bake and take: 2014

Almost four seasons have gone by since my last post! I'd like to say "shame on me" or "I am so sorry I haven't blogged!", but I can't and I won't! Looking back over this last year I can truly say it has been the hardest walk of my life. The walk isn't over but I can say it is getting easier! Over the past year I have had several "ah ha" moments and I have discovered so many things not only about myself but other people in my life as well! We are all responsible for taking this journey we call life in whatever direction we want to take. Mine has had several detours but I can finally say I'm back on the right trail!

As I look back over the year I have started and stopped so many projects! I thought I wanted to learn to sew, bought the fabulous sewing machine and set up a sewing room........only to discover as my best friend Denise says... "Gwyn you like the idea of lots of things!" Major "ah ha" moment! She knows me so well! My mom was a beautiful seamstress and I know she would love for me to be a seamstress. Sorry mom....not in this lifetime and that's ok! The sewing machine now sits in my craft room and the sewing room is back to a guest room! Stop by and see us, I now have a bed for guests!!!

Mom was a great cook and I do have the passion for cooking and creating yummy food and making a "presentation" out of my creations! My sister in law made cookbooks for all of us last year of our favorite recipes that mom made my family. Whenever I feel myself feeling sad I open up the cookbook, pull out a mixing bowl I remember mom using and stir up something yummy. I instantly feel better and all warm and cozy inside! Thanks mom for instilling in me the love of cooking!

I have discovered I love taking pictures and learning how to get a really nice image! Thanks to Nelou at nelougrace.com, she is helping me learn all about photography. I'm having a blast and look forward to learning as much as my brain can handle!

I have started a major project that I am going to complete! I'm scanning in slides and pictures that we have accumulated over the last 40 years! I have to say I get side tracked because I look at the pictures and find myself walking down memory lane! The crazy thing is when I come across a picture with some girlfriends from high school I have been known to pick up the phone and call! One phone call ended up lasting almost 2 hours! Can't continue to chat with old girlfriends or this project will never get finished! Side note....because of me calling 2 of my girlfriends, we are now going to try to get together this fall for a girls weekend and meet in Denver! We haven't seen each other in 20 years! There I go again getting side tracked! My plan is to document the first 40 years of Mark and I being together and pass along our journey to our children and "grands." It's quite an undertaking but I am up for the task!

Mark and I recently went to the cabin in Valle Escondido, NM. I walked everyday with camera in hand and tried to capture some of the beauty the mountains had to offer! I hope you enjoy!