Mark – we’ll have to remedy your snowman-less past, dear.

Holly – how sweet :) thanks!

Kitt – get OUT! It’s going to be the white strip o’ death – I’m holding out for the real stuff :)

Mimi – nature is truly that amazing, hon. It’s a backlit scene.

Mrs. E – oh, you poor thing. summer cannot overlap itself, it’s true :( i’ll continue to deliver fall and winter for ya!

Manisha – i hope you are all keeping warm on the flats! We should meet up for lunch when i’m not crazy busy.

Peabody – isn’t it? it was about 5 inches tall!

Joanne – oh the alps :) you’ll get snow soon enough. I’m jealous of your chestnut harvesting!

Mollie – thanks, chica!

Margie – glad you like it.

Zoe – good luck with your writing. I know it sucks, but you’ll get it done!

Anita – ha, I wish :)

Fiona – I’ll mail you some snow when we get enough to share ;)

Jenn – you’re so sweet to say. I really think there are other blogs out there that surpass mine! But I’m glad you found URB and like it enough to stay a while. Welcome to the insanity! :)

I’ve read your whole blog, looked at all the pics and now a daily peek is part of my routine, much like the crossword.

Since one of my hobbies is to “read” cookbooks/recipes, (and yes, both my best-friend husband and I cook too) I have looked at many of the other food blogs as listed on your site, as well as others (and ye gads there are about a ga-zillion). Having spent many hours looking, I feel qualified to say yours is absolutely and by far, the best. From the artistic perfection of your photography to the step-by-step recipes; from your recipe/cooking observations to the peeks into your personal life -joys and dramas- that you allow us, your blog it is an excellent balance of food, life and photography.

Years ago, before blogging time and shortly after my mom passed away, I started recording my favorite recipes for our combined families. My sis and I were asking each other, “do you have Mom’s recipe for…? and found we often did not have her recipes. So now I have lots of tried and true recipes…some are family recipes, others, new ones we have come across and loved. I love adding the “experience” commentary, like “Mom used ….but I use blah, blah, blah…” or “I find that ……” which is one of the things I love about your recipes.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to create such a quality site – it’s a living breathing cookbook, ezine, photo journal.

That’s all I have to say about that.

(oh, and the photos are beautiful.)