Soup!

HOT again today... so while Bob was off gathering wood chips, I decided to try something new.

A nice COOL spinach & cucumber soup.

And I must say it was a hit!!!

The girls (and guy) LOVED it!!!

The only request....

 

Next time, more cucumbers please :)

Happy Birthday Hubby!!!

As usual, summer is flying by -

already the end of July!!!

Last week was SUPER hot ---

it felt like summertime in Georgia.

(Next week it will probably be snowing :)

Today is Robert's Birthday -

he has been working very hard lately...

so I was happy that we could spend the day

doing NO WORK!!!

We went to Cadillac to a very cool nursery

where we bought a plant ( to replace a plant that died)

and guess what I saw???

A really cool idea

This little shed had plants growing on the roof...

what a PERFECT idea for our

 falling down... chicken coop!

Here Bob is checking it out ...

(as I am saying...I LOVE it!!!...

How cool is that....WE can do this... etc, etc, etc!!

We left there and went for lunch where I picked up a brochure

that listed Michigan fairs...

Osceola County fair starts today!!

So off we went.....

We checked out the horses

the  goats ---- this guy is STYLIN'

and the rabbits --- lots of babies

But now that we are "chicken farmers"...

(we have 10)

we first checked out the chickens

and enjoyed watching the ribbons being handed out.

Cute...but not as cute as ours....

and the fact that I really, really like my chickens????

AMAZING!



Playing Catch-Up

Saturday June 25th - PARTY DAY!!

I left home early...headed east.

1st I  went to Metamora - -to Carol & David's house.

Their daughter Alana was having a going away party this evening -

she is moving to Portland and I wanted to say goodbye to this

beautiful, talented, (and very "gutsy") young lady....

wasn't it was just yesterday that I was watching this little girl

perform at her dance recital??

I am so glad I got a chance to visit with the Morosky's

AND THEN

It was on to my son's house....

to celebrate his 40th Birthday

How the heck did that happen??

My handsome firstborn (and forty year old) son :-)

and already it is a week later

the 4th of July

Not too exciting around here.

The 4th just isn't the same since we left Lexington

We visited with our Chicago neighbors at a bonfire on Saturday evening -

on Sunday, this guy took off in the field north of us

 that's a lot of excitement.....for here!!!

He is a photographer, taking aerial pictures of farms.

Now I am watching the NYC fireworks on TV.......

And that is pretty much all the Independence Day excitement here...

God Bless America!!

SUMMER!

To celebrate the 1st day of summer-

(or maybe by coincidence)

we headed west looking for this wonderful

little fish place that Jay & Shelly have been

talking about for years. 

We headed straight to the west and then went north

driving around a little lake we had never heard of

and winding back and forth through the woods -

A very scenic little drive..

We noticed a sign that said FISH about  the same time

we saw several cars parked along the road.

We Had Arrived!!!

A busy little place -

smack in the middle of nowhere!

 

No frills...just good, FRESH fish!

Mmm Mmm Good

We will be visiting again...

Then we continued north to Ludington for dessert

at the House of Flavors

(Moosetracks for me - a Carmelot sundae for Bob)

and of course always, always, always,

have to spend a little time at the water.

A lovely day......

HAPPY SUMMER!!



Planting the Garden......STILL

It seems every year finds us  putting the garden in.....LATE

Every year we say...THIS year we have to get it in earlier.

Here we are on June 19th just finishing the planting.

Here are some shots of .....today!

Bob getting a few swipes with the plow before we start planting -

we put in raspberries, blueberries, cucumbers, squash, turnips, beans...

Garden all planted, time to get S.C. in place as Overseer of the Garden

Finished!  The raised beds, the garden, the bird house and of course S.C.

I found a container of koi pellets - - the koi said...Mmmm  Mmmmm Good!

Went to the chicken coop for a visit.....

Wanting equal time ..... Taz gave a cute pose  :-)                       

VISITORS

So it seems that I am always a little behind on posting as of late....

Jay, Shelly and kids came for a visit last Friday on their way to Ludington.

Of course the weather had turned cold and rainy,

but thankfully the rain stopped so we could get outside to take some pictures.

First we all headed to the old chicken coop-

Where Levi proved the be the very best chicken catcher of us all!



We fed the fish and took pics in the barn - -

And then Levi found Toe-Toes

I think that boy would love living on a farm

with LOTS of animals -

LOVE at that SMILE!!!

Lucky 13!!

To celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary on May 29th, we headed to the U.P. 

We spent the night in Curtis on the 28th. 

(the first time we had ever been there)

I really loved this wooden walk along the river-

(I could see one like that around our pond)

We had to stop to get a picture of the May apples---

(Better known as Trillium)

The next morning -

we did a first time visit to the Tahquamenon River -

I took some pics where the river opens up to Lake Superior

while Bob talked to the Border Patrol guys.

Then another first time visit to Whitefish Point

Next we went to the Soo, where we watched the boats,

had lunch and an ice cream cone

THEN a stop at sister's before heading home!

The Dilemma

Sunday June 5th

Grandson Landon is turning 4 years old. Birthdays where not celebrated in the orphanage, but he has watched his brother and sister and dad celebrate their birthdays this year.....and has asked (on more than one occasion) "Landon's turn?"  So this is a big deal....

Also a very big deal -

Grandson Zachary is graduating from high school!

What to do...What to do

Bob dropped me off at Jay & Shelly's for the birthday party

Bob went on to Croswell for the graduation.

Bob with 3 of his 4 sons & his 4 grandsons.