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Merry Christmas from Raspberry World

Decorated house

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy new year!

It’s been a busy month at our house. I’m thinking of all my old friends today and wishing you well. Happy holidays!

Tons of pictures are up in the December set on [...]

Cookie Swap 2009

I hosted my holiday cookie swap yesterday. The photo features just a few of the cookies (the leftovers). It was a great time. More pictures from the party (and from all month) are in the December set on Flickr.

I made pecan tassies this year. I had planned to make a butter pecan cookie recipe from [...]

Things boys say

That is one big woodpile

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Tonight as I was helping Alex get ready for bed, he told me, “Pirates can’t kill Santa Claus. Santa’s reindeer fly so fast that pirates can’t catch him.”

I don’t really like to encourage talk about killing, but I couldn’t argue with his logic, either.

Earlier in the [...]

What do you mean, chores?

What do you mean, chores?

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Alex looks a little concerned about our intentions regarding this giant pile of logs. I am sure he was happy to learn that his dad was the one who would end up having to split the 2+ cords of wood currently filling our driveway.

We are gearing up [...]

Big Day

Driving the truck

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Alex’s new bed is here! Papa is visiting from North Carolina, and he brought the pieces up and put them all together yesterday. Alex slept in his bed for the first time last night. Yay! He did great!

And the bed itself is a masterpiece… check out the pictures in [...]

Political Misbehavior

Sabotage

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Just how angry does a person have to be to run down an innocent Obama sign on a neighbor’s lawn? Marty wrote about it on the Daily Kos.

Add another critter to the list

You remember that list, right? I’m sure you do. Well, you can add bats to it. Yes, I said BATS.

There have been tons of bats outside all summer, and I’ve been happy because they eat the mosquitoes and other pests. In fact, I wouldn’t mind them at all if they would just stay outside, but [...]

Life in raspberry world

Life in raspberry world

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Summer is rolling along. Today we have storms and rain, but it’s been very hot and dry recently. I’m taking advantage of the (slightly) cooler temperature today to make a crock pot soup and do some other cooking.

In our garden right now, we have ripe raspberries, blackberries, and [...]

In the wild

Our move to the country has been celebrated by a whole bunch of critters, indoors and out.

When we moved in, back in February, the house was full of ladybugs. It was a little annoying, although I chilled out after I Googled “ladybug infestation” and found out just how bad it could be. They disappeared on [...]