5.19.2014

the weekend and beyond

goodness, it's been another big and fun weekend.

Friday night nana and pipop (Claire-speak for my lovely in-laws) came to town.  they brought love, plant starts, and bagels from NJ.

Saturday was ballet, market (music, camaraderie, a small resupply on honey, salve and soap purchased from Molly, who participated in the blogger swap I hosted in February (toying with the idea of hosting another later this summer, let me know if you're interested) and whom I've now officially met), a local garden/art show, Claire showing off her own art to nana and pipop at the annual art show and then she and I were off to Asheville for the Asheville Ballet's performance of Cinderella and a quick visit afterward with beeba (Claire-speak for my mama).  while we were gone Mike bottled our batch of oatmeal porter and added a new super to one of the hives- a fruitful 'homesteading' afternoon, I do think.

and then home for dinner, my favorite..... scallops and garden greens (bok choy and broccoli rabe) over buttery linguine. oh yes, and there was bacon in there, too.

Sunday was breakfast with nana and pipop, a trip to Painter's nursery, working on our pond (plants and tadpoles, check!  fish, soon) and doing some more gardening.  and then my mother-in-law and I went to visit my mom and while we were gone Mike was at it again here at the 'farm' (at a total of .25 acres, our space here is in no way really a farm, but we enjoy pretending), planting tomatoes, beans, and cabbage and prepping a bed for planting.

home for another delicious meal, followed by strawberry shortcake made with homemade cream-cheese biscuits, strawberries from the back yard, and fresh whipped cream.  I'd share a picture but another thing that happened this weekend is that my camera died.  as in it-won't-do-anything-at-all.  fingers crossed I can take it to a camera shop and get it fixed easily.

today, Monday, started with a slow morning~ tea and a bagel on the deck and then much time spent outside.  another snacky lunch of cheese and crackers and a pile of fruit.  some planting of herbs, peppers, native perennials around the little pond... after about four and a half years here I think we are finally about at our limit with plants/garden beds/fruit trees/berries/bees/chickens/etc on this little plot of ours.  there are a few open spaces left here and there, but I think we need to keep them open.  gotta be able to move around the yard, after all.  I'll share this year's 'bird's eye view' pictures as soon as I get my camera fixed and sent up on the roof in his careful hands.  along with that I think it'll be fun to share an 'inventory' of what we have going on here.  I know I'll find it useful to have it listed out for future reference.

for now, sleep~

*weekending with Karen at Pumpkin Sunrise



18 comments:

  1. Sounds like a wonderful weekend. Some amazing food, sounds delicious.

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    1. nothing like company to get you planning a good menu! now, to make that the plan on a regular basis........

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  2. Yes, I'd be interested in another blog swap! Such fun.

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    1. great! thinking in another month or two, just starting to turn the wheels in my mind now.....

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  3. Sounds like a great weekend. Another swap would be fun, count me in!

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  4. I hope you get your camera fixed soon, that would sadden me. mmmm, bagels :) I just bought six but I have the kids home and they tend to disappear quickly these days....

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    1. the great camera debacle. may try fixing it ourselves for now (by which I mean Mike will take it apart and try to replace the broken part and I will sit with fingers crossed) and try to buy some time for bigger decision making. bagels bagels yumyumyum

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  5. What a fun filled and productive weekend you all had! Sounds perfect!!

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    1. we always have a good time when my in-laws come to town. I am fortunate to have a wonderful relationship with both of them~

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  6. I would love it if you were to host another swap, the first one was so much fun.
    I haven't made cream cheese biscuits in years, but now I think I will today, thank you for the reminder.
    I hope you can get your camera repaired soon, it's like loosing a body part!

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    1. SO glad you'd be in for another, Tracey! probably in a month or two, and I may limit it to a somewhat smaller group this go around. say 2 or 3 dozen people or so. hope your biscuits were yummy~ I've since picked another couple quarts of berries and think I'm going to try poundcake for the next batch of strawberry shortcake. and then, jam.

      debating on camera repair, we shall see! I definitely miss it a lot!

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  7. awww. missing those beautiful photos of yours but I loved to hear about your great weekend.
    XO

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    1. thanks, Cory~ hoping to have my camera (or a camera) back in my hands soon, SOON!
      xo

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  8. Sounds like a lovely weekend!! Oatmeal stout! My husband would get a long very well with yours (he loves homebrewing with a passion). I'd love to participate in another swap too!

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    1. we are dark beer fans around here, for sure. a good, hearty, malty dark beer. mm mmmmm good. maybe you guys can come over sometime and we can have a bottling party. what's a couple (or a few?) thousand miles. anyway? ;)

      glad you're in for another swap! likely in a month or so~

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  9. Catching up with you!
    I would love to join in another swap! Add me to the list please!
    (And I can mail to and receive from a US or Canadian partner.)

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thanks for taking the time to read and comment~