coffee. snow. photos.

here is my wonderful place of employment.  A ton of snow came down this day, (note the emptiness of the shop on this particular monday mornin.

Kenny & Tim. 8am.

Devan has been coming into the shop regularly for the past 3 years now.  He was enjoying his freedom off school on this snow day...what better way to celebrate a snow day then sippin on his favorite winter drink, some steamed milk with caramel sauce?  none maybe. and he would have totally made it himself, he just has to grow a few more inches.

To entertain himself, devan took my camera around the shop and shot some photos & videos.  This photo he took of Brian, one of the co-owners of Sunergos, my boss, but also neighbor and good friend.

It was an eventful winter, full of more snow than i had seen in a good while, but i'm glad it's done with (Lord willing!).  Spring is here, and the reminder of new life is all around. I'm thankful for that.

as of late.

Here are a few bits and pieces shared in photos from my life as of late:

 Royal's baby shower.

Royal's birth. 

(Way to go Noel! Gave birth naturally to an 8.3 pound, 22 inch healthy baby boy on March 17, 2010.)

7 Yucca plants sat in my yard...

...they were quickly removed yesterday by my dad and Tim's wonderful help!  Future home of some veggies & herbs.

Diggin'.

Since it's my first spring in this house of mine, it's fun to see all the unexpected flowers blooming...pretty much everywhere in my yard.

Izaak & mamma Kari.

boys.

Delicious dinners with friends, at home and afar.

My all time favorite breakfast.

Today invites a bike ride & picnic with Tim, which i'm really lookin forward to.  I'm really lovin this weather, and i hope you are too.  Welcome Spring!

the color green.

Here's a little green for ya:

 

lettuce.

kale.

They look forward to being in the ground very soon here.  So do I.  Until then, get your fill of beer and cabbage while you can! Have a safe and wonderful St. Patrick's Day.

bread. & the joys of machines.

Ever since receiving this from some good friends of mine back in October 2009, I had stopped buying bread from the store, and began making my own.  Even with the local $4.50 bags of bread flour, you still come to about $1 (or less) a loaf!

100% Whole Wheat Bread (Bread Machine)

Mix 3 cups of flour & 2 tsp. salt in a bowl, room temperature.

Pour 1 1/2 cups h2o into bread pan.

Sprinkle 4 tsp. dry yeast into h2o bread pan.

Add 3 tbsp. honey into bread pan.

Add premix ingredients into bread pan.

Turn flour into each corner 1 time with a large spoon.

Put bread pan into machine.

Select BREAD menu.

Use LIGHT or MEDIUM color.

Press START and LOCK.

Especially when making a loaf each week, kneading and the amount of time it takes to make a loaf gets old pretty fast.  I quickly learned to drop my pride that comes with conventional bread making and celebrated in thankfulness for the machine kneading for me...not to mention a timer that can be set up to 12 hours ahead of time!  It's great waking up in the morning and the house smelling of fresh baked bread, and then getting to cut right into it.

Add a Wednesday evening with this wonderful man sauteing beef tips in red wine and tomato paste...

...eat and enjoy together in this setting...

...and you get a very satisfied and happy stomach.  (and heart.)

seeds & snow.

19 more days till spring, and i really cannot wait for this:

 

...as well as all my other herbs and veggies i'm planting on my property.  i recieved my seeds in the mail today and plan to start growin a few of the little guys in a few weeks....i cannot wait.

but in the meantime, louisville has received an unusual amount of snow this winter.  like a lot.  tim & i went on a (brisk) walk in the snow when it was in it's prime and came across this 10 foot snowman in louisville's central park:

 

 before saying goodbye to winter, i share with you a photo after we went sledding at the first snow back in January.  there's something about snow that brings the kid out of ya, and you just have to embrace it.