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Archive for July, 2008
26 Jul
Looking to the West
The first part of a long line of thunderstorms rolled in just a few moments ago. We need the rain–it’s been a number of dry days in the high 90s.
26 Jul
Summer chores
Ava helped me stem the green beans that Dawn and Karyl gave us last weekend. I can remember doing this as a kid while sitting on the front step of our farmhouse, and Karyl said she had her kids do the same. I guess it’s a summer rite of passage for both city kids and [...]
25 Jul
Apparently “full sun” is relative
Remember that previous post where I boasted about our two new “really gorgeous” lantana shrubs? Yeah, about that…substitute “gorgeous” for “dying.” I’m thinking that our west entry way is just a little to steamy. Any ideas? It’s been a rough couple of days–nothing is working out. I made another cherry pie yesterday, and despite using [...]
23 Jul
Beer bread
Some might argue that this is a waste of a perfectly good bottle of brew, but I recently tried a new beer bread recipe from Epicurious. There’s only a handful of ingredients, no kneading and no rising time. What could be better? Maybe beer bread with cheese. Or herbs. Or bacon. I have some experimenting [...]
22 Jul
How our garden does grow
It’s hard to tell where the garden ends and the trees begin. The tomatoes are easily six feet tall! There’s a good chance this is actually a green heirloom tomato. Either that, or it’s just not ripe. I have no idea. I really should have labeled the plants. I do know that these are yellow [...]
21 Jul
Seasonal updates
Despite the cool, wet spring, the pansies in the pots on the front porch were at least two months past their prime. This was the first weekend we were at home in about six weeks, so I finally had time to replace them with something more seasonable. But, if you’ve ever checked out garden stores [...]
21 Jul
First bites
A shot from last week–ground beef and cabbage from Gramma’s amazing Runza casserole:
