First winter white-out
It’s official. It’s winter in northern Utah. It started snowing about 8 this morning and it’s still going. Here’s the view from my north-facing office window. Now we’ll have to get serious about how...
Author: Pete Codella II
Holiday photos
Here’s a photo montage of some of the holiday magic a la The Codella Cottage. Enjoy the holiday season everyone!
Whipped cream cheese frosting
Talk about a delicious dessert topping! The whipped cream mixed with cream cheese makes this light and airy, but still very tasty. This frosting is a great topping on the banana bars, as I’m...
Banana bars
Many of my holiday memories include people, places and food. While this recipe isn’t a tradition, it’s good enough that it will be. These are great banana bars! Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1...
Thanksgiving bounty
We have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We spent the weekend with Vickey’s parents and enjoyed their company, and the company of Vickey’s brother, Charley. Vickey’s nephew, Casey, also joined us for...
Updated Google Maps
Google Maps has a new navigation tool. It’s pretty cool. And just in case any of you are feeling comfortable in your humble abodes, here’s a photo off Google Maps of my parent’s home...
Setting up the play set
I finally tackled the play set project. When we purchased it several years ago from Vinyl Adventure it took me a full two Saturdays to get it all set-up. When we took it down...
Sunday afternoon drive
Last Sunday we took a trip up to the Bountiful LDS Temple. We love living just a stone’s throw from the temple. This is the view from our driveway. Here are Vickey and the...
Second snow since we moved
We’re all for extremes. We traded the weather of the Las Vegas valley in Oct. for the weather in northern Utah. We thought we had weeks to get used to fall before winter hit,...
More Halloween photos
Okay, so I’m catching up with blogging and posting photos. It’s been a crazy busy time with unpacking boxes and getting organized in the new place. Here are some photos from Halloween weekend. Vickey...