Come July it looks like a jungle back there. It's loving this hot sticky mess of a summer.
Can I interest anyone in some basil... or perhaps parsley?
The best reward... tomatoes galore.
July 26, 2011
Growth
In April I planted my mini garden and crossed my fingers that it would grow more than just a hundred jalapenos this year...
Come July it looks like a jungle back there. It's loving this hot sticky mess of a summer.
Can I interest anyone in some basil... or perhaps parsley?
The best reward... tomatoes galore.
Come July it looks like a jungle back there. It's loving this hot sticky mess of a summer.
Can I interest anyone in some basil... or perhaps parsley?
The best reward... tomatoes galore.
July 17, 2011
Well Spent
There are few ways I'd rather spend my weekend than...
at a crowded Food Truck Festival in D.C.
sampling the city's best curb-side cuisine.
Or strolling through Historic Old Town on a Saturday morning.
The farmers market = my heaven.
Or standing in a line that trails out the door of the newest Cafe Rio. In Manassas. It's a crazy wonderful miracle.
July 14, 2011
Happy 30
Yesterday Dustin reached 30.
So we celebrated with a few of his favorite things...
Starting with rock climbing. Despite his years, this boy is still very lithe and agile.
With my super-tan family. (I chose not to appear next to them in this photo. The contrast is frightening.)
And since Dustin adores pasta, we dined on platter-fulls at Edo's Squid. The food was amazing.
So we celebrated with a few of his favorite things...
Starting with rock climbing. Despite his years, this boy is still very lithe and agile.
And then we tubed down the James...
With my super-tan family. (I chose not to appear next to them in this photo. The contrast is frightening.)
And since Dustin adores pasta, we dined on platter-fulls at Edo's Squid. The food was amazing.
Happy Birthday, guapo.
July 5, 2011
Bonsais and Firearms
On Friday afternoon we snuck into D.C. to explore the national arboretum, starting with the bonsai gardens.
And the national herb garden (which you can't really see). The arboretum has miles of driving/hiking trails through a dozen different gardens. D.C.'s hidden gem!
Afterwards we stopped in Capitol Hill for pizza and gelato.
On Saturday the boys took me out to the shooting range... (I'd never shot a gun before.)
And taught me how it's done.
I might have left with a sore shoulder and partially deaf, but as suspected, I loved it!
And on Monday we were back. With a new arsenal and a few more friends.
We felt it was an appropriate way to celebrate our freedom. And embrace our inner redneck.
Dustin beat me by a single shot!
Jake insisted that I include this photo of him "planking" (some Australian fad) on the tree swing. Here you go, little bro.
And while Amber and Katelyn missed the real shooting because they had to work over the 4th, we celebrated together by playing an obnoxious amount of Bang!.
And the national herb garden (which you can't really see). The arboretum has miles of driving/hiking trails through a dozen different gardens. D.C.'s hidden gem!
Afterwards we stopped in Capitol Hill for pizza and gelato.
On Saturday the boys took me out to the shooting range... (I'd never shot a gun before.)
And taught me how it's done.
I might have left with a sore shoulder and partially deaf, but as suspected, I loved it!
And on Monday we were back. With a new arsenal and a few more friends.
We felt it was an appropriate way to celebrate our freedom. And embrace our inner redneck.
Dustin beat me by a single shot!
Jake insisted that I include this photo of him "planking" (some Australian fad) on the tree swing. Here you go, little bro.
And while Amber and Katelyn missed the real shooting because they had to work over the 4th, we celebrated together by playing an obnoxious amount of Bang!.
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