Archive for the ‘Amigos y Familia’ Category

grandpa’s funeral

Posted on May 16th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Wednesday I flew solo to New York state to be with my family and attend my grandpa’s funeral. I have never left Cash (or  Zia!) overnight, so it was kind of a big deal for all of us. David took off work to spend time with the kids and take them out to do fun […]



a tribute to my grandpa

Posted on May 6th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

My grandfather, Fred DelConte, was born September 28, 1924. He was a farmer and a business entrepreneur, and he built his own house. He was also a brother, uncle, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Grandpa was Italian, and his parents were immigrants from the province of Foggia in the Southeast of Italy. Here is a […]



at home

Posted on April 17th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

David is home, and now we’re getting our spring snow. This weekend we got about three feet in one big blizzard. Here is the painting I made for his birthday while he was at Masters. I worked it and reworked it, and for such a simple painting, the amount of time I spent on it […]



eleven years…and counting!

Posted on December 1st, 2015 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

Happy anniversary to US! This card was waiting for me in the kitchen this morning, and it made me laugh. Eleven years ago today, I wore a white dress with snowflakes and a pair of red flats just like these (except we took off the bows). We had come to cold and snowy Stockbridge, New […]



thanksgiving 2015

Posted on November 26th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

  Happy Thanksgiving!