Summer at it%u2019s fullest and greatest. And not so great, at it%u2019s hottest. At least this past week was freaking amazing, especially compared to last weekend. That humid heat damn near killed me!
The week started off with a soggy hike and a heat soaked day of camping and fun times. Groton State forest, at the Stillwater campground. The mr and I were both a little drained and tired from being so so hot but we managed alright, went and did some hiking, the mr did a little fishing, I sat around and read. The normal, just a little slower then usually. But it all changed that night. We woke up and walked down to the water to watch the sunrise and take in the fresh, glorious, air. It was not hot and humid and we was alive again. HA
Then after camp, home we went, back to the week. Stuff happened, like stuff that needed to happen, like those taxes that I have not wanted to talk about%u2026 They are pretty much done. HOORAY!!! All the ups and downs. The few tears, the rage, the anxiety. Over. And now I can stop worring about them for a least a few more months, until next year that is. Because every year. Blah. Stupid taxes.
Besides taxes, there was a dentist appointment that I sat around and waited for but never got to be seen. (SO PISSED) Paul came over for resume help and food. The mr, Barb, Coco, and I spent an afternoon at the park. I weeded for hours in the garden. And lets talk about the garden. Whoa it is going and going. Right now it%u2019s all about the squash, chard, and greens and the tomatoes will be booming soon!!!!!!!!!! That on top of farm share, well I am just one happy, full to the brim, lady.
The rest of the week was and went.
Friday I worked the studio all day then the mr and the littles picked me up. We ran to the store to get supplies, then went home for our first backyard campout. The rule was, besides me, no one was allowed inside at all until just before bed time to use the bathroom and brush our teeth. (Or to go number two. They needed to use the toilet for that. Ha). And so I got dinner stuff ready (In the house but I needed to use the fridge and because I could), we ate dinner at the picnic table, set up the tents, made a fire, did so-mores, played with fire, and the kids ran around hopped up on sugar. We went to the park, walked around the neighborhood, and when it got dark, lit up some sparklers. It was the best! The kids were so happy, the mr and I were happy to be camping again, even if it was just the backyard, and really, it just was so great. Even when we were in our tent trying to fall asleep and all I could hear was Miley and Judah whispering and giggling and playing cards in their tent. Because that is what you do when you camp and it had me falling asleep smiling.
When we woke up (I woke up 3 hours earlier then everyone, made a pot of coffee and read on the porch) the breakfast stuff was ready outside. Eggs and toast on the camp stove. Hot chocolate, and freshly picked raspberries from the bushes in the yard. Then back to the park, and home they went. Probably some of the best camping yet. And now that we know they are awesome in a tent, we are taking them to a state park in the next few weeks. That%u2019s gonna be fun.
Today we are heading south to camp. Lake St. Katherine or maybe Half Moon. Not sure yet. The plan is to get close and see which one feels right. We were going to bring the kayaks but It might rain and thunderstorm during the afternoon and tonight so I figured we can just go hiking instead. I would rather be in the woods and not in the middle of the lake during a lightning storm. That would kind of suck. But watch, it probably won%u2019t rain, and even if it does, I am ok with that. We won%u2019t melt.
Endeavors into the world wide web.
–IKEA Upcycles Furniture Into Homes For Birds, Bees, and Bats. Some sweet ass, fun-tastic looking homes for those birds, bees, and bats.
-I am not a beach person, partially because of this. Sun, Sand And Sewage: Report Shows Many U.S. Beaches Unsafe For Swimming. Happens here in Burlington too.
–What are algae blooms and why are they bad?. Another reason I avoid the beach.
–Questions We All Ask Ourselves: Why Does the Beanbag Chair Even Exist? Because who doesn%u2019t love to sink into big ol%u2019 bean bag?
-I can%u2019t wait until the fennel starts flowing at the farm. It is the BEST! Fennel: The Best Ways to Pick It, Cook It, and Eat It
–Why Science Can Be So Indecisive About Nutrition. There is always something about something. Heck, even kale was bad for you at one point.
–This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare. When is the plastic craziness going to stop? And when are people going learn that just because it says it is recyclable, doesn%u2019t mean that it is actually going to be recycled. We should just stop worring about recycling and focus more on reducing freaking plastic all together.
-Not sure what I think about this. Petition to change date of Halloween gets more than 80,000 signatures
-Soemthing about these photgraphs that I really like. Murky waters: Karine Laval%u2019s dreamy photography takes you from the deep end to a surreal space
–A Needle Pulling Thread. Sashiko is the perfect simple, low-cost hobby to get you off your phone. Or just have another hobby. I have been meaning to Sashiko all the big holes in my couch cushions.. Maybe it will be my winter project?
Pictures from the week.
Forecasters are calling for a stormy week, supposedly starting today. And you know what, I really hope that we get it, and get it all. Everything is so dry and crunchy and we just need rain. I need rain. Too many sunny days in a row actually start to have an opposite effect on me. I get cranky. I need some overcast and gloom. It helps my brain.%u00a0That might sound crazy, but I know I am not the only one. (right?) Anyway, we need the rain so it better freaking rain.%u00a0
Just another mid summer week.%u00a0 The mr was all week work work working, I did some work, but was not overly busy, I kind of was feeling like shit, especially the beginning of the week. Super hot Monday followed by hot and humid Tuesday just felt like a slap in the face. I am, and I think that we are all, officially over the hot humid shit. It is just too much. I feed Megans evil cat all week which was annoying since that cat basically tries to kill me everytime I look at him (he really is a mean little fucker). Barb and I had a mid week meet up at the farm for green bean and flower picking, Now I have so so so many beans because %u00a0I have been doing a lot of picking of all sorts of tasty things, including beans, at home in the garden (so many raspberries, not to mention all of the kale (Happy dance me)) %u00a0Pretty soon it’s going to be an onset of so much food. I am getting ready. The chest freezer is plugged in, got some more %u00a0canning jars and freezer bags. Bring it on I say. I’l take it, I’ll take it all. Which bring me to Thursday Farm share.%u00a0Got the first tomatoes of the season (whoop whoop) %u00a0and had to stop myself from shoveling them all down my throat. I decided to try and be proactive this year and not overdue the tomatoes and give myself hella shitty reflux. We will see how I do.%u00a0
Friday we had plans for a tree house picnic with the littles but it ended up turning into a front porch picnic. To many people to fit way up high in that tree. It’s all about safety first.%u00a0We had (not me, I ate lettuce zucchini bowl) cucumbers, green beans, peaches, and fluffernutters. Miley and Judah %u00a0were not so impressed because they get to eat that shit whenever, but Barb. Oh was she excited for the fluff, just shoving it down like a champ. Haha.%u00a0And Coco, that little dude can eat. He picked himself a giant cucumber from the garden and managed to eat just about all of it, this is after he ate like a quart of berries and a bunch of green beans. That little, he knows the way to my heart.%u00a0
And then somehow while we were taking our after dinner stroll around the block, the mr fell off of Miley’s scooter and like maybe broke his wrist….For real, his wrist yersterday was like a ballon and he can barely move it. %u00a0I went to work at the studio (loaded a glaze kiln… I am so good at loading glaze kilns)%u00a0and came back to bags of half frozen corn and peas leaking juice all over and the most miserable mr I have seen in a long time. HIs wrist was hurting him way bad. %u00a0SO two things, the littles are to NEVER ride a scooter without the proper head gear and maybe some wrist pads again and maybe not at my house for a while and %u00a0the mr is just straight up NEVER to ride a scooter EVER again. Broken wrist or not. He doesn’t have a helmet. And I can’t deal with a miserable mr.%u00a0
Today depends on how the mr is when he wakes up. If his wrist is still really swollen and he is miserable, I am going to run away…HA, no , I am going to drag his ass to the X-ray place and get his wrist looked at. If he is feeling better, well then I am going %u00a0 bike into town to the gym, hit up the old library, hope for rain, but that it doesn’t start til I get home from said library ( but really I will be ok, my back pack is waterproof so I can handle a little rain) do a few errands with the mr and then veg out for the rest of the asfternoon. I am really hoping for the latter of the two.
Internet from the week.
-Heat Making You Lethargic? Research Shows It Can Slow Your Brain, Too. %u00a0Finally some science to explain why I am garbage when I am hot.
-FDA Outlook on Plant-Based ‘Milk’ Is Bleak: “An Almond Doesn%u2019t Lactate”. Hahaha. No almonds do not… And not sure I care what they call plant based “milks”.. maybe I should? And think of the possibilities of a new name… Almond hey yeah!
-In love.%u00a0Vintage Summer: A Seventies-Style Shoppable Airbnb in Montauk
–Are We Really as Awful as We Act Online? Oh shit, some of the things people say. I don’t know, sometime I think people are even worse…
-I think we are going to buy this tent. I would have already but I am trying to find it for cheaper (I have found it for 299.. still want it to be cheaper though), maybe wait for a sale? I don’t know, but it is the tent that we want.%u00a0
–The Lawless Energy of Teen-Age Girls. I don’t know why, but I really connected with these photos. Maybe it’s because I was a teenage girl at one point, and I am pretty sure I did karate in a field too.%u00a0
-Buffy was the best, like seriously kick ass cool.%u00a0A ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Is Reportedly In The Works
–What’s the Difference Between Persian & English Cucumbers?%u00a0I guess size matters.%u00a0
-I want so very much to see one of these performances. I mean, a ballet at a farm, pretty fantastic. Maybe I’ll surprise the mr and bring him or…Maybe he will surprise me.%u00a0%u00a0Farm to Ballet Project.%u00a0
–Inside a mostly faded culture on Norway%u2019s border with Sweden. Magical farmers. Take me there.%u00a0
Pictures from the week%u00a0
The ladies are home in their hive, living the life that bees live. We have a great view of them from the window on the porch and when you are just sitting there quite, you can hear them buzzing. It’s a great spot if you want to just sit there and watch them. (without getting mosquito bites)%u00a0%u00a0Bees, in and out,%u00a0doing their little flight dance up into the sky. It’s mesmerizing.%u00a0
The week was good, if not a little hectic. The last week of May always is. It is time for apartment turn overs so we had few people moving out and in, plus the mr has been doing side work all week and has been crazy all out all day, everyday. So things have been busy. But we still managed to get in dinner at Shannons,%u00a0a evening on Mills river, and even a nice bike ride.%u00a0Then there are my new garden woes.%u00a0I have been spending more time then I really want to around the garden, keeping the slugs away because the cooper strip doesn’t do shit,%u00a0(I am now hand picking the fuckers and sticking them in a bowl of water. The birds love it) and getting an insane amounts of mosquito bites. I don’t think I have ever been bitten on the face as much as I have been in he past week. And I have noticed that bubmble bees have made a home under one of the raised beds which also sucks because it ‘s right where I walk and I have almost collapsed there spot. I wish I could get them to move so I don’t accidentally kill them so I am going to do a little research and see what I can do. Plus squirrels. I hate them right now and that is about as much as I can do or say on that subject.%u00a0Anyway, On top of the garden and all the running around for people and life, %u00a0I mowed the lawn, cleaned the car, adjusted the kitchen cabinets, and got rid of a bunch of shit. We are so, what can I say,%u00a0%u00a0productive? Or is it, In need of a vacation?%u00a0%u00a0So soon, so soon. The van life is calling our names…..
Today is got a lot going for it. It is suppose to be beautiful, I have a stack of books, some wood to carve, some canvas to paint. My bike tires are still inflated and haven’t popped yet (I really need new tires) so I am definitely going for a bike ride, and maybe the mr and I will adventure to do some picnicking while I read and he fishes. A well needed take it easy day.%u00a0
The world of the wide web.
-Um, yes. I have listened to this many many times.%u00a0Weezer Covers Toto’s ‘Africa,’
–Read This Story and Get Happier. Oh, well ok. Doesn’t hurt, right?%u00a0
-Going to do some wild foraging for stuff to make some stuff,%u00a0like medicinal stuff.%u00a0Guide to Making Tinctures
-YOU’VE NEVER SEEN WAVES LIKE THIS BEFORE. Erie and beautiful.
-I want it but have no need for it. Maybe get it and save for a later house? Fabulous vintage square bathtub
%u00a0-The Pits: An Endearing Short Film Follows a Lonely Avocado Searching NYC for its Other Half%u00a0The music makes it great.
-If only I didn’t already live here.%u00a0VERMONT WILL PAY YOU $10,000 TO MOVE THERE AND WORK FROM HOME
–Naked-Eye Asteroid and More Can’t-Miss Sky Events in June
-I follow a lot of plant people and I must say that those are my favorite pictures, but I am a crazy plant lady so….%u00a0Plant People Are Rarely Bullies%u201d: The Leafy, Zen Corner of the Internet That Is Plant Instagram
–You, Too, Can Make a Fancy-Schmancy Pie Crust. I think I am gonna give it a go this week, or maybe next week. I’ll wait for fresh peaches.
Pictures from the week
So much to catch up on. Skipped last Sunday because the mr and I were in RI visiting my family. After a fantastic visit with the fam (more to come in a separate post, I need to go through the pictures) we came home all happy and full of love and amped for the week which was a good thing becausethe past week was packed.
The school system was still on strike so we spent a bunch of time with the littles, playing with chalk and trashing my house. Then there was the afternoon fun run out to the islands for ice cream with Barb. A strike day cone with all the sprinkles because why not.%u00a0 The teacher strike ended and they all went back to school.(finally)%u00a0 I spent a lot of time over at the loft going through all the shit in the basement and getting rid of things that are not and do not and should not. Which lead to me home cleaning out my closet and getting rid of a bunch of clothes as well. I am on a purge right now and if it (whatever it is) hasn’t seen any action recently it’s gone. And the garden. still so many tomatoes. I have never had or seen so many tomatoes come from one persons back yard before and beside a bed of beets and kale, are the only thing left standing in garden now because I pulled up the rest of the garden. The purge continued on the outside of the house too. I basically just want to get rid of everything. Fresh and clean and minimal and covered in tomatoes.
Up until just this past week, the mr and I have been doing our laundry over at the loft. It is annoying to shlep dirty clothes but we just figured that we are getting a new washer and dryer so no need to kill ourselves moving them from one basement to another. We shelp, we deal, it’s fine. But what is not fine is that we no longer have a washer!!! One of our tenants washers one of the other buildings broke. so what was the solutions? Give them our washer. AAHHH! And me being me will not buy a new washer/dryer until they are sale which will be black Friday sales that happen in November. 6 weeks, at the very least, but it’s cool. I will just go back to doing what we did before we got a washer and dryer, I’ll just got do it at Shannon’s house, which a win win because I get my laundry done and Shannon gets to hang out with me! HA
On top of the washer situation , the mr computer crashed. Of course right? He is dealing like a champ and functioning very well with just using his phone for all of his email and communication needs. I am impressed because when my computer crashed a few years ago I flipped my shit. And now I am really worried that my computer is going to die too because we have the same computers. Eek!
Jackson, my oldest nephew turn 16!!!. I can’t even believe how old he is. The mr and I were just reminiscing about when we first starting dating (15 years ago) that we would go on “dates” that actually were us babysitting Jack. Little Jack and his hockey stick that he used as a weapon. Those were some crazy days. And now he is old and tall(er) and one of my favorite 16 year old kids. And how cute, he actually wanted a family birthday party. So I made a giant oreo cookie cake, the entire family packed into Shannon’s house and no one fought or got injured! Best part, Shannon wrapped up a set of car keys and gave it to Jack. AFter he opened them he got so excited and ran outside to check out his new car. As he opened the door he stepped on something and looked down. He stepped on his new toy car.. HAHAHAHAHA. The look on that kids face. He was crushed and it was amazing. We are asshole people but it’s ok because it is with love.
Yesterday the mr and I went to the annual harvest market in Underhill and did a little road side apple picking. It was a sunny and hot day which kind of killed the fall vibe. I was sweating and we passed on hot apple cider because it 80ish and just to hot. But I did score a pretty cool jar with ducks on it so it was not a complete wash.
And topper. Got home from a day out, kind of tired and just want to clean and relax and the mr gets all excited and crazy. There is a shasta camper for sale and he wants it gone now. “Oh yeah, well go and get it” is what I said and so we did. Drove out to up there Vermont and paid a young man a very very tiny fee to tow a pretty beat up, but still tow-able 1970’s shasta camper home. Huh, that just happened didn’t it? Oh jeeze, we have a freaking (non functional because it needs to be renovated)%u00a0 camper in the driveway.
And that was just some of the past 6 day.
Today is going to be a lax day? I need to be able to have no set plan and just kind of do what comes to me (except I need to go to grocery store and return library books pick out tile because we are finally finishing off the downstairs bathroom this week) But other then that.
Internet fun from the past weeks
-This sucks. USDA Warns That Millions of Pounds of Fake %u2018Organic%u2019 Imports Are Pouring Into U.S And this is why it is important to know your farmer and buy local.
-How Has The Geology Of Vermont Affected Its Character?
-I love Melissa McCarthy (who doesn’t) Trailer for %u2018Cook-Off!%u2019
–Shasta campers. Our is a 14 ft? Maybe, It was dark and weird and I haven’t really even gotten a good look.
–Restoring VW Beetles, Buses … And Dreams. Is it crazy that we still want a bus? Maybe the camper will quench our dreams.
-Nugget ice is pretty fantastic and this ice machine makes it for you at home. No more stealing ice from the hospital (the mr got hooked on the nugget ice from all the hospital trips over the years)
–Vegan hard boiled eggs….. Don’t really understand it.
–Does Happiness Really Make You Healthier? It Depends on Where You Live.
-The view from the top is fantastic. The birds get it all.%u00a0 Aerial Images of Vibrant Landscapes
Ans some pictures from the week.
All at once is how it goes. The garden is all star fantastic and just won’t quit.%u00a0 I find myself picking 4-6 cucumbers and the same in squash every morning. The tomatoes plant are a freaking jungle and there are so so so many tomatoes, all just about to ripen. The kale is doing it’s thing, growing big and green and I pick a few handfuls a day. And then there are all the beets and carrots and cabbage,chard, and kidney beans. It’s big, and prolific and amazing. I am much proud of myself for growing a shit load of awesomeness.
And then there is the farm share. I get all my garden stuff times 10. Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, kale. Not to mention the corn, onion, carrots, and herbs and all the flowers. The food keeps on coming.%u00a0 I live in a house, with a big kitchen, with lots of counter and a full sized fridge, yet I still don’t have a place for it all. The squash overflow has now made it’s way to the dinning room. But I am not complaining.
The new rule that I have instated in the house. Every meal must contain at least two tomatoes, a cucumber, and some kale. Want a snack, grab a zucchini. You thirsty? well eat a cucumber. No joke. I get a little stressed out about how much food is around that needs to be eaten or canned, but that is good stress. I am on the lookout for a chest freezer to help with the stress. I promised myself that I would have one by now so I need to get on that asap.
Summer harvest. This is the time of year that I gain a few pounds. It’s a zucchini tomato belly for sure.
And this salad. I am a huge fan of the B.A.S (big ass salad). A big ass bowl of all the goodness from farm and garden plus some lentil protein and a little good avocado fat. Fresh and clean and delicious. Makes you feel all good when you eat it.%u00a0 So go for it. Eat yourself a B.A.S. you wont regret it.
The stuff. Cucumbers (that is a white cucumber and it’s really tasty) tomatoes, some kale, parsley, and cilantro. Also need some onion, cooked lentils, and at least half an avocado. Salt. pepper, and red wine vinegar for the finish.
Kale. parsley, and cilantro get a good rough chop and then tossed into a big ass bowl.
Cucumber, onion, and tomatoes get their turn next and chopped into mouth sized pieces. Into the bowl as well.
Top it all with cooked lentil, some avocado, and a glug glug of vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
Now all you need is a fork.
All the summertime in a bowl. Here’s to summer bellies!
-C
2 cucumbers
2 small or 1 large tomato
1/2 of an onion
1 cup cooked lentil
1/2 an avocado
3-4 large kale leaves
handful fresh cilantro
handful fresh parsley
red wine vinegar
salt and pepper
First off, grab a really big bowl. Take herbs and kale and chop into small pieces. Place in bowl. Next dice up you onion, tomato, and cucumbers into mouth sized pieces and toss those into bowl. Dump the cooked lentils on top of that and dice the avocado (I used half but you can use whole one) into little pieces and through that on too. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and a glug (about a table spoon or two) of vinegar.
Now mix until all combines. Taste and if needed, add more salt, pepper, and/or vinegar.
Now its done. Grab a fork and eat to your face.
This is the golden time of the summer. Warm days, cooler nights. It’s still summer but fall is so close that sometimes you can almost feel it, like in the morning when it’s chilly enough for a sweater or see it when you notice a few tips of trees turning colors. It’s the best and I am eating it all up.%u00a0 Plus I am really excited for apple soon. Early macs should be on there way and I am craving me some apple stuff.
The week has been a little foggy very much productive. Foggy because my allergies have taken hold of my brain making me cranky and at some points unable to hold a single though. Productive because well we got so much done. See the porch(picture above) It’s freaking amazing. The mr is so so good. (he did most of it)%u00a0 And I am not the only one to think it. Every day that we are outside working on it, at least 5 old ladies have to stop and tell him how amazing he is. I think a few of them might have a little crush (hehe) So porch is built and painted and the sealant is drying out now, the rest of the house is painted, all the siding is finishes,%u00a0 and it’s pretty much done out there besides a few little things and landscaping. It’s crazy, I didn’t think it was ever going to happen. But it did and now on to the last big house project…The downstairs bathroom. Saving it for last because we have been using it as the dirty paint sink and litter box room (need to figure out a new spot for that) but now it’s time and back to the fixations of a bathroom remodel.%u00a0 I am on the hunt for a very specific, never to been seen in real life, cast iron corner shower base. I have seen a few pictures, but not many and I even had found one for sale but it was (was because they sold it) 4 hours away and we thought we could wait to buy it. Lesson learned on that one. We even took a trip to a few salvage yards and come up with nothing. So if you by chance have something like that, let me know. I need it to be happy.
Today is going to involve a bit of cleaning and organizing and bean picking? I have been slacking on my farm share pyo (it’s beans and flowers right now) because the garden in the back yard has been keeping me plenty busy picking out there. The tomato plants alone are a freaking jungle with a thousand pounds of fruit that is going to need to be picked this week. I am going to have tomatoes all winter long. So yeah, go to farm, maybe library, clip my nails, just take it easy. You know, do the Sunday thing.
Internet reads from the wee.
–These Are the Foods Climate Change Will, Well, *Change*
-Don’t just stare up at the sun, it will be bad. Planning To Watch The Eclipse? Here’s What You Need To Protect Your Eyes
-Bring back the swing set so I can play on it. A Short-Lived Swing Set Makes a Splash in Burlington’s South End
–It%u2019s Officially Too Goddamn Early for Pumpkin Spice. I completely agree. Also to freaking early for all the Halloween candy on display at the grocery store. IT’S NOT EVEN FALL YET!
-I would like to think I would be fine with this but I am not so sure. I guess I need to try it to see .World%u2019s longest suspension footbridge opens in Switzerland
-I would so buy it if I lived in Sweden, and had the money. This Gorgeous Greenhouse in Sweden is For Sale
–Why You Should Slurp, Not Sip, Your Soup. I am a slurper
–Why Newborn Babies Smell So Delicious. I hear it all the time from people around babies. What does it mean that I never find newborns to smell all that pleasant?
-Do you watch the GBBO? If yes, you gonna watch the new season? After seeing this, I am for sure. I mean, biscuits barfing up jam…. The New Great British Bake Off Trailer: Is It Saccharine? Creepy? A Surrealist Stop-motion Extravaganza?
–Vibrant Mushroom Arrangements
A few pictures from the week.
The radishes in my garden have gone from these tiny little wisps of green to a freaking jungle of greens with bright red bulbs bursting through the dirt. Ah, radishes., those little red balls of zesty crisp goodness that grow like crazy in the garden. They are no fuss, no joke, toss them seeds into the grown and bam, you get you some radishes. No matter how crappy of a gardener you might think you are, I bet you could grow you some radishes no problem.%u00a0
And with those radishes comes a butt load of greens, the greens that everyone seems to just toss away which is crazy because the greens are so good. They are tender and zippy and make for great eating. I usually just toss them into salads or whatever but I guess I went a little overboard with the planting of the radishes and I have so so so many radishes all ready to be pulled now with so so so many greens that need to be eaten. So pesto. Fresh early summer, tangy and bright green goodness. It is super tasty and great. Definitely anew favorite and a great way to use up your radish greens.%u00a0
The stuff. Lemon, olive oil, garlic, walnuts, salt and pepper and a bunch of radish greens.
Pretty freaking simple here. Stick garlic, and walnuts into the bottom of the blender and give that a pulse or two.%u00a0 (I would have used my food processor but the new blade has yet to arrive). Add in all the greens, the juice of lemons, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turn on low and stream in a oil. You might need to push down greens to get them into the blenders vortex.
And once it’s all blended you have pesto.
Pour it into a jar and it’s ready to go.
Eat it any way you eat your pesto.
Enjoy
-C
Makes about 2 cups
4ish cups radish greens (I used the greens from about 10 radishes)
1-2 lemons
3/4 cup toasted walnuts
4 cloves garlic
about 1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
Stick walnuts, garlic and the juice of the lemons into a food processor or blender. Give it a pulse or two. Add in a pinch of salt ans pepper then the greens. Turn on blender and stream in olive oil. You might need to stop a few times to push the greens down. Blend until combines. Taste and season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Pour finishes pesto into a jar. Eat with pasta, use as dip, smear on toast, dollop in soup. Eat it however you like.
Lasts for a week or two in fridge and freezes really well .
First off, the Happiest Day to all the mothers out there. You are great and make the world possible so thank you for that. Take care today to you. We are all better off when you are happy or to quote a sign hanging in my moms kitchen..When Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
Whoa did we spend a lot of time outside this week. The mr upin the trees cutting them down. Weeding out gardens and cleaning up lawns. So many trips to the wood chipping plant to get ride of all the wood. My arms have been sore all week and it’s mostly from hauling large chunks of wood to the truck. That and all the dirt moving. 6 yards of dirt dropped off to fill up our raised beds. The garden is on it’s way to being a real garden and I couldn’t be any happier. First time in my life where I have had a yard with a garden to do what I please. It’s freaking amazing. And now I am struggling with what to plant. I know that I will get a butt load of veggies form the farm but what do I want more of? Lots of greens are on their way and we need to have tomatoes but do I do an entire bed of carrots and beets? If so where while the husk cherries go?. And the pumpkins, should we just plant them out front? (the mr wants to turn the front lawn into a pumpkin patch. I am not entirely sure that is a good idea) So many things to consider.
Sunday has got me busy. I want to finish planting what needs planting, the laundry is backed up a few loads so I need to get on that and I have a mess of paperwork that I need to get through. Good day for it though cause it looks like a chilly rain today so hanging out on the back porch with my pile of crap won’t be so bad. At least there will be lots of coffee.
Internet whatnots
-Checked the pollen count when my face blew up, snot running, and itching my eyes out. Allergies, blah.
-Garden planting takes some planning. An In-Depth Companion Planting Guide
-I don’t know why I have never thought to add color to bread dough. On my list of things to do this week. HOW TO MAKE MARBLED RAINBOW TOAST
–New York Times Puzzles. I like to play sudoku and the mini.
–What Is Avocado Hand? I guess that it is a real thing so watch yourself.
-Feeling stresses? Thinking About Happy Memories Can Shut Down Your Body%u2019s Stress Response
–Here’s What Michelle Obama Thinks About Trump’s School Lunch Rules. Oh Michelle, I miss you.
–See the Awesome March of the Milky Way Across the Night Sky
%u00a0-The mr has always said her wanted some type of hot tub or sauna. I could get down with something like this. A Mirrored Golden Egg Sauna is Hatched in Sweden
–Vermont Legislature Votes to Legalize Marijuana. I mean it’s about time.
THE LOVELY CRAZY
September 15, 2019 by maximios • Blog
Summer at it%u2019s fullest and greatest. And not so great, at it%u2019s hottest. At least this past week was freaking amazing, especially compared to last weekend. That humid heat damn near killed me!
The week started off with a soggy hike and a heat soaked day of camping and fun times. Groton State forest, at the Stillwater campground. The mr and I were both a little drained and tired from being so so hot but we managed alright, went and did some hiking, the mr did a little fishing, I sat around and read. The normal, just a little slower then usually. But it all changed that night. We woke up and walked down to the water to watch the sunrise and take in the fresh, glorious, air. It was not hot and humid and we was alive again. HA
Then after camp, home we went, back to the week. Stuff happened, like stuff that needed to happen, like those taxes that I have not wanted to talk about%u2026 They are pretty much done. HOORAY!!! All the ups and downs. The few tears, the rage, the anxiety. Over. And now I can stop worring about them for a least a few more months, until next year that is. Because every year. Blah. Stupid taxes.
Besides taxes, there was a dentist appointment that I sat around and waited for but never got to be seen. (SO PISSED) Paul came over for resume help and food. The mr, Barb, Coco, and I spent an afternoon at the park. I weeded for hours in the garden. And lets talk about the garden. Whoa it is going and going. Right now it%u2019s all about the squash, chard, and greens and the tomatoes will be booming soon!!!!!!!!!! That on top of farm share, well I am just one happy, full to the brim, lady.
The rest of the week was and went.
Friday I worked the studio all day then the mr and the littles picked me up. We ran to the store to get supplies, then went home for our first backyard campout. The rule was, besides me, no one was allowed inside at all until just before bed time to use the bathroom and brush our teeth. (Or to go number two. They needed to use the toilet for that. Ha). And so I got dinner stuff ready (In the house but I needed to use the fridge and because I could), we ate dinner at the picnic table, set up the tents, made a fire, did so-mores, played with fire, and the kids ran around hopped up on sugar. We went to the park, walked around the neighborhood, and when it got dark, lit up some sparklers. It was the best! The kids were so happy, the mr and I were happy to be camping again, even if it was just the backyard, and really, it just was so great. Even when we were in our tent trying to fall asleep and all I could hear was Miley and Judah whispering and giggling and playing cards in their tent. Because that is what you do when you camp and it had me falling asleep smiling.
When we woke up (I woke up 3 hours earlier then everyone, made a pot of coffee and read on the porch) the breakfast stuff was ready outside. Eggs and toast on the camp stove. Hot chocolate, and freshly picked raspberries from the bushes in the yard. Then back to the park, and home they went. Probably some of the best camping yet. And now that we know they are awesome in a tent, we are taking them to a state park in the next few weeks. That%u2019s gonna be fun.
Today we are heading south to camp. Lake St. Katherine or maybe Half Moon. Not sure yet. The plan is to get close and see which one feels right. We were going to bring the kayaks but It might rain and thunderstorm during the afternoon and tonight so I figured we can just go hiking instead. I would rather be in the woods and not in the middle of the lake during a lightning storm. That would kind of suck. But watch, it probably won%u2019t rain, and even if it does, I am ok with that. We won%u2019t melt.
Endeavors into the world wide web.
–IKEA Upcycles Furniture Into Homes For Birds, Bees, and Bats. Some sweet ass, fun-tastic looking homes for those birds, bees, and bats.
-I am not a beach person, partially because of this. Sun, Sand And Sewage: Report Shows Many U.S. Beaches Unsafe For Swimming. Happens here in Burlington too.
–What are algae blooms and why are they bad?. Another reason I avoid the beach.
–Questions We All Ask Ourselves: Why Does the Beanbag Chair Even Exist? Because who doesn%u2019t love to sink into big ol%u2019 bean bag?
-I can%u2019t wait until the fennel starts flowing at the farm. It is the BEST! Fennel: The Best Ways to Pick It, Cook It, and Eat It
–Why Science Can Be So Indecisive About Nutrition. There is always something about something. Heck, even kale was bad for you at one point.
–This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare. When is the plastic craziness going to stop? And when are people going learn that just because it says it is recyclable, doesn%u2019t mean that it is actually going to be recycled. We should just stop worring about recycling and focus more on reducing freaking plastic all together.
-Not sure what I think about this. Petition to change date of Halloween gets more than 80,000 signatures
-Soemthing about these photgraphs that I really like. Murky waters: Karine Laval%u2019s dreamy photography takes you from the deep end to a surreal space
–A Needle Pulling Thread. Sashiko is the perfect simple, low-cost hobby to get you off your phone. Or just have another hobby. I have been meaning to Sashiko all the big holes in my couch cushions.. Maybe it will be my winter project?
Pictures from the week.
Forecasters are calling for a stormy week, supposedly starting today. And you know what, I really hope that we get it, and get it all. Everything is so dry and crunchy and we just need rain. I need rain. Too many sunny days in a row actually start to have an opposite effect on me. I get cranky. I need some overcast and gloom. It helps my brain.%u00a0That might sound crazy, but I know I am not the only one. (right?) Anyway, we need the rain so it better freaking rain.%u00a0
Just another mid summer week.%u00a0 The mr was all week work work working, I did some work, but was not overly busy, I kind of was feeling like shit, especially the beginning of the week. Super hot Monday followed by hot and humid Tuesday just felt like a slap in the face. I am, and I think that we are all, officially over the hot humid shit. It is just too much. I feed Megans evil cat all week which was annoying since that cat basically tries to kill me everytime I look at him (he really is a mean little fucker). Barb and I had a mid week meet up at the farm for green bean and flower picking, Now I have so so so many beans because %u00a0I have been doing a lot of picking of all sorts of tasty things, including beans, at home in the garden (so many raspberries, not to mention all of the kale (Happy dance me)) %u00a0Pretty soon it’s going to be an onset of so much food. I am getting ready. The chest freezer is plugged in, got some more %u00a0canning jars and freezer bags. Bring it on I say. I’l take it, I’ll take it all. Which bring me to Thursday Farm share.%u00a0Got the first tomatoes of the season (whoop whoop) %u00a0and had to stop myself from shoveling them all down my throat. I decided to try and be proactive this year and not overdue the tomatoes and give myself hella shitty reflux. We will see how I do.%u00a0
Friday we had plans for a tree house picnic with the littles but it ended up turning into a front porch picnic. To many people to fit way up high in that tree. It’s all about safety first.%u00a0We had (not me, I ate lettuce zucchini bowl) cucumbers, green beans, peaches, and fluffernutters. Miley and Judah %u00a0were not so impressed because they get to eat that shit whenever, but Barb. Oh was she excited for the fluff, just shoving it down like a champ. Haha.%u00a0And Coco, that little dude can eat. He picked himself a giant cucumber from the garden and managed to eat just about all of it, this is after he ate like a quart of berries and a bunch of green beans. That little, he knows the way to my heart.%u00a0
And then somehow while we were taking our after dinner stroll around the block, the mr fell off of Miley’s scooter and like maybe broke his wrist….For real, his wrist yersterday was like a ballon and he can barely move it. %u00a0I went to work at the studio (loaded a glaze kiln… I am so good at loading glaze kilns)%u00a0and came back to bags of half frozen corn and peas leaking juice all over and the most miserable mr I have seen in a long time. HIs wrist was hurting him way bad. %u00a0SO two things, the littles are to NEVER ride a scooter without the proper head gear and maybe some wrist pads again and maybe not at my house for a while and %u00a0the mr is just straight up NEVER to ride a scooter EVER again. Broken wrist or not. He doesn’t have a helmet. And I can’t deal with a miserable mr.%u00a0
Today depends on how the mr is when he wakes up. If his wrist is still really swollen and he is miserable, I am going to run away…HA, no , I am going to drag his ass to the X-ray place and get his wrist looked at. If he is feeling better, well then I am going %u00a0 bike into town to the gym, hit up the old library, hope for rain, but that it doesn’t start til I get home from said library ( but really I will be ok, my back pack is waterproof so I can handle a little rain) do a few errands with the mr and then veg out for the rest of the asfternoon. I am really hoping for the latter of the two.
Internet from the week.
-Heat Making You Lethargic? Research Shows It Can Slow Your Brain, Too. %u00a0Finally some science to explain why I am garbage when I am hot.
-FDA Outlook on Plant-Based ‘Milk’ Is Bleak: “An Almond Doesn%u2019t Lactate”. Hahaha. No almonds do not… And not sure I care what they call plant based “milks”.. maybe I should? And think of the possibilities of a new name… Almond hey yeah!
-In love.%u00a0Vintage Summer: A Seventies-Style Shoppable Airbnb in Montauk
–Are We Really as Awful as We Act Online? Oh shit, some of the things people say. I don’t know, sometime I think people are even worse…
-I think we are going to buy this tent. I would have already but I am trying to find it for cheaper (I have found it for 299.. still want it to be cheaper though), maybe wait for a sale? I don’t know, but it is the tent that we want.%u00a0
–The Lawless Energy of Teen-Age Girls. I don’t know why, but I really connected with these photos. Maybe it’s because I was a teenage girl at one point, and I am pretty sure I did karate in a field too.%u00a0
-Buffy was the best, like seriously kick ass cool.%u00a0A ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Is Reportedly In The Works
–What’s the Difference Between Persian & English Cucumbers?%u00a0I guess size matters.%u00a0
-I want so very much to see one of these performances. I mean, a ballet at a farm, pretty fantastic. Maybe I’ll surprise the mr and bring him or…Maybe he will surprise me.%u00a0%u00a0Farm to Ballet Project.%u00a0
–Inside a mostly faded culture on Norway%u2019s border with Sweden. Magical farmers. Take me there.%u00a0
Pictures from the week%u00a0
The ladies are home in their hive, living the life that bees live. We have a great view of them from the window on the porch and when you are just sitting there quite, you can hear them buzzing. It’s a great spot if you want to just sit there and watch them. (without getting mosquito bites)%u00a0%u00a0Bees, in and out,%u00a0doing their little flight dance up into the sky. It’s mesmerizing.%u00a0
The week was good, if not a little hectic. The last week of May always is. It is time for apartment turn overs so we had few people moving out and in, plus the mr has been doing side work all week and has been crazy all out all day, everyday. So things have been busy. But we still managed to get in dinner at Shannons,%u00a0a evening on Mills river, and even a nice bike ride.%u00a0Then there are my new garden woes.%u00a0I have been spending more time then I really want to around the garden, keeping the slugs away because the cooper strip doesn’t do shit,%u00a0(I am now hand picking the fuckers and sticking them in a bowl of water. The birds love it) and getting an insane amounts of mosquito bites. I don’t think I have ever been bitten on the face as much as I have been in he past week. And I have noticed that bubmble bees have made a home under one of the raised beds which also sucks because it ‘s right where I walk and I have almost collapsed there spot. I wish I could get them to move so I don’t accidentally kill them so I am going to do a little research and see what I can do. Plus squirrels. I hate them right now and that is about as much as I can do or say on that subject.%u00a0Anyway, On top of the garden and all the running around for people and life, %u00a0I mowed the lawn, cleaned the car, adjusted the kitchen cabinets, and got rid of a bunch of shit. We are so, what can I say,%u00a0%u00a0productive? Or is it, In need of a vacation?%u00a0%u00a0So soon, so soon. The van life is calling our names…..
Today is got a lot going for it. It is suppose to be beautiful, I have a stack of books, some wood to carve, some canvas to paint. My bike tires are still inflated and haven’t popped yet (I really need new tires) so I am definitely going for a bike ride, and maybe the mr and I will adventure to do some picnicking while I read and he fishes. A well needed take it easy day.%u00a0
The world of the wide web.
-Um, yes. I have listened to this many many times.%u00a0Weezer Covers Toto’s ‘Africa,’
–Read This Story and Get Happier. Oh, well ok. Doesn’t hurt, right?%u00a0
-Going to do some wild foraging for stuff to make some stuff,%u00a0like medicinal stuff.%u00a0Guide to Making Tinctures
-YOU’VE NEVER SEEN WAVES LIKE THIS BEFORE. Erie and beautiful.
-I want it but have no need for it. Maybe get it and save for a later house? Fabulous vintage square bathtub
%u00a0-The Pits: An Endearing Short Film Follows a Lonely Avocado Searching NYC for its Other Half%u00a0The music makes it great.
-If only I didn’t already live here.%u00a0VERMONT WILL PAY YOU $10,000 TO MOVE THERE AND WORK FROM HOME
–Naked-Eye Asteroid and More Can’t-Miss Sky Events in June
-I follow a lot of plant people and I must say that those are my favorite pictures, but I am a crazy plant lady so….%u00a0Plant People Are Rarely Bullies%u201d: The Leafy, Zen Corner of the Internet That Is Plant Instagram
–You, Too, Can Make a Fancy-Schmancy Pie Crust. I think I am gonna give it a go this week, or maybe next week. I’ll wait for fresh peaches.
Pictures from the week
So much to catch up on. Skipped last Sunday because the mr and I were in RI visiting my family. After a fantastic visit with the fam (more to come in a separate post, I need to go through the pictures) we came home all happy and full of love and amped for the week which was a good thing becausethe past week was packed.
The school system was still on strike so we spent a bunch of time with the littles, playing with chalk and trashing my house. Then there was the afternoon fun run out to the islands for ice cream with Barb. A strike day cone with all the sprinkles because why not.%u00a0 The teacher strike ended and they all went back to school.(finally)%u00a0 I spent a lot of time over at the loft going through all the shit in the basement and getting rid of things that are not and do not and should not. Which lead to me home cleaning out my closet and getting rid of a bunch of clothes as well. I am on a purge right now and if it (whatever it is) hasn’t seen any action recently it’s gone. And the garden. still so many tomatoes. I have never had or seen so many tomatoes come from one persons back yard before and beside a bed of beets and kale, are the only thing left standing in garden now because I pulled up the rest of the garden. The purge continued on the outside of the house too. I basically just want to get rid of everything. Fresh and clean and minimal and covered in tomatoes.
Up until just this past week, the mr and I have been doing our laundry over at the loft. It is annoying to shlep dirty clothes but we just figured that we are getting a new washer and dryer so no need to kill ourselves moving them from one basement to another. We shelp, we deal, it’s fine. But what is not fine is that we no longer have a washer!!! One of our tenants washers one of the other buildings broke. so what was the solutions? Give them our washer. AAHHH! And me being me will not buy a new washer/dryer until they are sale which will be black Friday sales that happen in November. 6 weeks, at the very least, but it’s cool. I will just go back to doing what we did before we got a washer and dryer, I’ll just got do it at Shannon’s house, which a win win because I get my laundry done and Shannon gets to hang out with me! HA
On top of the washer situation , the mr computer crashed. Of course right? He is dealing like a champ and functioning very well with just using his phone for all of his email and communication needs. I am impressed because when my computer crashed a few years ago I flipped my shit. And now I am really worried that my computer is going to die too because we have the same computers. Eek!
Jackson, my oldest nephew turn 16!!!. I can’t even believe how old he is. The mr and I were just reminiscing about when we first starting dating (15 years ago) that we would go on “dates” that actually were us babysitting Jack. Little Jack and his hockey stick that he used as a weapon. Those were some crazy days. And now he is old and tall(er) and one of my favorite 16 year old kids. And how cute, he actually wanted a family birthday party. So I made a giant oreo cookie cake, the entire family packed into Shannon’s house and no one fought or got injured! Best part, Shannon wrapped up a set of car keys and gave it to Jack. AFter he opened them he got so excited and ran outside to check out his new car. As he opened the door he stepped on something and looked down. He stepped on his new toy car.. HAHAHAHAHA. The look on that kids face. He was crushed and it was amazing. We are asshole people but it’s ok because it is with love.
Yesterday the mr and I went to the annual harvest market in Underhill and did a little road side apple picking. It was a sunny and hot day which kind of killed the fall vibe. I was sweating and we passed on hot apple cider because it 80ish and just to hot. But I did score a pretty cool jar with ducks on it so it was not a complete wash.
And topper. Got home from a day out, kind of tired and just want to clean and relax and the mr gets all excited and crazy. There is a shasta camper for sale and he wants it gone now. “Oh yeah, well go and get it” is what I said and so we did. Drove out to up there Vermont and paid a young man a very very tiny fee to tow a pretty beat up, but still tow-able 1970’s shasta camper home. Huh, that just happened didn’t it? Oh jeeze, we have a freaking (non functional because it needs to be renovated)%u00a0 camper in the driveway.
And that was just some of the past 6 day.
Today is going to be a lax day? I need to be able to have no set plan and just kind of do what comes to me (except I need to go to grocery store and return library books pick out tile because we are finally finishing off the downstairs bathroom this week) But other then that.
Internet fun from the past weeks
-This sucks. USDA Warns That Millions of Pounds of Fake %u2018Organic%u2019 Imports Are Pouring Into U.S And this is why it is important to know your farmer and buy local.
-How Has The Geology Of Vermont Affected Its Character?
-I love Melissa McCarthy (who doesn’t) Trailer for %u2018Cook-Off!%u2019
–Shasta campers. Our is a 14 ft? Maybe, It was dark and weird and I haven’t really even gotten a good look.
–Restoring VW Beetles, Buses … And Dreams. Is it crazy that we still want a bus? Maybe the camper will quench our dreams.
-Nugget ice is pretty fantastic and this ice machine makes it for you at home. No more stealing ice from the hospital (the mr got hooked on the nugget ice from all the hospital trips over the years)
–Vegan hard boiled eggs….. Don’t really understand it.
–Does Happiness Really Make You Healthier? It Depends on Where You Live.
-The view from the top is fantastic. The birds get it all.%u00a0 Aerial Images of Vibrant Landscapes
Ans some pictures from the week.
All at once is how it goes. The garden is all star fantastic and just won’t quit.%u00a0 I find myself picking 4-6 cucumbers and the same in squash every morning. The tomatoes plant are a freaking jungle and there are so so so many tomatoes, all just about to ripen. The kale is doing it’s thing, growing big and green and I pick a few handfuls a day. And then there are all the beets and carrots and cabbage,chard, and kidney beans. It’s big, and prolific and amazing. I am much proud of myself for growing a shit load of awesomeness.
And then there is the farm share. I get all my garden stuff times 10. Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, kale. Not to mention the corn, onion, carrots, and herbs and all the flowers. The food keeps on coming.%u00a0 I live in a house, with a big kitchen, with lots of counter and a full sized fridge, yet I still don’t have a place for it all. The squash overflow has now made it’s way to the dinning room. But I am not complaining.
The new rule that I have instated in the house. Every meal must contain at least two tomatoes, a cucumber, and some kale. Want a snack, grab a zucchini. You thirsty? well eat a cucumber. No joke. I get a little stressed out about how much food is around that needs to be eaten or canned, but that is good stress. I am on the lookout for a chest freezer to help with the stress. I promised myself that I would have one by now so I need to get on that asap.
Summer harvest. This is the time of year that I gain a few pounds. It’s a zucchini tomato belly for sure.
And this salad. I am a huge fan of the B.A.S (big ass salad). A big ass bowl of all the goodness from farm and garden plus some lentil protein and a little good avocado fat. Fresh and clean and delicious. Makes you feel all good when you eat it.%u00a0 So go for it. Eat yourself a B.A.S. you wont regret it.
The stuff. Cucumbers (that is a white cucumber and it’s really tasty) tomatoes, some kale, parsley, and cilantro. Also need some onion, cooked lentils, and at least half an avocado. Salt. pepper, and red wine vinegar for the finish.
Kale. parsley, and cilantro get a good rough chop and then tossed into a big ass bowl.
Cucumber, onion, and tomatoes get their turn next and chopped into mouth sized pieces. Into the bowl as well.
Top it all with cooked lentil, some avocado, and a glug glug of vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
Now all you need is a fork.
All the summertime in a bowl. Here’s to summer bellies!
-C
First off, grab a really big bowl. Take herbs and kale and chop into small pieces. Place in bowl. Next dice up you onion, tomato, and cucumbers into mouth sized pieces and toss those into bowl. Dump the cooked lentils on top of that and dice the avocado (I used half but you can use whole one) into little pieces and through that on too. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and a glug (about a table spoon or two) of vinegar.
Now mix until all combines. Taste and if needed, add more salt, pepper, and/or vinegar.
Now its done. Grab a fork and eat to your face.
This is the golden time of the summer. Warm days, cooler nights. It’s still summer but fall is so close that sometimes you can almost feel it, like in the morning when it’s chilly enough for a sweater or see it when you notice a few tips of trees turning colors. It’s the best and I am eating it all up.%u00a0 Plus I am really excited for apple soon. Early macs should be on there way and I am craving me some apple stuff.
The week has been a little foggy very much productive. Foggy because my allergies have taken hold of my brain making me cranky and at some points unable to hold a single though. Productive because well we got so much done. See the porch(picture above) It’s freaking amazing. The mr is so so good. (he did most of it)%u00a0 And I am not the only one to think it. Every day that we are outside working on it, at least 5 old ladies have to stop and tell him how amazing he is. I think a few of them might have a little crush (hehe) So porch is built and painted and the sealant is drying out now, the rest of the house is painted, all the siding is finishes,%u00a0 and it’s pretty much done out there besides a few little things and landscaping. It’s crazy, I didn’t think it was ever going to happen. But it did and now on to the last big house project…The downstairs bathroom. Saving it for last because we have been using it as the dirty paint sink and litter box room (need to figure out a new spot for that) but now it’s time and back to the fixations of a bathroom remodel.%u00a0 I am on the hunt for a very specific, never to been seen in real life, cast iron corner shower base. I have seen a few pictures, but not many and I even had found one for sale but it was (was because they sold it) 4 hours away and we thought we could wait to buy it. Lesson learned on that one. We even took a trip to a few salvage yards and come up with nothing. So if you by chance have something like that, let me know. I need it to be happy.
Today is going to involve a bit of cleaning and organizing and bean picking? I have been slacking on my farm share pyo (it’s beans and flowers right now) because the garden in the back yard has been keeping me plenty busy picking out there. The tomato plants alone are a freaking jungle with a thousand pounds of fruit that is going to need to be picked this week. I am going to have tomatoes all winter long. So yeah, go to farm, maybe library, clip my nails, just take it easy. You know, do the Sunday thing.
Internet reads from the wee.
–These Are the Foods Climate Change Will, Well, *Change*
-Don’t just stare up at the sun, it will be bad. Planning To Watch The Eclipse? Here’s What You Need To Protect Your Eyes
-Bring back the swing set so I can play on it. A Short-Lived Swing Set Makes a Splash in Burlington’s South End
–It%u2019s Officially Too Goddamn Early for Pumpkin Spice. I completely agree. Also to freaking early for all the Halloween candy on display at the grocery store. IT’S NOT EVEN FALL YET!
-I would like to think I would be fine with this but I am not so sure. I guess I need to try it to see .World%u2019s longest suspension footbridge opens in Switzerland
-I would so buy it if I lived in Sweden, and had the money. This Gorgeous Greenhouse in Sweden is For Sale
–Why You Should Slurp, Not Sip, Your Soup. I am a slurper
–Why Newborn Babies Smell So Delicious. I hear it all the time from people around babies. What does it mean that I never find newborns to smell all that pleasant?
-Do you watch the GBBO? If yes, you gonna watch the new season? After seeing this, I am for sure. I mean, biscuits barfing up jam…. The New Great British Bake Off Trailer: Is It Saccharine? Creepy? A Surrealist Stop-motion Extravaganza?
–Vibrant Mushroom Arrangements
A few pictures from the week.
The radishes in my garden have gone from these tiny little wisps of green to a freaking jungle of greens with bright red bulbs bursting through the dirt. Ah, radishes., those little red balls of zesty crisp goodness that grow like crazy in the garden. They are no fuss, no joke, toss them seeds into the grown and bam, you get you some radishes. No matter how crappy of a gardener you might think you are, I bet you could grow you some radishes no problem.%u00a0
And with those radishes comes a butt load of greens, the greens that everyone seems to just toss away which is crazy because the greens are so good. They are tender and zippy and make for great eating. I usually just toss them into salads or whatever but I guess I went a little overboard with the planting of the radishes and I have so so so many radishes all ready to be pulled now with so so so many greens that need to be eaten. So pesto. Fresh early summer, tangy and bright green goodness. It is super tasty and great. Definitely anew favorite and a great way to use up your radish greens.%u00a0
The stuff. Lemon, olive oil, garlic, walnuts, salt and pepper and a bunch of radish greens.
Pretty freaking simple here. Stick garlic, and walnuts into the bottom of the blender and give that a pulse or two.%u00a0 (I would have used my food processor but the new blade has yet to arrive). Add in all the greens, the juice of lemons, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turn on low and stream in a oil. You might need to push down greens to get them into the blenders vortex.
And once it’s all blended you have pesto.
Pour it into a jar and it’s ready to go.
Eat it any way you eat your pesto.
Enjoy
-C
Makes about 2 cups
Stick walnuts, garlic and the juice of the lemons into a food processor or blender. Give it a pulse or two. Add in a pinch of salt ans pepper then the greens. Turn on blender and stream in olive oil. You might need to stop a few times to push the greens down. Blend until combines. Taste and season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Pour finishes pesto into a jar. Eat with pasta, use as dip, smear on toast, dollop in soup. Eat it however you like.
Lasts for a week or two in fridge and freezes really well .
First off, the Happiest Day to all the mothers out there. You are great and make the world possible so thank you for that. Take care today to you. We are all better off when you are happy or to quote a sign hanging in my moms kitchen..When Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
Whoa did we spend a lot of time outside this week. The mr upin the trees cutting them down. Weeding out gardens and cleaning up lawns. So many trips to the wood chipping plant to get ride of all the wood. My arms have been sore all week and it’s mostly from hauling large chunks of wood to the truck. That and all the dirt moving. 6 yards of dirt dropped off to fill up our raised beds. The garden is on it’s way to being a real garden and I couldn’t be any happier. First time in my life where I have had a yard with a garden to do what I please. It’s freaking amazing. And now I am struggling with what to plant. I know that I will get a butt load of veggies form the farm but what do I want more of? Lots of greens are on their way and we need to have tomatoes but do I do an entire bed of carrots and beets? If so where while the husk cherries go?. And the pumpkins, should we just plant them out front? (the mr wants to turn the front lawn into a pumpkin patch. I am not entirely sure that is a good idea) So many things to consider.
Sunday has got me busy. I want to finish planting what needs planting, the laundry is backed up a few loads so I need to get on that and I have a mess of paperwork that I need to get through. Good day for it though cause it looks like a chilly rain today so hanging out on the back porch with my pile of crap won’t be so bad. At least there will be lots of coffee.
Internet whatnots
-Checked the pollen count when my face blew up, snot running, and itching my eyes out. Allergies, blah.
-Garden planting takes some planning. An In-Depth Companion Planting Guide
-I don’t know why I have never thought to add color to bread dough. On my list of things to do this week. HOW TO MAKE MARBLED RAINBOW TOAST
–New York Times Puzzles. I like to play sudoku and the mini.
–What Is Avocado Hand? I guess that it is a real thing so watch yourself.
-Feeling stresses? Thinking About Happy Memories Can Shut Down Your Body%u2019s Stress Response
–Here’s What Michelle Obama Thinks About Trump’s School Lunch Rules. Oh Michelle, I miss you.
–See the Awesome March of the Milky Way Across the Night Sky
%u00a0-The mr has always said her wanted some type of hot tub or sauna. I could get down with something like this. A Mirrored Golden Egg Sauna is Hatched in Sweden
–Vermont Legislature Votes to Legalize Marijuana. I mean it’s about time.
Pictures from the week.