summer at Base Camp

...summer time when the living is easy

 

Base Camp is in it's first summer

 we opened at the tail end of August last year

 and we are experiencing what volume is like.

 

~ Feeling blessed ~

 

Have a great weekend! 

orange you happy?

Super simple and delicious recipe for orange cake in Sunset Magazine. I never know what to do with the oranges that are on the fringe of  "shall I eat these or throw them out"...well, now I do! Here is the recipe for Whole Orange Cake.
Take a bite...it will make you happy!

In search of delicious

Beautiful sunny Montana morning and we are heading out.

Swollen rivers with all the Glacier run off

 Past forests fires

new growth is starting to emerge.

Beautiful views of the peaks in the distance

Sometimes I feel like Peer Gynt in Soria Moria (Norwegian Folk tale)

Can it get any more beautiful and majestic?

Why...yes it can!

Could this be what we are searching for ?

A home of yesteryear.

Here it is...!

30min of heading north on dirt roads...we arrived.

This merc is famous for it's bakery.

Folks come from far distances just to devour their cinnamon rolls and bear claws.

Looks like a peaceful place to cop a seat.

...and have a little picnic

my sons paw wrapped around a Huckleberry bearclaw.

oh...it is sooo good.

My "bunny" is feeling so much better.

 Eating and enjoying the summer day.

Even the butterflies seem to do little happy dances.

...I don't know if the Huckelberry Bear claw was more delicious or...the view?

Maybe both?

 Either way it was a lovely day.

Happy Weekend.

On the home front

While mom was here I baked, she sewed. I experimented with different recipes for BaseCamp Cafe. Fresh from the oven; apple, pear coffee cake- with oat streussel and cinnamon bun wreaths- with brioche dough, my campers gobbled them both up -instant winners.

 Mom made new slip covers for our old sofa...from baby quilts she sewed last time and new covers for the pillows with colorful leftover fabric. I love it when she comes and helps me with my kids and home...such a nice lift. At the end of the day we sat down with coffee and fresh baked goodies and figured what to add to the menu...our home is happy, colorful and delish!