I have not blogged in awhile.  I do think this will have to become a habit in order to keep it up.  Plus, sometimes I don't think much interesting stuff is going on. That should change with the season.  We just went through February.  It's a hard month to get through for us Mid-Westerners.  It's now early March and we got our first 40 degrees yesterday.  What does that mean if you live in MI?  Well first off, if you're married to a Canadian from the prairies, it means this:

Yep!!  He put on shorts, shoveled off the fire pit, the picnic table, and one chair for me, so he could cook outside.

If you are a Michigander.....  You get minion 2 to shovel a path for you and Sky Boy so you can sit in the sunshine and smell the wood burning; love that smell.  The snow was still quite deep, especially for a not so tall dog.

If felt nice after this winter and the sub-zero temps. of last month to sit in the warmth of the sun.  I did not wear shorts however, I assure you.  My feet were still cold, but my face, was warm.

I had a nice view too....

The Birthday boy, turned 8 yesterday.

Mmmmm.... the best stew is always made on an open fire pit in a cast iron dutch oven.

And thus began our cooking outside season this year, 

and we couldn't be happier about it!