Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thrasonical Thursday


Go look that one up, I dare ya!

Harvested and eaten in a tidy stew: kohlrabi, baby parsnips, yellow and white carrots. Josh stood by the sink as I washed the produce and sampled mightily. He loved the kohlrabi and carrots, but pronounced the parsnips to be "spicy." Astute for a two-year-old, I thought.

Edwin is here.
Charlie is here.
Bethany and the kids seem to have moved in.
Full house again.
See you A.W.

After Wedding.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Taciturn Tuesday

You've heard of Wordless Wednesday.
Well.....

Mum is gone.


Vegetable garden is rampant.



Oven is broke.

Friday, June 19, 2009

I hope I'm having this much fun...

....when I'm 90.
This is an impromptu duet at the Mayo Clinic by a couple who have been married for 62 years.
I couldn't resist posting it.
Watch it and see!


So, maybe I'm mistaken, but I could swear that he gives her bottom a little pat on one of those switches.
If you want to see an interview with this sweet couple, go here.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Question of the day

Q: How do bats urinate?
Bet you've never asked that of yourself!
I didn't even think about it until visiting the bat cave at the zoo today.
I mean, when they're hanging upside down, their top is their bottom, so to speak.
Could get messy.
So, I saw a little bat in action.
He hung upright, holding on to the roof with his tiny hand thingies.
And peed all over the broccoli.

Now you know.

It does make me wonder how Mommy bats potty-train baby bats.

Great Nana had to buy treats for the g-grandkids.
Joshua relished his sno-cone for a veeeeery long time.
Note the satisfied little smirk on his face.


Daniel devoured his in record time.
Go Daniel!


McKenzie spilled a fair bit of hers after she found that she could make the ice bounce up and down in the cone.
Then she cleaned up the last part of Joshie's cone.


Natalie was terrified of the elephants.
And the giraffes.
And the hippos.
You get the idea.
She tried to burrow into Bethany.


Jon and Jenny brought gifts back from Peru.
Guess what they are.
Made of lovely soft alpaca and llama wool.


We are going to be stylin' this winter.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

A kitchen rethunk

My kitchen has felt disjointed for some time.
Ever since the living room and family room got their facelifts.
Pleasant shades of blue and brown.
The kitchen remained its old peach-tinted self.
And WAS NOT HAPPY.


I finally buckled down and chose some new tile for the countertops.
Which were installed by Handyman Ron.
A new paint job on the walls (even two coats behind the fridge) and my kitchen has a new outlook on life.


I have had a few complaints about retaining the old backsplash behind the oven.
I have to remind people (mostly my daughters) that my decorating style is "things that Sue loves."
And I LOVE my old backsplash.


Now, if I could just teach my kitchen to THINK BIG.
I've got a WEDDING CAKE to bake!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

More ballet

We attended Kenzie's dance recital this afternoon.
Holy cow.
It lasted for three hours.
We stayed for two.
She was delicious to watch, with her tongue stuck in her cheek the whole time.
She said, when asked about it,"But Nana, that's what I do when I'm concentrating."
Kenzie is the tall one in the middle.
The one with her tongue stuck in her cheek.


Afterwards, we ate crepes filled with strawberries and raspberries from my garden and a marscapone chocolate-studded cream.
Mmmmmmm!


Later, Bethany's chickens were pecking in the garden.
It's kind of funny how much she loves these chickens.
When they fight, she scolds them like children.


That's all.
My bed is calling to me like a siren to a lost sailor.