thanksgiving on the compound

what a wonderful evening we had on what seems to have become the "compound". a full house of friends, pups, food and wine!
pre-dinner bonfire with happy hour and apps

mamma to be!

thank you Doug for sharing your special reserve with us for such a memorable occassion ~ Hathon Family Reserve '07 Malbec

pre-dinner question game...pilgrim, pope or president ~ why?

guest of honor, lil' shroom

bob's glorious upside down pear cake with bourbon whipped cream

thanks Marilyn for the fondue set ~ it worked perfectly as a relish tray full of olives, rosemary cashews, dark chocolate-pumpkin seed & cranberry brittle, tillamook reserve cheddar, pears and of course ~ a whole slew of creative questions for the evening.

cheapest dog toy yet ~ soggy cardboard

Fela Pup jealously watches Daphne enjoy the last little nibble of cardboard

best of friends!

sweet Karyn and her dairy licious spinach artichoke dip

(saveur november issue...check it out)

prep time

home at last

finally made it back to port townsend and to our new home.

located 6 miles from downtown on 5 acres of wonderful privacy and quiet.

the only thing missing is Bobby.

one of the trails on the property where we find bear pooh.


back of house with hot tub

back yard facing south

tree house

small cabin and bathhouse that we are renting out

cabin

organic gardens beds, berries and fruit trees

butterfly sanctuary

daphne turns 5 ~ on the road

october 31st is daphne's birthday...fortunately for her we were smack in the middle of BEEF country ~ Montana. To be exact, it was 8pm on hall-o-ween and we were looking for the best burger in town in Livingston, MT. Turns out Buffalo Jump was the place to be.

making a special stop in Galchut North Dakota to visit Namps and the church.

unable to penetrate the farm house due to road work...next time!

Rico Rolls Over! a monumental moment in the ever exciting life of Rico, he turned 100,000 miles this trip.

what? what beer. i don't see a beer. do you? i don't.

a mainstay in rico's cooler, the house brew of camo-goodness

and a HUGE thanks to Touch of Earth coffee in columbus for all the tasty lattes and wonderful french press that took us thru the trip. mmmmm, brazil bourbons.

daphne's birthday romp outside Teddy Roosevelt National Park.