My Mountain Home

Onigiri

The filling was smoked salmon, light cream cheese, and wasabi = yum!

More Bento

Today's bento has (l to r) soba and peanut dipping sauce, asparagus with sesame and omelet rolls with ham, tomato and overnight pickled English cucumber.  There was a surprise retirement party, given by the third graders for their teacher, which included great looking pizza--but who wants pizza when this bento was awaiting?  Not me!

Marinated salmon filets ready to go into the smoker.  This will be great in onigiri (rice balls).  On April Fool's Day they were having 5 minute sales at the grocery store and wild caught salmon was 99 cents!  This is about half of what I bought.

The boys, John and Tom, are climbing Denali this week but we haven't heard a word from them yet.

Knitting Amazement!

A whole village recreated in yarn!

Bento fun

This week I have been taking Bento to work for lunch.  Everyone, being teachers, wants to have a look.

We are finally getting some nicer weather, and a hummingbird has been visiting the feeder.  This group made such a nice display in the aspens.

Dieken is thinking about all the fun we're going to have outside!

Thinking about Spring

We woke up to this on Tuesday.  It's still cold, but I've been buying seeds!

Waiting for Spring

Not much going on.  Still snowing from time to time, although the ground is now snow free.  The lake has shed most of its ice.  The daffodils are up about 4".  

It's All About the Tools!

Richard made me a new Kate this week.  It's black walnut and has self storing rods that hold the bobbins.  I can't wait to try it!

FO and new bag

I finished up the latest pair of socks last night.  These are Filey Bay with Fox Sox yarn in rhubarb.  Love the yarn, love the pattern.  The finished socks are very cushy and warm.

My Wee Robin needed a travel bag and I thought I would give an LL Bean Boat and Tote the job.  It turned out great, very sturdy, with extra room for accoutrements.

It's one of the custom bags that you design by choosing colors, strap length and optional pocket.  

Day 5

Looks good enough to eat, but I just like to pet it!

Some Spinning

The Polonaise is in the bedroom, and I'm doing some Lincoln/Romney blend that will be good for hiking socks.  I can look out the southern facing window at the fields below, all white now with snowmobile tracks going every which way.

The Wee Robin is in the office, with some Romney for an undetermined project.  Looking out the north window, the fields are white as far as the eye can see.

But on my kitchen counter, it's Spring!