Kate Palmer

Laundry, My Writing Inspiration

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Kate.

Early Tuesday morning the power went out here for about an hour. My computer never regained consciousness. My miracle-working husband took it apart and reconnected it to his computer and recovered most of my files, but none of the children’s. Like my son’s iMovie History Fair project that was ready to be burned to a [...]

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January Not Just For Snow Sports

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Kate.

Although January is great for sledding it’s also an optimal time to go back to school clothes shopping. At least that’s how I shop. I’m a clearance shopper and this season holds fantastic deals. Last year I bought my oldest’s pants for four dollars each. Earlier this year, one of my sister-in-laws was seeking on-line [...]

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A Break

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Kate.

I’m grounding myself from the internet this week, no email or blogging. I need to get caught up on some housework. Cleaning my desk would be nice since I haven’t seen the top of it since before Christmas–and that’s saying something. Normally, I scour the house before the holidays and nothing is out of place. [...]

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Feeding Canyon

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Kate.

We welcome the snow each winter even though it means feeding the animals instead of letting them graze.
First my oldest drives the wheelbarrow down to the haystack.

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Watering the Chickens

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Kate.

In hindsight, perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to send the little boys to water the chickens by themselves.

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2009 Report and 2010 Goals

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Kate.

This year certainly went speeding by. I hope you all had time for some wintertime fun during your holidays.
So how did I do on last year’s goals?

Run a half marathon.

Didn’t accomplish. I’ve already blogged about that here.

Have a book accepted for publication.

I’ve submitted my manuscript to two publishers and probably won’t hear back before April–if [...]

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Days Like This Come and Go

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Kate.

Does your sink (and every available kitchen counter) ever look like this?

Or your hampers like this? I assure you my other three hampers look strikingly similar to this one.
So I’m at the keyboard trying to cough up enough intestinal fortitude to GET ‘ER DONE! But first, maybe I’ll finish that recipe for my next blog post–no [...]

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It’s Better Left Unanswered

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Kate.

Sometimes it’s best not to ask:
Why is there a dirt clod on my kitchen counter?
Where did it come from?
How did it get here?
And finally:
How long has it been here?

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Sunset Beauty

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

I looked out my front window as I was finishing dinner last night and saw this. Immediately, I snatched the camera and ran to the front porch. Nate was just getting out of his car as I began snapping pictures. He hurriedly ran inside, grabbed the tripod, and set it up on the porch while [...]

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Winners and Adventures With Whole Wheat (Part 1)

Posted on 24. Oct, 2009 by Kate.

THANKS, THANKS, THANKS, everyone for your fabulous support of my crazy little blog. I giggled, I laughed, I giggled some more. So much fun. So don’t all of  you fade back into commentless reading.
I got up at 6 AM this morning and rushed around getting ready to leave for the Farmers Market by 7 AM. [...]

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Adventures With Whole Wheat: My Family Suffered So Yours Doesn’t Have To (Prologue)

Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by Kate.

I stood in the bathroom hurriedly pulling half my youngest daughter’s hair into a lopsided ponytail when Nate walked in, kissed me goodbye, and said, “I don’t know what you made, but it tastes like chalk.”

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A Time and A Season

Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Kate.

Fall colors now dot the mountain view from my kitchen window. Each morning I wake to the crisp, clean smell of fall. The changing seasons signal a time for accounting in my own life, a time to reflect and set new goals. I’m grateful it comes four times a year here. I don’t know if [...]

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Flower Personalities

Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by Kate.

We lost our tomatoes and peppers to freezing temperatures last Monday night and snow is in our forecast for Wednesday. I’ll soon be saying goodbye to all my flowers until spring.
Columbine are among my favorite flowers. The blossoms appear soft and delicate, yet they are hardy survivors. One grouping of  my columbine got hit with [...]

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