That smudge on the lense was NOT tears—it was the bubbles.
This is a group picture of all Mike's past housemates:
Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Mike and Jen's Reception
Pictures from the ceremony are here.
That smudge on the lense was NOT tears—it was the bubbles.
This is a group picture of all Mike's past housemates:
That smudge on the lense was NOT tears—it was the bubbles.
This is a group picture of all Mike's past housemates:
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wedding Preparations
If you think I'm not posting much these days, you'd be right, and I won't be for the next four days either because I'm going to visit my family for the weekend.
But I'm eager to start posting photos from the wedding, and will do a little at a time over the next few weeks.
Today we have the preparations and day-before activities.
This is our version of a wedding rehearsal. M&J posed for photos in the chosen spot. When I told them they looked like they were about to start square dancing, they wasted no time and busted into a well-executed dosey do:
The catering team, Cara's Kitchen, live here on the property in the cabin. They grilled vegetables the night before on the fire pit. Neither of us had a working regular barbeque at the time, so this was the solution. It was fun, but challenging getting the fire just right. There were a huge amount of vegetables to grill, so really we needed to have about 8 barbeques going to accomplish all that was planned, but in the end they were able to make more than enough.
The chairs were delivered and set up the night before. The marrying couple had a whole team of out-of-town houseguests staying with them, and they all helped with the set-up.
We move on now to the morning of the wedding, which was scheduled to begin at 11.
Popsey must have an art project for every occasion, so assigned himself the task of making corsages with the wild azaleas that grow in the wet areas on our hill. This was the perfect job for him, because it required going around and charming every female guest one at a time—pure torture for him.
The cabin kitchen was a-bustle with chopping noises, the smell of quiches baking, and the sound of vegetables being assembled on platters (a deafening roar).
The bride is a vegetarian, so the meal was vegetable-centric. But I happened to be on the scene when they were planning the food, and by coincidence, Corralitos Cheesy Bavarian sausages, one of my favorite meat products, made it onto the menu. Funny how that worked.
We redid the cabinets and tile in the cabin about four years ago, and at the time I was bemoaning the fact that plumbing issues prevented us from achieving the most-desirable "triangle" kitchen configuration. Now we have an actual chef living there, and she likes it! She says the long counter on one side works well as a prep counter. So, all is not lost after all.
From here on out there will be pictures of the actual wedding...next week. Until then, Happy Father's Day and have a great weekend!
But I'm eager to start posting photos from the wedding, and will do a little at a time over the next few weeks.
Today we have the preparations and day-before activities.
This is our version of a wedding rehearsal. M&J posed for photos in the chosen spot. When I told them they looked like they were about to start square dancing, they wasted no time and busted into a well-executed dosey do:
The catering team, Cara's Kitchen, live here on the property in the cabin. They grilled vegetables the night before on the fire pit. Neither of us had a working regular barbeque at the time, so this was the solution. It was fun, but challenging getting the fire just right. There were a huge amount of vegetables to grill, so really we needed to have about 8 barbeques going to accomplish all that was planned, but in the end they were able to make more than enough.
The chairs were delivered and set up the night before. The marrying couple had a whole team of out-of-town houseguests staying with them, and they all helped with the set-up.
We move on now to the morning of the wedding, which was scheduled to begin at 11.
Popsey must have an art project for every occasion, so assigned himself the task of making corsages with the wild azaleas that grow in the wet areas on our hill. This was the perfect job for him, because it required going around and charming every female guest one at a time—pure torture for him.
The cabin kitchen was a-bustle with chopping noises, the smell of quiches baking, and the sound of vegetables being assembled on platters (a deafening roar).
The bride is a vegetarian, so the meal was vegetable-centric. But I happened to be on the scene when they were planning the food, and by coincidence, Corralitos Cheesy Bavarian sausages, one of my favorite meat products, made it onto the menu. Funny how that worked.
We redid the cabinets and tile in the cabin about four years ago, and at the time I was bemoaning the fact that plumbing issues prevented us from achieving the most-desirable "triangle" kitchen configuration. Now we have an actual chef living there, and she likes it! She says the long counter on one side works well as a prep counter. So, all is not lost after all.
From here on out there will be pictures of the actual wedding...next week. Until then, Happy Father's Day and have a great weekend!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Big weekend
Our friends and next door neighbors are getting married here on Saturday, hence, there has been a flurry of work on the garden to get it presentable. It's the first real "event" we’ve had here, and we’re recklessly flying along the learning curve at high speed.
An added bonus…the woman who lives in the cabin here at the ranch, Cara, is doing the catering. She is going to culinary school, and has a private chef/catering business. Today she'll be grilling vegetables on the fire pit in preparation.
In addition to the excitement of the joyous occasion, holding a wedding here brings together a lot of ideas and shared visions that we've imagined for the ranch. The experience will be educational for us. Is it a reasonable idea to hold a small event here? Do we ever want to go through this again? Can we do all of it without having a heart attack? The only way to find out is to try. We love the idea of forming a team with the people who live here to work on projects that benefit all involved. It helps that M & J, although they are understandably under a lot of pressure, are very easygoing for a soon-to-be-married couple. J is about the polar opposite of a "bridezilla".
We've been spending a lot of time working in the garden, and observing how the shade falls around midday to plan how it will be set up.
Recently we bought a ride-on mower so Popsey won’t have to plod along waving the weed whacker around for days upon days to mow the meadow. We are pleased to introduce Hugo the Lawn Tractor:
Popsey can now mow large areas without becoming a grass-covered, brain-dead zombie. At the same time it’s giving the property an even, manicured look we could never achieve before. There are still plenty of gopher holes, though Popsey is trying to fill them faster than the gophers make them. He hasn’t caught any lately and I suspect they may have had babies. Lots of babies. Ug.
We have been pruning branches on the oaks, weeding the plant beds, and moving rocks to different places. The garden is taking shape, and the results of years of work, starting with removing hundreds of feet of chicken coops, are coming into fruition.
The lavender is teasing us, lingering on the edge of full bloom.
The porta-potties are arriving any minute and I am urgently needed in the outside world. Thanks for reading. Talk to you again soon.
An added bonus…the woman who lives in the cabin here at the ranch, Cara, is doing the catering. She is going to culinary school, and has a private chef/catering business. Today she'll be grilling vegetables on the fire pit in preparation.
In addition to the excitement of the joyous occasion, holding a wedding here brings together a lot of ideas and shared visions that we've imagined for the ranch. The experience will be educational for us. Is it a reasonable idea to hold a small event here? Do we ever want to go through this again? Can we do all of it without having a heart attack? The only way to find out is to try. We love the idea of forming a team with the people who live here to work on projects that benefit all involved. It helps that M & J, although they are understandably under a lot of pressure, are very easygoing for a soon-to-be-married couple. J is about the polar opposite of a "bridezilla".
We've been spending a lot of time working in the garden, and observing how the shade falls around midday to plan how it will be set up.
Recently we bought a ride-on mower so Popsey won’t have to plod along waving the weed whacker around for days upon days to mow the meadow. We are pleased to introduce Hugo the Lawn Tractor:
Popsey can now mow large areas without becoming a grass-covered, brain-dead zombie. At the same time it’s giving the property an even, manicured look we could never achieve before. There are still plenty of gopher holes, though Popsey is trying to fill them faster than the gophers make them. He hasn’t caught any lately and I suspect they may have had babies. Lots of babies. Ug.We have been pruning branches on the oaks, weeding the plant beds, and moving rocks to different places. The garden is taking shape, and the results of years of work, starting with removing hundreds of feet of chicken coops, are coming into fruition.
The lavender is teasing us, lingering on the edge of full bloom. 
The porta-potties are arriving any minute and I am urgently needed in the outside world. Thanks for reading. Talk to you again soon.
Friday, April 20, 2007
The Egg Hunt
Over the last few years the ranch has become the chosen spot for the family Easter egg hunt.
We have brunch in the courtyard and distract the kids with pastries while the appointed egg-hiders run down to the hunting grounds to hide the eggs. This year Popsey set up an art table, which bought us just enough time.
The weather was perfect for the event (although we need more rain!). Guests included two of Popsey's sisters and their families, and their family's families. It was a Kodak moment everywhere you looked.
To see more pictures, click on over to our Flickr site.
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