A Mountain Wedding

What do you get when you cross 2 spools of ribbon, 1 spool of wire, the Rocky Mountains and 5 TD sisters?
Wedding decor! For $12.80! And not one of our weddings. Not that we wouldn’t be very pleased getting off spending less than 15 bucks on decorations. I would think that was rather thrilling. No, it was our adolescent partner in crime, Miss -- and now -- Mrs. L. Rocky Mountain High!

To say we love Mrs. L’s family would be a drastic understatement. We have undergone numerous triumphs and trials in tandem, making the L’s more like the TD’s, expanded. Most of the L’s returned home just days before the wedding, so the TD sisters headed up to the L’s family oasis in the Colorado Rockies. Upon arrival, we weren’t sure what to do. There was wire and ribbon, but their home seemed deserving of more gorgeous decorations.


Aspen trees!

Two dozen aspen boughs, a spool of relatively fine wire, two spools of ribbon, sweat, et voila! Gorgeous decorations a la le sœur TD!


Mrs. F and Me, affixing aspens to the banister

Four, One and ALL that ribbon!


We did make one mistake. When it comes to food, don’t say no when you mean yes. They offered to feed us the night before and we said “of course not!”.

HUNGRY(!!!), but not quite done!



And they married happily. Here’s to ever after......................... and food :o)

And so it begins....

We TDs are collectors. Rocks, quilts, books, hats -- you name it, and we've probably had at least a few (dozen) of them somewhere or sometime. Many of our collections are languishing in boxes or cupboards. And more than a few have been passed along or abandoned completely. But, though we may have short attention spans, we aren't idiots. We know a good thing when we've got it. And we realize that our most precious and satisfying collection is, indubitably, the amazing array of people we love. And, though many of you are subjected to the same kind of neglect currently endured by my long-defunct bunny collection, we have a hunch you somehow manage to love us, too.

Dear Readers, this blog represents a heartfelt attempt to remedy some of that neglect. We promise you'll hear something from us five days a week -- a small collection of the things that make us happy, keep us busy and bring meaning to our worlds. We hope it makes you smile.


The Top 5 Reasons We Started This Blog

5. We like to travel in packs, even online.

4. To memorialize all the fun and outlandish happenings, ideas, projects and progeny of our far-flung sisterly clan.

3. To publicly shame each other into keeping in better touch with our favorite peeps.

2. Oprah won't give us money to start our own magazine. Boo.

1. To make our brothers jealous.