Off Season in Montana

This is a particularly strange time amongst our seasonal changes. You can still ski, but it's corn, you can bike but it's mud unless you drive, and forget hiking unless you like mud and widening the trail? And don't plant the garden yet! You may want to, but it won't work. As many of you know, it is okay to plant cold season crops when the ground is workable. Well my friends, don't plant before May 1st in Bozeman, your crops will freeze. So the Husband and I are doing what we can to get outside to smear fat. We skiied on Saturday and biked on Sunday. I am now embracing this odd springtime weather. Our trip to Mexico helped scratch my itchy spring fever feet, but just a bit.

The Blondes

(Dirt Bag Support)

Bike on Sunday,

it was 60 degrees.

And some new smiffings:

La Luna Llena

(sterling and fresh water pearl)

In the shop now!

Los Mixtos - La Madres

(mixed metal stackers)

The MOTHER LOAD

Also in the shop.

Custom Wedding Band

(sterling and fresh water pearl)

THANKS, Steve and Liz!!!!

(sterling and gold hoops)

At Girls Outdoors

(rose gold and sterling hoops)

Also, at Girls Outdoors

Happy Hump Day!

Bisquit

Las Platas

Well hello, good day to you.

Here are some newbies

I smithed up.

Oh, how I do love

Stone,

Silver,

Jewels.

A Cowgirls's Gem

In the shop before too long.

(sterling and turquoise)

Oval Drop Earrings

(hammered sterling)

Cabo Del Luna

Tip of the Moon Ring

(moonstone and silver)

Sold to Jody in the next county, thanks.

Los Mixtos Con Piedras

Mixed Metal Stackers w/ Rocks

(sterling, copper, 14k gold, turquoise, chalcedony)

Momma Necklace

Custom Order

(green onyx, peruvian opal, tourmaline, turquoise, silver)

Conjuntos Necklace

(sterling and 14k gold)

I feel like it is Christmas night and Santa is coming!

The anticipation is torture.

Tomorrow morning we travel

to the Southern Baja Coast of Mexico.

The bikini, flip flops, snorkel gear,

summer dresses, heels,

shades, jewelry and sunscreen

are all packed up.

All this Spanish practice is

going to come in real handy.

I really enjoy speaking Spanish in Mexico,

and I can't wait for 80 degree temps,

Negra Modelo con limon,

and Hibiscus bushes.

Cheery As Heck,

Bizxoxho Del Feliz

(pronounced biz sho-sho)

A Very Swell Day....

....which included some of my favorites.

Skiing with Hubby at Bridger,

playing hookey for just a bit.

New Earrings for Girls Outdoors

AND...

Apres Ski Margaritas

We had a blast and sure do enjoy our life.

Happy Hump Day,

(we are on the downhill stretch)

Snow Bisquit

Busy Bee

The $100 question of the day is:

Will I get everything packed, prepped and baked before we leave tomorrow

for Ekalaka?

Mmmm yes, giv 'er heck.

Here are some earrings that I whipped up.

I will list at least a pair today in the shop.

And now to the Jelly

I finally fixed my Pear Apple Jelly.

It only took me three times to get the right consistency.

The third time is the charm and it is OH SO GOOD!

The jelly hoarding will now begin.

The lighter color is from the first batch of jelly.

While it wasn't really runny, I needed thicker jelly.

So I re-processed some of the jelly and it got darker.

Probably more yummy?

Such a pretty fruit, the Pear Apple, grown in town.

I had never even seen these before making them into jelly.

Thanks Martins, for giving us the fruit.

This marks my second batch of jelly and I am hooked:

easy, so delicious, and the steps of canning

tickle my fancy.

I have a bit of work to do...

grocery

bake bread and cookies

pack

list

hurry up.

I hope your day is fantanstic,

KLF

Look What We Got!

10+ inches of snow

AND

new earrings

First the snow....

what a suprise, when we had nothing yesterday.

This is our backyard and the wires are weighted from all the fluff stuff!

Oh so pretty, that's our Aspen tree!

And the snow is still steadily falling.

Bella eats snow, she's in the act now :)

And new earrings!

Sterling silver, light wieght and O so CHIC!

I plan to list these in the shop about lunch.

Looks like I am wearing my Muck Boots to work today, and promptly heading to the tire store for new snow tires. Ouch!

I hope your day is going swell!

Snowily,

xoxo Bisquit