The tall phlox is just lovely right now and I’m so thankful for it since most everything else in the perennial bed is looking a little, well, spent. On Wednesday I made the extra effort and got out the big camera and took some photos so I could share the loveliness with you all. It’s easy to just snap away with the iPhone but there are times when the Canon is really the key.
And here we are looking at the weekend. Make an extra effort to have some fun, won’t you?
The Think Write Thursday topic for July 27, 2017 is to share your favorite summer meal ideas, including recipes if applicable. Are you all about the grill? Or maybe you prefer salads. Do you use your crockpot a lot in the summer? Or would you rather have sandwiches? Tell us what you’re eating and tell us how you prepare it!
I love food and I love to eat, as you well know if you’ve read this blog for, oh, about 5 minutes. When it comes to summer time eating, I like to keep it easy and I can’t say I have many recipes. I go with what’s coming out of the garden – lots of cucumbers and squash these days – as well as what’s fresh from our local farm stand – lots of native corn right now. When it comes to fresh vegetables I think simple is best so I generally just steam or grill squash, I lightly steam native corn and then slather it with butter, and as for those cucumbers, I slice them and put them in a bowl with a little bit of vinegar and a lot of pepper. Any of those vegetables dishes make simple and delicious sides for protein like marinated grilled chicken or steak tips or even a simple cheeseburger. I’m not one of those women who is blessed with a man who loves to grill so the cooking still mostly falls on me. And I’m pretty much okay with that. When I’m not? We go out!
Of course, nothing is better in the summer than a homemade blueberry pie with fresh picked local blueberries. The recipe I follow is here and it’s the perfect sweet ending to any meal!
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Joining with Kat and friends today, I am sharing my reading and knitting. Sort of.
I am reading Confederates in the Attic. It’s for the bingo square “recommended by a family member” and I’m sure it’s no surprise that Dale has been encouraging me to read this for a long time. I’m almost done and it’s good and I’ve mostly been enjoying it but I do find parts of it a bit tedious. I hope to be finished by the end of the day.
I am knitting something super secret and can’t tell you more than this: it’s going well and I’m about half done.
What are you knitting and reading right now? Visit Kat’s blog to see what our little circle of knitters and readers are doing this week.
As I hinted at yesterday, we had an absolutely wonderful time at Lake Winnipesaukee! We are so lucky to get to visit Jo-Ann and Shawn there every summer and we love that Kim and Ken usually join us as well.
Dale and I drove up Friday during the day and, while it took us longer than it should have to get there (damn Waze) once we were there we made the most of it. We had a late lunch that included a Bloody Mary for me and a beer for him.
And once we arrived at the lake house we unpacked as quickly as possible and had a nice refreshing swim. We passed the time waiting for the arrival of Jo-Ann and Shawn with martinis and Friday night snacks. And then, once they did arrive, we spent a wonderful night catching up, drinking wine and playing Mexican Train.
Saturday was hot and humid and the lake was a welcome respite. We enjoyed Bloody Marys and some shrimp and then spent the rest of the afternoon floating on the lake, drinking beer and laughing until we cried.
It was after 5 before we finally made our way back on to dry land. We moved to the deck and set out some snacks and started prepping dinner.
Steak tips and corn on the cob, potato salad and corn salad, it was a bountiful feast!
I love this view of the lake house from the water, I snapped it right as the boat pulled away from the dock as we went out on a night time ride in the boat for ice cream.
And we even saw some fireworks on the way.
Sunday was sunny but cooler and we headed up to Laconia for lunch at the Tamarack. My lobster roll was terrific but Dale’s fried clams were the hit of that meal.
And then ice cream, again, because not one of use could resist the idea of an ice cream smorgasbord.
We ended the day with a fabulous boat ride. Seriously, the scenery is just gorgeous and I love being out on the water with Shawn at the wheel of his boat.
Thank you, Jo-Ann and Shawn for a wonderful weekend! Until next time, Lake Winnipesaukee!
We spent a fabulous weekend away at Lake Winnipesaukee with Jo-Ann and Shawn. We had so much fun that we stayed until after 8pm last night which got us home just before 11. This is all just a roundabout way of telling you that I’ve got to get to work and I don’t have time for a proper weekending blog post.
Instead, I’ll just show you this.
And ask you to wait patiently until tomorrow for the rest. I know you understand.
