Complete

35,000 some stitches later, I finally finished the Hudson Bay Blanket for Nate's birthday. If it wasn't for the crazy long winter break we had, I wouldn't have had the patience or time to finish the entire thing. Despite the monotony of making a blanket I found it quite relaxing because of the lack of concentration it required to knit row after row while watching a movie or listening to music. I ended up making all the stripes the same color and I really like the way it turned out and even though it's technically a crib blanket it's just perfect for sitting on the couch. 

- K

We Find Ourselves Here Again

But this time, properly equipped with friends and dry fire wood. And the experience was much more pleasant that way. After another good hike and some Campbell's soup dinner, the four of us stayed warm as we stayed up by the fire. The moral of the story is that winter is more fun with company.

-N & K

Little Makings

 

Yesterday, a foot of snow fell here. Bouncy, fluffy white replaced the icy layer that's been stagnant for the last few weeks. It's nice to have everything in white again. So, the occasion for sledding today has arisen and a group of us will be packing our hats and mittens to slide the slopes. In the meantime this last week, I've worked on a few small projects. A friend taught me how to make macarons a few days ago and oh my, they've been so good. I've been working on this blanket for some time now and decided to take a break and make this fun hat. A blog I admire very much helped me find the pattern. Hoping life is swell with all who come to this space of ours. Happy weekend!

- K

Ravine Trail

We've had a bad case of post-holiday indoor syndrome. So today, finally, we took a hike up the Ravine trail at the north tip of Missoula valley. There wasn't quite enough snow to use snowshoes but it was just difficult enough to get us sweating a bit and the trail gave us some beautiful views of Missoula from above. After getting back we found out the trail connects with the rest of the Rattlesnake Creek trail system so we plan on hiking further at some point, though we might save that for summer. In the meantime, we plan on getting some cross country skiing and snowshoeing in before school starts.

- K & N

This Thing All Devours*

Happy 2013, everyone. Kelton and I had a hell of a good 2012, with many fun trips to all kinds 

of places and loads of good times at home, too. In addition, we started this blog and have really enjoyed having a place to share our photos.

And yet, there remains room for improvement.

In the New Year, we have several resolutions to achieve. Apart from the obvious ones like learning how to pick a lock, how to kill a shark, how to love, and how to throw a curve, we also intend to do the following:

1. Climb more stuff.
2. Have less acne.
3. Throw higher caliber parties.
4. Do less winter camping.
5. Do more other camping.
6. Do the same amount of pop-locking.
7. Take more photos.

So mark your Mayan calendars, homeboys and homegirls. You'll wanna stick around for this.

-N

*Riddles in the dark, Hobbit fans.