We celebrated the 4th of July with friends last night. These lucky folks own a house near the park with a perfect view of the fireworks display. People began showing up around 7 for grilled hamburgers and all sorts of delicious side dishes. It was an unusually nice evening for July. The humidity was relatively…
Land of the free
This is one of the things which has made America great: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! Happy Independence Day!
Menu Monday ~ July 2, 2012
Click here for more menu ideas! I want to start putting up some summer produce so my plan the next couple of weeks is to make an effort to use things from the freezer. I need room for corn on the cob! Monday: lasagna roll-ups (using spaghetti sauce from freezer) salad green beans (from freezer)…
Homemade bleu cheese dressing
Update: I have since found a better recipe. Here is the link. Ever since I can remember I’ve loved a good bleu cheese salad dressing. Or roquefort, but you don’t seem to see that as much anymore. There are several good commercial brands available but I decided to try to make my own. I found…
Yo ho ho!
That lavender bandana he’s been wearing was just a wee bit girly but thanks to Tori at Torizworld, Shiloh now sports this awesome new one. Her dog, Kero, got one for his birthday recently and when I asked where she bought it she kindly offered to send one to Shiloh. Wasn’t that sweet? Now I will…
Daily rituals
I don’t really like the idea of a schedule. “Routine” sounds a little better but also a bit boring. But “ritual” has a pleasant, soothing connotation for me. Over the past few weeks my evening porch time has developed into a ritual of sorts. After all my evening responsibilities are taken care of, I pour…
It’s a book
I enjoy my Kindle but there’s something about that simple perfection of a real book.
Menu Monday ~ June 25, 2012
Click here for more menu ideas! Monday: I don’t usually cook on Sundays but since David had spent a few hours out in the heat mowing I thought he deserved a nice dinner. I grilled a big package of organic chicken tenders with my homemade bbq sauce. I had nearly half a bag of potatoes…
Movie Night at the Park
Last night David and I attended the first movie night in our local park. I took these two pictures when we first got there but I would guess there were a couple of hundred people by the time the movie started at dusk. A friend who works for the city came up with this idea…
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