Our family packed up yesterday morning and headed up to our Michigan home. It was lovely drive filled with vibrant conversations, music and talk radio. Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh helped us digest bailout woes, naughty Chicago politics and the potential outcome of the Steeler – Raven game (not that I care about the latter).
All the while I planned my menu for our soiree Saturday night. I was delighted to see the results of heavy snowfall as we inched north. Winter parties are best blanketed in billows of snow.
Our arrival home was full of adventure. My husband, much to his delight, had to plow our drive with his beloved New Holland tractor just so that we could drive into our garage.
The house was uncomfortably chilly. We set our thermostat at 48°; thus, it takes several hours of brilliant fires and savory cooking to break the chill. Cooking and baking were only punctuated by a quick cross-country ski adventure and a few photo ops.
I utilized my wok to saute vegetables.
I threw in the remaining Cilantro chicken from a previous night’s dinner, together with tortillas, cheese and salsa.
Then we enjoyed delicious quesadillas, fresh fruit, and a glass of Charonnay.
I relish the constancy of life up here: the rythmn of nature, the fellowship with friends, inviting fires, and the township’s snow plow that never fails to flatten our mailbox.
Tags: cheese, chicken, vegetables
Oh how beautiful!! I love the snow.
never fails to flatten our mailbox. ha ha ha!! Are you blogging from the cottage? How cool is that? I love winter cottage life!! Even though my life is so boring right now, I love hearing about yours. Cooking for 16 people–fun. I love spontaneous feeding of the masses. Robotdude is having the entire robotics team over for a social this afternoon. Will is with the boys for an a.m. Bible study, followed by Sat. music lessons, then we head to the Gospel booth, Robotic festivities and THEN a houseguest. So, life does not slow down enough for me to cram in extensive holiday stuff. Blessings to you and yours. Even though I don’t drink, have a glass on me. LOL.
How wonderful! I’ve been skiing, but never cross-country, and it’s alway something I’ve wanted to do!
All of the snow is pretty – you take great photos. And the way you ended the post was too cute! I hope you enjoy your time there with family and friends. :0)
Jena, You have anything but a boring life. I am just glad that you are so “organized” or I don’t know how you would keep track of everyone!
Ms Tee, Cross-country skiing is so convenient since the conditions do not matter as much as in down-hill skiing. I am not very fond of high speeds so I am more fearful of down-hill! Thanks.
your winter home is elegantly divine.
and snow plows… well, they will do that won’t they? it’s as if it’s their “plow tax”.
What can I say but…..it sounds perfect! Every detail just divine!
Your home up north just looks so beautiful. What a delight! (Even with the flattened mailbox.)
Enjoy your time there! What a perfect setting for Christmas!
As always, you’ve captured the beauty of your surroundings. I absolutely LOVE the wine and glasses perched in the snow.
And…..cilantro is my favorite herbs! I can only imagine how tasty those quesadillas were!
I enjoy viewing the photos as well as your journey home. Reminds me of our days in Maine.
Such beautiful pictures of the snow! That’s a treat for me, as I don’t get to experience that very often, as in hardly ever!