Fresh Cod

Kelly's Take Take A Taste

A sweet friend of mine gave me some fresh cod from Alaska that her husband caught himself.  I was super excited about it until I realized that I had no idea on how to cook it. I love to cook, probably because I love food in general, but also my mom and her mom were awesome cooks.  One thing that…

The Boys Of Bull Hill

Kelly's Take Take A Break

A couple of days ago my husband wrote a  post about Bull Hill Guest Ranch.  He talked about the beauty and serenity of this Pacific Northwest gem.  I must add  that when I need a moment of silence or when just meditating the visual I turn my minds eye to is Bull Hill.  Whether it be a ride on horseback,…

The First Of Many….Bull Hill Guest Ranch

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Many of you will already know but we have a relationship with the wonderful Guglielmino family of Bull Hill Guest Ranch. This is the first of many posts you will see about Bull Hill as we have been to the ranch many times. Most of the time it is to work because there is a good percentage of the pictures and videos you see on…

A Home Divided ~ Seahawks vs Packers

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Madison & Colby Tareski ~ Seahawks vs Packers

Today is the NFC Championship game with the Seattle Seahawks and the Greenbay Packers.  We are for sure a family that loves football.  We have been looking forward to today’s game all week.  However, there is a bit of tension in our home today, because our twins, Colby and Madison are divided on who they are cheering for today. Well,…

Did You Know…

Kelly's Take

Here is a little tid bit some of you may not know about me.  I am a photographer.  I specialize in natural light, outdoor photography.  I have the privileged of being able to work from my home.  I live on 6 acres and have spent a lot of time creating photography venues on my property.  When I say “I have”,…

Go Hawks…

Kelly's Take

  Today is a playoff game for our returning Superbowl Champions the Seattle Seahawks.  My husband and I have been Hawk fans even when it was not popular to be one.  Last year, just before the Superbowl game, we as a family decided to do a fun photo shoot to show our support for the team.  I thought it would…

My Mini Donkey’s

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Last Spring my Mini Mediterranean Donkey pair (Westly & Buttercup) became the proud parents of a little female.  To our surprise she was born almost pure white.  We were expecting to see a grey mini.  Needless to say, we adore her.  She has been so fun to watch grow.  She is 9 months old now, happy, healthy and spunky.

Grammar Police

Kelly's Take

I know I should pay better attention than I do on the use of proper grammar when I am writing, but I must confess that I do not really care.  If I use the wrong “there” or “you’re” instead of “you are”  and another one I abuse often is “course” vs “coarse”.  In my defense, I write like I talk,…

Guilty Pleasure…

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Several years ago, my husband and I made a dramatic change in our eating style.  The change was simple enough, just very dramatic from what we were doing.  You see, we simply changed to eating whole foods.  What does that mean?  Well to put it in simple terms:  an apple is an apple and nothing else which equals a whole…

What Makes You Happy?

Kelly's Take

I am one of those people who struggle with “seasonal depression”.  This time of year, when the days are shorter, the sky is mostly grey and that constant nip in the air all play havoc on my regular happy go lucky self.  I must remind myself that this is temporary and search for the little things each day that make…