sweet Christmas(holiday photos posted on Snapfish)

Thanks everyone for a lovely day! We ate lots of candy plus ham, deviled eggs, and potato salad. We spent a very merry afternoon with the Merrells counting down the minutes until Lisa goes into labor.

Holiday photos, including our lame attempt at faux gingerbread houses.
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Fall photos of Turkey Day, plus Halloween pics of Katie and Omi as zombies.
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growing for gastronomes

We signed up for a share next spring with Viridian Farms, a CSA that calls themselves a "GSA," for "Gastronome Supported Agriculture." They specialize in fruit and heirloom vegetables, and I know everything will be amazing because they were recommended by our good friends, the ever epicurious P&A (by the way P, if you are reading this I really, really appreciate the fact that you shared the recipe for those delicious Buckwheat Butter Cookies with Cocoa Nibs).

Viridian members also get wholesale prices on berry flats. Prepare yourselves for freezer jam, people. Mmmmmm berries. Summer time, I miss you. Viridian, you are my new best friend.

elf yourself

Here's some holiday cheer for you, courtesy of Katie:

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1302955313

Craig makes a surprisingly believable elf, don't you think?

we heart Wendie

Wendie's visit went too fast, we miss her (and her delicious roasted butternut squash pasta) already.

Wendie is almost ready to graduate from nursing school, and we are hoping (praying!) that a Portland hospital will be lucky enough to snatch her up. Naomi is now the proud owner of a REAL stethoscope, furthering her obsession with giving (and receiving) daily "checkups".