Archive for October, 2006

Now that’s some Wind!!

39 MPHThat’s the current wind speed as recorded at the local general aviation airport. It’s coming out of the south and howling like I’ve never heard it before. The power and phone lines to our house run through our neighbor’s maple tree. It’s flickering now and then, and I keep watching the branches shaking the [...]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

With the temperature barely getting into the 50s now, �hot chocolate season� is upon us. Just thought I�d share our favorite recipe:

1 packet hot chocolate mix
3/4 cup warm milk
2 cap-fulls Peppermint Schnapps
Marshmallows

If you�re concerned about the alcohol content, get the 60-proof version instead of the 100-proof. You�re not adding much of it anyway, but really, [...]

The Howling

“And I can hear the wild wind howling
And I can feel it in my bones
And I know that the howling will take me home”
– Rich Mullins
We live in a house built into the side of a hill, facing the mountains to the west. As a result of this orientation, we get some really [...]