Snap!

Snap! They crawled through the bathroom window...

Days like this...

Do you ever have DAYS like this and it is only 8:30 am ?  Am I a Mean Monster Mom, because in the 1 1/2 hours that they have been up, they are completely helpless, fighting, whining, and driving me utterly mad?!  I just had to pause to go break up a wrestling match and guess what- they both lost.  I kicked them out and locked the doors... Now, for my second cup of JAVA.

Summer in a Soap

I love this particular bar of soap, but especially in the Summer Time.  The smell is just right- berries entwined with notes of green vine, white musk, and vanilla.  It even smells cool and refreshing.  Come on in Firefly for a bar or two.  On the subject of berries,  we are about to go to Whigham to pick the last of
some amazing organic blueberries. YUM.  Thanks Michelle P. for including us.

July 4th

Did you have a nice Fourth?  We did- very mellow.  I meant to post, but just opted to take it easy.  We swam, made great B-QUE, fired off fireworks until there were no more.  I hope we all kept perspective though, on what yesterday means and offered up a little prayer of appreciation and admiration to those who have fought for our freedom- past and present.  I don't believe in this war, but I do believe in our troops and I think we ALL dream of Peace... Happy Fourth of July and God Bless America.

P.S.  These great Wild Matt Cherry Tomatoes are out of my garden.

It's been a while...

    

         

    

  

         

 

                        

Hey Guys- Sorry for the absence, but it has just been crazy.    Since my last post we have gotten out of school, gone to Camp Mondamin, relaxed in Cashiers, learned how to fly-fish, started renovations on our house, had a two week visit,with my sister in Colorado and her children, visited The Painted Pony,went to St. Teresa, had an encounter with Rat Man, worked at Firefly, worked in my garden, went to Tampa and Orlando, read several great books, and yesterday spontaneously got a black lab puppy and named her Bleu.  The heat might just have fried my brain.   I also have been cooking up a storm, usually in the morning, as it is hot as blazes, in the afternoon. I have been craving summer vegetables, especially tomatoes, and everything super light.  Did I mention it is hot as blazes!  The absence of a hall ceiling and an uninsulated upstairs with cut-outs for windows, doesn't exactly help matters either.  My  favorite cooking accomplishment so far has been Baba Ganoush.  I love Baba Ganoush, but have always been afraid to make it. The name and the main ingredient- eggplants, just seemed daunting. Well, nothing daunting about it.   My sister described a recipe that she had gotten off  a blog, that belongs to an American, now living in France.  She couldn't remember his name.  Ironically, the next morning, I got an email from my French friend, Bear and a link to a blog.  Yes, they were one and the same.  I love that!  Yes, it is so yummy, I can't stand it.  I will be making more this weekend for sure.  The only vague part of the recipe was whether to keep the seeds or not to keep the seeds.  I got rid of them, because they were easy to get rid of... Anyway, here is a pictorial of the last month.  I'll try not to be such a stranger.  Have a good one, Nan