Sunday, June 26, 2016

This week in photos


This little dude got to watch a play for the first time, Charlotte's Web. We read the book together in anticipation. Quite fortunately most of the play was directly from the book so he completely understood what was going on the entire time. The only thing he was confused about was why the characters didn't look more like actual animals and spiders. I just had to tell him to use his imagination a few different times. But the play was fantastic, such an awesome experience, and I had the incredible privilege of watching two of my darling nieces on stage for the first time. Both of them had lines and did a stellar job.


The tomato plants I put in the ground May 17th have gotten quite big, lovely, and fragrant.  They're now covered in flowers but from what I can tell these two green bunches are the only actual fruit on any of the plants so far. What's the likelihood that the first tomato this year would be a total mutant? Look at that guy! But I LOVE it!!! That's character. That's sass. That's my kind of tomato. I hope he is able to endure the long road to red without getting bug infested or too serious of wounds. If so he'll be a real trooper.


Note to self: If you let your four year old son make a batch of puppy chow virtually on his own the recipe card will end up covered in peanut butter and powdered sugar. (He was supervised. I read the card to him, and he wasn't allowed to use the stove. But he did most of the scooping, dumping, mixing, shaking and package handling himself.)


We had a family game night this week. Now that my husband is on days things around here have changed a lot. We've never really done a family game night and despite the gross mess from the above game little Abe had the time of his life and the three of us really enjoyed each other. 


Rhubarb cordial use #3
French toast or pancake syrup

Little Abe and I tried both versions this week. I made a fruity pancake one evening and french toast one morning. Rhubarb cordial is works quite deliciously as a breakfast syrup. While not my husband's cup of tea little Abe and I thoroughly enjoyed the treat. 


Water, dirt, water, mud, water, water, and water! We've still be making the most of summer and spending lots of time outdoors in the yard. It's a darn good thing that we live less than two miles from the world's fifth largest lake (and the world's largest lake contained inside one country) because I'm pretty sure between the laundry, dishwasher, shower, and hose I've had the water running for three days straight this week.

I sincerely hope you all are making the most of summer this year (or your winter season if you're on the other side of the world). We're trying our best, that's for sure!

8 comments:

  1. What a happy summer! Glad things are going so well. Love the photos of Little Abe, he is darling!

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    1. Thank-you :) I've been doing the thing where I try and take at least one photo each day this year. I'm keeping a folder on the computer with one photo from each day and I love looking back through it. I can't tell you how many experiences I've taken photos of that I would never have thought to before. Anyway, needless to say I have photos of him galore! haha!

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  2. I'm doing what I love most - staying INDOORS and watching baseball. It is 108 today and, quite frankly, I can't handle it!!!! We are having fried rice for dinner with some leftover steak from last night and.....da da da da......green onions FROM MY GARDEN!!!!! Soon excited!!

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    1. I would not be able to handle 108 either, Yikes! But I'm from Michigan where we live deep freeze for several months out of the year.

      Apart from the fried strawberries it sounds like your garden is doing well though. It's always the best when you can have home grown food on your dinner plate. Awesome!

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  3. Sounds like a lovely summer weekend.

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    1. This summer has been just filled with simple pleasures. It's been pretty perfect.

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  4. That all looks such fun! I am most envious of sharing a child's first experience of live drama and I'd love to have been around while he was playing with a hose. That's a joy which doesn't change from generation to generation!

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    1. This month has certainly made up for the long, cold, dark days of February. The play was such a treat all around! and you're right about the hose. My little guy could spend hours a day outside playing with the hose and I remember doing exactly the same as a kid.

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