Here's some good stuff we're enjoying around our house these days.
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The surprise lilies are blooming. Always a welcome sight in August when the heat has gotten to many of the other flowers.
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| We successfully grew brussel sprouts from some plants found in the middle of the road. |
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Theo roasted them with a little oil and Parmesean cheese and they were delicious.
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| However, we haven't been as successful with our tomatoes this year. Between the deer and the stink bugs, we have only gotten one. Luckily, Uncle Billy's are doing well and he has shared his bounty. |
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| We've been eating them a lot of different ways including in this yellow squash and tomato casserole. The squash came from our garden. |
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We have a large crop of pears this year. We're relatively new at harvesting pears and we're still learning the best way to do that. However, so far we have enjoyed some to eat and made pear sauce. I may make a pear and blueberry pie tomorrow.
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I refinished the top of a stand I got from my parents house. It has been in the family as long as I can remember and was very well used--meaning the top was in pretty bad shape. I forgot to take a before picture, but I'm pleased with how it turned out.
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| Ward got a new replacement for his favorite backpacking tent that had developed a leak. He mailed it back to the company for a repair that he expected to pay for, but they replaced the whole tent with no charge. He hopes to get another 10 years use out this one. |
