My dog ate my eggplant

I know some of you come looking for reflections on theology and culture.  Some of you come for house progress or pictures. But this is all I have for you tonight. Seriously though, this was traumatic.  I mean, have you ever cooked eggplant?  It needs some prep before you cook it so that it doesn’t [...]

Doggie love

Who knew driveways could be so fun?

We’ve got gravel all the way to the top! yay! And I cooked a lovely dinner last night, to be enjoyed while we perused paint samples that were stuck to the wall and all over half our table! Seriously though, you should try this dinner. I recommend chopping the shallots and leek the night before, [...]

The hill for the house

Jody and I and the dog of many names went out to our land today to romp about, and I took some more pictures, which of course, I must share! This is looking through the fence on the back of our land to the land behind ours, which will be the view from the back [...]

The cuddle dog

I was sitting in our big comfy chair, and Otto, the dog of many names, decided to try to climb up with me. Now the chair is big, and decidedly comfy, but there’s not room for me and a 70-lb boxer in it! As a result, he couldn’t get his hind legs off the ground, [...]