I really love hiking

I really do! The mountains north of us are just amazing! Full of aspen, blue spruce, wild flowers and the obligatory poison oak. There are chipmunks, squirrels, woodpeckers, ravens, mule deer and black bears (we only saw the bear's tracks) to name just some of the local fauna we came across in our hike. The hike that my Darling Daughter had at the top of her birthday list for things to do. The lovely hike in very cool temperatures at eleven thousand feet. In boots that took the skin off both heels thanks to blisters, (I obviously don't wear shoes enough), while recovering from a seasonal cold, whose cough still lingers. The almost four mile hike, (which isn't really that much) that I may not have enjoyed as much as I normally would so I am thinking we need to do it again. With me in boot socks and band aids from the beginning for starters.

It's that time of year again...

When I am dubbed "cool" for letting my daughter pick a color, putting on a pair of gloves and making it so. She's even more tickled as it matches her favorite nail polish right now. My little fairy gothlette, who would be mortified to find I called her that.

Wine Made with Me in Mind

Yes, it was bought expressly for the label, but how could I pass it up? It's what happens when I wander Cost Plus with no particular purpose in mind. The wine itself was easily drinkable and not pricey, giving it some practical points to go along with the great label and name. You can find Mad Housewife Cellars here
I hope to get much knitting done over the next few days, as I sprained my ankle when I fell off the step stool I was on trying to put a hook on Darling Daughter's ceiling. It does give me an excuse to not run up and down the stairs all day.