A Little Woman

The last of 8 dozen cookies I baked on Thursday.
Some for company, some to give to the neighbors, and some for the men who are still finishing up on the roof.

The shingles for our new roof were delivered today.

“Now” - said a good book unto me -
“Open my pages and you shall see
Jewels of wisdom and treasures fine,
Gold and silver in every line,
And you may claim them if you but will
Open my pages and take your fill.

“Open my pages and run them o’er,
Take what you choose of my golden store.
Be you greedy, I shall not care -
All that you seize I shall gladly spare;
There is never a lock on my treasure doors,
Come - here are my jewels, make them yours!

“I am just a book on your mantel shelf,
But I can be part of your living self;
If only you’ll travel my pages through,
Then I will travel the world with you.
As two wines blended make better wine,
Blend your mind with these truths of mine.

“I’ll make you fitter to talk with men,
I’ll touch with silver the lines you pen,
I’ll lead you nearer the truth you seek,
I’ll strengthen you when your faith grows weak -
This place on your shelf is a prison cell,
Let me come into your mind to dwell!”

by Edgar Guest

We are studying swimming creatures in science.

This is a project to show the way the world's water is distributed.
The containers on the side of the bath tub represent the following:
Frozen Water, Underground Water , Lakes, Soil Water, Rivers and Streams...

... and the water left in the bath tub is the Oceans.

We got this project from Exploring God's Creation by Geoffrey Garvey.

We have been studying Swimming creatures in science. One of the things we have learned is this. The earth is not billions of years old, because if it was the oceans would be much saltier.
The oceans are actually getting saltier. This is because salt is constantly entering the ocean, from rivers and volcanos, but it can not leave the ocean very easily. If the ocean was billions of years old, it would be a lot saltier.

“The most effective kind of education is that a child play amongst lovely things.” – Plato

After hiking at Silver Dollar Island we went to Officers Gulch.

We crossed over to an island on these logs.

Island picture...

...and back across again.

We took a hike this morning...

...silver dollar island...

...beautiful scenery on Lake Dillion.

We went shopping in Silverthorn and played in the river that goes through Breckenridge yesterday.

We drove over Boreas pass today...

...it's 2 weeks earlier than the aspen leaves usually start to turn...

...stopped to eat lunch by the stream...

...picked aspen leaves to press...

...a very restful day, especially after yesterday!

We took a long hike today.
It was supposed to be a 7 mile hike.
3.5 miles up and then 3.5 miles down.

We saw a beaver pond.
When we got close to the end (we were about 12,000 ft) we had to guess where the path was.
That part was supposed to be ½ mile, but I think we went farther, because we wound around so much.

When we got near the top it was beautiful.

On the way down we stopped at Lower Mohawk Lake.
We were so hot and tired that we stopped and dipped our feet in the water.
It was freezing, but it felt so good.
When we were most of the way down it started to rain.
It seemed to take forever to walk to the car.
Our hike ended up taking about 6 hours.
It was well worth it though.

We took a 0.8 mile hike today.

Lake Dillion

We saw lots of chipmunks.
One of them even got on my shoes.
I didn't get a picture though.

Busily packing to hopefully leave for Colorado in the morning.
We are driving home on the 12th.
We will bring the computer so I hope to post while we are gone.

We went to the Nebraska State Fair yesterday...

...my baby sweater...

...the clydesdales...

...the petting zoo

...the big pumpkin...

...barn owl...

...who cares if it's raining?

I made dinner tonight.

ZESTY CHICKEN BREASTS

chicken breasts 8-10

1 stick butter
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Melt butter and stir in garlic and pepper.
Combine bread crumbs and cheese.
Dip chicken in butter, then dredge in crumb mix.

I served this with mashed potatoes and steamed brocoli.

Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes in a Pyrex dish.

The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible by Paul S. Taylor
Life in the Great Ice Age by Michael and Beverly Oard
Grand Canyon, a different view by Tom Vail
The True Story of Noah's Ark by Tom Dooley

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