Yesterday we had a short drive to New Orleans where we stopped at the Audubon Zoo for a couple hours while waiting for check-in time at the B&B. It really is such a pretty zoo with so many lovely statues and plants around the grounds. In the afternoon we had the obligatory walk down Bourbon street and, of course, some beignets at Cafe du Monde. We had a really delicious dinner at Commander’s Palace while the early evening thunderstorms rolled through.
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Yesterday we had a short drive to New Orleans where we stopped at the Audubon Zoo for a couple hours while waiting for check-in time at the B&B. It really is such a pretty zoo with so many lovely statues and plants around the grounds. In the afternoon we had the obligatory walk down Bourbon street and, of course, some beignets at Cafe du Monde. We had a really delicious dinner at Commander’s Palace while the early evening thunderstorms rolled through.
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| Farm Campers |
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| Bandera courthouse. Cool little town. |
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| Dogs need grooming. |
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| Dyed BFL turned into yarn. |
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| Farm Campers |
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| Bandera courthouse. Cool little town. |
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| Dogs need grooming. |
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| Dyed BFL turned into yarn. |
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Tagged dyeing, farm camp, hill country, Insanely Unreasonable To Do List
I took this picture in 1985 at the Smithsonian. The flag was behind a screen which was raised every 10 minutes so the Star Spangled Banner could be seen.
Please CLICK HERE and HERE to read about the flag that inspired our national anthem.
Happy 236th birthday America.
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Happy birthday America.
(to find out what is special about the flag second from the right on the bottom… CLICK HERE for Through Jersey Eyes)
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I stopped by the farm for a few minutes a few days ago to see how Mister Orzo is growing.
I can’t believe how huge he and his litter mates are!
And don’t tell Susan, but I think I’ve got the BEST puppy in the litter.
Just look at that speckled nose!
Look how nicely he sits and poses for the camera!
Look how he shows off his nice long tongue while his brothers try desperately to get my attention (hey! hey! Look at me! Over here! ME! Take MY picture!)
Calm and cool. That’s my boy.
See how all the other puppies want to be JUST like him?
Yup. I got me one heck of a good puppy. Too bad we can’t keep him this snugglable size forever.
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If there is one thing we have a lot of here, it’s goat’s milk. Like gallons on gallons of goat’s milk a day. We’d be absolutely drowning in it–there’s just not enough hours in the day to make cheese constantly–except for Chèvre, the easiest to make of all the cheeses on the books. And we go through a lot of it, because how could you not? It’s delicious! And during weeks like this where it is hot, hot, hot, there is nothing better than coming into the kitchen from the garden in the afternoon for a quick snack–filling, quick, and tasty.
If you’re making your own cheese, drain the curd for only 3-4 hours, giving it a cream cheese like consistency, instead of more drained, crumbly Chèvre. If you’re buying Chèvre, make sure to look for something creamy. Then take a bit of the cheese at a time and roll them into balls.
Make sure they are tightly rolled, otherwise they will squish together later.
Then, roll each ball in whatever spices you choose.
We chose dill, lavender, California sea salt, ground pepper, sage, cumin, and of course, how could we not, chipotle seasoning.
Next, after placing them in separate containers, drizzle them in olive oil, place them in the fridge for an hour of so, and let them cool down and solidify.
Then, devour! We suggest eating them with bread, and if you’re blessed like us with a surfeit of tomatoes, go that too.
One of my favorite things to knit in summer is socks. Top-down vanilla socks are easy for me now, because I can carry the pattern around in my head and I don’t have a large wool something on my lap when it’s 115 degrees outside. (And I do wish I was exaggerating.)
Here are a few pictures I took a couple of weeks ago of socks I have been working on.
I used yarn left over from my Daybreak shawl to knit a cute pair of shorty socks.
I really love these colors together!
Then, I treated myself to some Ginny Weasley sock yarn from Gnome Acres. I will admit I bought the yarn because of what it was called (it’s no secret that I love my Harry Potter), but the colors are gorgeous too.
Here’s how it’s knitting up for my size socks. (64 stitches over 8 stitches per inch, your mileage may vary.) Of course, this was a couple of weeks ago, so that sock is long finished. And I am onto the second one. I am seriously considering indulging in the Bertie Bott’s colorway next.
If you are a local, and want to learn to knit socks for yourself (and your friends and family) I still have space in my sock class!
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Yesterday we drove down to Lafayette, La where I lived for many years. We spent the afternoon out on Avery Island where we toured the Tabasco plant and Poked around Jungle Gardens. It’s the tail end of nesting season and there was an absolute cacophony of chicks begging their momma birds for a little smackeral. We saw little green herons, egrets, roseate spoonbills and much much more.
For dinner at my old favorite Cafe Vermillionville, my step-daughter Kathryn and high school friend joined us along with their significant others. The food was delightful and Kathryn was a star and picked up a Poupart’s Dobash torte for me. Bliss!
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