next week and I've had time to photo and write the listing.  

There are many blankets and other items in the shop already here:  https://evensensproductions.etsy.com.

What are you making, baking, growing this week?

All the best,

Lois

First 2026 Loaves

 Good morning,

Yesterday was whole wheat bread making day.  These are the first two loaves of 2026. 

 My goodness, the house smelled good when I took them out of the oven.

All the best,

Lois

Hydroponic Herb Garden

 Good morning,

Santa brought me a hydroponic garden so we are growing herbs in our living room.

We set it all up, counted out tiny seeds (insert lots of laughter here), added water, and have waited several days so far.  Sure enough, there are tiny green plants starting to grow. 

Thank you Santa (Kjell) for a really fun gift! 

Stay tuned.  I'll get pictures of whatever we can grow.

All the best,

Lois