Tinuviel Kruse

A heavy heart today. There is nothing new under the sun.

Recently Made

 

Happy Tuesday

New Yarn from the gals @ CastAway yarn shop in Santa Rosa, CA.

Newly Listed

I listed some goodies on Etsy this week:

Rain, Rain, Rain, I love you!

Gentry's Farm, or, We Finally Went to the Pumpkin Patch!!!!

Finally, finally took the girls to the pumpkin patch. And, they let us roam with Bruno. He had a field day, quite literally. Lots of pumpkins, dying sunflowers and critters. Bugs, mice etc. It's okay, it's a farm with lots of activity! The folks working there were great and we'll be back for whatever seasonal fun they have to offer.

Flower Pods. Now I can't remember what kind :(

Our Haul

El Jefe con Bruno

Montgomery Bell Park October 2011 Hike

Spent the other day with the family exploring a park that we've been hearing about but hadn't gone to see: Montgomery Bell out near Dickson, TN. We hiked gently rolling trails but DH is planning on mountain biking today. There's a lake for fishing and the trees are ablaze. And (!) no one got poison oak/ ivy. A victory for us since we are still adjusting to what's-what out here. In California we knew what to look for...

 

Here's the creek where we inadvertantly disturbed a juvenile raccoon. He wasn't too mad. Well, he was pretty grouchy. He trotted a few feet away and waited for us to leave. When we didn't, he found somewhere else to sleep.

A bit of colour on the path (colour that wasn't brown, orange, yellow or green-that is)

Reflections on the creek.

Back porch of the Beaver Dam.

Side View of Beaver Dam. You can clearly see the hole he enters/exits through. Just to the right of that is the slide he uses to get to the water. It was quite wet and recently used when we showed up!

Fire!

Fishing Lake. Or, Feeshin', as we like to say..

Montgomery Bell Trail. AKA, Sleepy Hollow.

Gave up house-hunting in California. Going to Tennessee!

What is making me happy today...

My bolt of white linen finally arrived. I'm giddy with anticipation.

The backyard is awesome right now. The irises are about to bloom.

I still have See's Easter chocolate left (how??!).

My dog is awesome even though he NEVER looks at the camera when is clicks.

 

House Hunting

This is what $300K will buy you in Sonoma County, CA:

 

Lovely chef's kitchen:

Nice paint job. And look at that nice vinyl molding/wallpaper.

Oh, a third bedroom, you say? Looks like a porch to me.
A porch that doesn't even have a door to the backyard.

Brilliant!

 

Yes, we are truly blessed here in Wine Country...

So many options, so many possibilities...