booking it
sorry for the lame post. i wanna read my book.
mmmm
the veggies in my lunch tomorrow are 100% garden fresh!
interesting
i was looking up gubernatorial candidates for minnesota today since i haven’t heard much about it. i was mostly wondering who the independent candidate is because i tend to vote for that person over the other two major parties in the governor race (IP peeps tend to be fiscally conservative and socially liberal).
so i ended up looking at the wikipedia page for the MN race, and much to my surprise, in addition to the major parties, IP, and libertarian pary, there is actually a political party called the “legalize cannibis” party.
anyway, i will probably vote IP again.
flyin
it’s august already.
i love fall, but it’s always followed by winter, which lasts forever no matter how long it is. it finally rained, so my garden has gotten a little bit better. there’s just something about a good soaking rain that helps my veggies a million times better than anything a sprinkler can do.
this time of year always makes me a little melancholy. maybe it’s because of all those schoolyears; maybe it’s because i know winter’s only right around the corner. the lull between summertime high and the start of autumn is always a low because i’m not ready for summer to leave yet. but once fall gets here, it’s wonderful (wonderfall??).
i’m hoping the next couple weeks will be full of summertime fun and my veggies decide to make a ripe appearance. maybe i’ll make nate take on a project with me – paint the bedroom? put shelves up in the garage? start roughing out the basement? i’ll be starting to can here in the next couple weeks, which surely signals the end of summer!
i’m sure in the next few weeks i’ll be ready for fall to show up; i seem to always be ready by september. until then, slow down a little bit, summertime.
wedding pics!
well, that was the fastest i’ve ever gotten through wedding photos! i think it helps when it’s just the reception. here are a few of my faves.
the FB photo album is public, so head over and take a look: linky linky
first pickling of the season
i did my first pickling of the season! i don’t have enough cucumbers yet (soon to come), but i did have a couple handfuls of hot peppers that i decided to pickle. i had enough for two pints, and they’re just pickled, so will hang out in the fridge for the next couple months instead of the cupboard. theoretically, they should be crispier too.
i used a weird combination of recipes and put together the brine.
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