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It's Done.

I never thought this day would come. I never thought I would be happy about it. But I'm soooo glad we finally did it. She can finally wash and condition her own hair. Yippee!!!

Garden Goodness

Raspberry fruit smoothie.

I made the best green tomato salsa for dinner last night. The tomatos and chives were from the garden. The kids loved it.

3 green tomatos, chopped

1/2 onion, chopped

chives, chopped

kosher salt

crushed black pepper

2 T oil

splash rice vinegar

splash hot sauce

Let sit on counter for about 30 min. before serving.

First Harvest

The very first vine ripened tomato (not cherry).

US Naval Ship

A US Naval ship was in the lower harbor on Tuesday. We were too late for a tour, but it was fun to look at anyway. The kids were excited to spot the Finnish flag. Lauren used her new digital camera ($5.00 at a rummage sale).

Blueberry Pancakes

These are whole wheat Blueberry Pancakes. Terrific. They come out better if you use half white/half wheat flour.

Making Wine

This is the progression of Choke Cherry Wine. Fresh from the bushes in the yard, crushed with sugar, water and other ingredients added. I will add yeast tomorrow and it will ferment for about a week.

This is a batch of Raspberry Wine I'm making. I've never made it before but I've had so many berries this year we'll never eat all that jam.

And Renaissance Fair, too!

Fun filled weekend

Cousins from Wisconsin had a sleep over on Saturday night. The kids had a blast. Sunday we went to McCarty's Cove. That was great too.

Sunday, late afternoon, Lauren and I went to forage some blueberries. They aren't quite what they've been in previous years, but we'll be able to make my mother's Blueberry Souffle and maybe pancakes.