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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

The Raspberries Are Coming On Strong

We are still in the 70s enjoying the cooler weather.  I feel guilty, when so many of my blogging pals have not had enough rain and too much heat.

After chores Little Wonder and I went over to pick some raspberries.


That inspired me to make a pie....
I did not use a recipe (of course) and started by cooking down what I had picked with a few frozen blueberries, sugar and some cornstarch.
When I baked the pie crust it all sank down....but that's ok.
Then, I put in some nectarines and 
topped it off.
We needed a spag fix, so I threw a couple bags of our frozen sauce from last year into a crock pot and let it cook down all afternoon.  No meat.



Chores at 7:45









It was pretty dark when I got back in the house, but wanted to grab a couple of shots on the back porch.
Lots of tomatoes.

The kitchen garden is totally out of control.




Night all.

 

Monday, August 28, 2023

Still Celebrating!

Pretty quiet compared to yesterday.  After chores I went to Wegmans and when I got back home Gary was starting a batch of sauce.




We did some housecleaning as I was hosting bridge at 1.  Of course I did not grab any photos of the beautiful veggie platter I made...just a quick shot of dessert.

My pals brought me cards, a gift and a bottle of champagne.
We ended up chatting until 5.  


Not very hungry, so we had grilled corn on the cob and a salad made out of the leftovers from the veggie platter topped with some feta cheese.
That was followed by the end of my outrageous, peach birthday cake.
I took a short snooze before going out to do chores.  Once again the moon was waiting.
Tucked the ponies in and....






by then it was almost dark.

Night all.

PS
It's about time for freshman convocation at the college and it makes me remember the times we would drum during the ceremony and afterward.  That was such an upper.

My drum has been quiet too long.