Turkey Tracks: July 13, 2011
Maine Summer Pictures July 2011
Time is flying by so fast. We have hit our summer groove. Up early. Breakfast. Chores (pick the garden, pick the strawberries and raspberries, water plants, change sheets, organize food, wash clothes, etc.). Fun activity (swimming most days now, hiking, a trip to somewhere fun). Lunch. Quiet time. More play. Dinner. More play. Bedtime rituals (baths, stories). Sleep.
Here are some pictures I’ve been too busy to post:
On July 4th weekend, we all went to a charming outdoor bell concert, courtesy of the St. Luke Concert Handbell Choir, from Gales Ferry, CT. The choir was made up of high school students. They let our kiddos try out a small hand-chime each.
Here are Kelly and Wilhelmina listening to one of the choir’s selections:
Here is a picture of one side of our amazingly beautiful Camden Library amphitheater where moss and wild strawberries grow in the cracks of the steps:
Here are two girly indians and two girly dogs hard at play:
Pop and “the crew” took apart the garden bench and repainted all the metal:
Tami took this picture of “the hikers,” most with a walking stick from the woods:
We got rhubarb in our CSA the first week, so I saved it for when the kiddos came. We made a rhubarb cake that was delicious from a recipe in RUSTIC FRUIT DESSERTS, Julie Richardson and Cory Schreiber: http://www.amazon.com/Rustic-Fruit-Desserts-Crumbles-Pandowdies/dp/1580089763. (A book suggested by Tara Derr.) I don’t mind making a cake like this one upon occasion when I’m using fruit, real butter, really good eggs, and a limited amount of sugar and white flour.
Finally, here’s a picture of our sugar snap peas putting out the goods. Often, the children eat them raw as fast as I can pick them.
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