Wednesday, June 24, 2015

This sweet girl




Almost-two is such a darling age.  Haddykins is cuddly, dramatic, funny and tender all at the same time.  Jeff captured her perfectly!

Soon it will be Gracie’s turn for her own collage.  And that’s a pretty good reason for a visit, don’t you think?

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Strawberries






These beauties are showing up all over here in Oregon… at roadside fruit-stands, in markets that carry local produce, in rural u-pick fields and (cue angelic singing) in our garden!  Ours are lumpy and funny-shaped but they are mmmmmm good. 




I don’t even bother to buy strawberries any other time of year, do you? – they are usually tasteless with hard, white centers.

Here are three tips for keeping your strawberries fresh:
  • wait to wash them until you’re ready to eat or use them – prevents mushy berries
  • keep the stems on until right before eating – they won’t spoil as quickly
  • get rid of any berries turning soft or moldly – the rest will quickly follow if snuggled up to these
My “Berries’ board on Pinterest is a source of a LOT of good recipe ideas…

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Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
@twopeasandtheirpod


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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake
@mybakingaddiction


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Rhubarb-Strawberry Jam
@tastykitchen


Here’s one that doesn’t have a valid link any more but looks super-easy and delicious!

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Angel Food Cake and Strawberry Kabobs with Chocolate Drizzle


And just so it’s not ALL sweet…

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Strawberry Cucumber Salad @OhSweetBasil

I hope you get some local berries in your neck of the woods and if you do nothing more than eat them right out of the container, you'll have a taste of summer to be thankful for!

Friday, June 5, 2015

Links I Liked

Happy National Donut Day!  I hope you're heading into a great weekend!  Ours is supposed to be record-breaking HOT so I'm going to make a big pitcher of iced tea and will retreat to the basement, where it's always cool.  We still have lots of boxes and cupboards to go through down there in our effort to clean out the stuff so maybe we'll actually make some progress!  I really hope you're doing something more exciting than that.


5 Unexpected Things Happy People Have in Their Homes
@apartmenttherapy.com
You probably have most of this stuff already, so here's why you should love it. Just think, you could be happier by tonight!

Making An Inherited House Feel Like Home
@hookedonhouses.net
Since we are living in the house I grew up in, this article could either be incredibly inspirational or terribly deflating.  I think we have our work cut out for us.

What Not to Ask Someone Suffering
@desiringgod.org
People ask me all the time what to say and what to do for people who are grieving the death of someone they love. And I’m glad they ask. I’m glad they want to know what is really helpful and meaningful, and what is completely unhelpful and actually hurtful. And I wish I could tell you that I always know myself what to say. But sometimes words fail me.

Why You Should Spiralize All Your Hot Dogs This Summer
@foodandwine.com
A great tip for summer bbq-ing… genius!




Monday, June 1, 2015

Dear Grammy,






I’m so glad you and Papa spent so much time with me a week or so ago. 







It was FUN!

I’m not sure why Mama and Daddy were gone but you did a very good job of distracting me.

I have lots of teeth so I will definitely use the toothbrushes…





And a girl can always use a packpack and new books.


But can I talk to you about something?


Why didn’t anyone explain what Mama and Daddy were doing while we were reading books and coloring and doing puzzles?


I mean, you’ve all been saying stuff about a new baby but I thought we were talking about the pictures in my board books.



Daddy showed me a baby who everybody was looking at and holding their phones up in front of and saying things like ‘She is so tiny!’ and ‘I think she’ll have blond hair’ and ‘She looks like Hadley!’



Then everyone asked me if I liked my new sister.  Is that anything like a new packpack?



It was all just a little too much.

Thankfully Mama shared her french fries with me so that was good.



I was a little surprised when they came home the next day with that ‘sister’ in the baby car seat I’ve been playing in.


I actually can still fit in it myself, you know.


Daddy let me hold Grace.  She wiggles a lot and makes weird noises.


The thing is, Grammy, I feel kinda like I’ve been de-throned.


So come on back any time and I promise we can read together and sing songs and Papa can take pictures of me. 

Pleeeeeeease?



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