Just wrapped up a trip to visit my parents. Mom asked me to help her clean out the fridge. There were two contenders in the 2014 expiration date category. A good laugh for both of us
Bright sunset
It was so vivid. Here was the view on my way home
Purple asters in bloom
The asters be blastin’
Wasp emerging from nest
End of the season garden discovery today.
Sourdough bread
Cracked the code and sourdough doesn’t kitchen scare me anymore
Tall tomato plants in a home garden
The tomato plants have become a forest.
Cecile Brunner rose
Cecile Brunner roses are so lovely. They bloom all summer
Pom Pom maker with green yarn
Pom poms on a fall wreath
Thanks to the Pom Pom lady on the clock app, I have a new hobby
Tabby over white cat sitting near a flower bed with zinnias
My garden helper, Athena
The number of used Ruggables for sale locally tells me they were too good to be true
Vintage tray table
Did a shed clean out over the weekend. A lot discarded, but this tray table stays
Raku fired pumpkin
My raku masterpiece. Welcome, pumpkin everything season!
Statue with flower petals in a garden
A moment of garden zen
Giant bee on a cucumber flower
Not who I expected to be pollinating the cucumber flowers. Welcome, giant bee!
A crowded flower garden bed
Chaos flower gardening strategy was the best idea 🌸🌻🌼🐝🦋
Yellow boy tomato
It’s August. Why aren’t these tomatoes turning red? (Finally reads label) yellow boy tomato plant. That’s why
Got click-baited by AARP today. Article title: Ways to See Better When Night Driving. Even put on my readers for it 🙄
Fairy figurine and mushrooms
Garden fairies + mushrooms = winning aura
Vintage Corelle cups
Gen Z daughter Boomer request of the day. She wants these vintage Corelle cups from our cupboard. Wish granted.
Still going to tell non-Idahoans that it is, though
For reals? Trying to imagine the flavor combo
And when I travel, people commonly ask if potatoes grow wild and if we go out and dig them up.
Burrata salad
This is dinner for the rest of the summer. Tomatoes, cucumbers, match-sticked summer squash, basil, and whatever else is ripe from the garden. Balsamic drizzle. Candied spiced pecans.
P.S. no need to look at the label for ‘serving size’ for the burrata. Go ahead and feed your soul.
Went to my 40-year high school reunion over the weekend. There was karaoke, and confessions about crimes and crushes. Still processing it all.
Bumblebee on a small sundlower
It’s so fluffy!
Stinkhorn mushroom
It wasn’t there yesterday! I believe this is a stinkhorn mushroom although I didn’t sniff for proof. Gardening guidance: view with disgust, amusement, or curiosity.
A tennis ball in a rose bush
From a distance, I thought a new color of rose had bloomed.
I used to shop there a lot. And this is all I got for sharing my info all those years? 🙄
Display of saddles for sale at a rural Idaho thrift store
Rural Idaho thrift store shopping. So many saddles, hats, boots, and Wranglers! Seen in Middleton.
Old Navy is serving me ads online featuring shirts that are whole shirts. I have questions. Is the half-shirt trend over, or is this an age-targeted campaign?
