Freeeedom!

Freedom never felt so fast. And bouncy. Joel scoured the sales near and far, then  bumped into a frequent lumberyard customer with a for sale sign on his longtime dream set of wheels. Short story short, he bought it and we celebrated by eating pho. Cheers to Joel's new truck!!

Chef Joel

Joel likes to make things. And allie likes to eat. We sure make a good pear. (Ha!)

Latest experiments: spiced pear jam, blackberry preserves, tomato soup and canned pears. Plus his ole goodie -- scratch made herb bread. 

Dozeman parents visit!

The long-awaited weekend is finally here, full of tours to the coast and around mt. hood, eating good food out and in, canning, eating blackberry pie, and sitting by our little wood stove. Fall has fallen!

SE comes to town

Enjoyed a lovely Labor Day weekend with Sarah in town. We window shopped downtown via bike, ate good cheese and lots of local fruit, drank local beverages, drove to Hood River and picked flowers, visited wineries, got awesome pizza, and ate ice cream three times. Oh, and Joel also made us his famous oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Delicious. 

Resident retreat in Sun River

A doctor from our program graciously allowed any available residents to utilize his vacation home for the weekend. We enjoyed meals together, playing tether ball and horseshoes or taunting Katie with stuffed black bears (boys), and basking in the sun while chatting and eating pistachios (girls). Stopped at deschutes brewery in Bend before hitting the road back home.