I’m pretty sure that I missed a week of the Art in August blog along fun, but I’m back and I’ve got something to share! This weekend, some of the crops in our super-sized garden came ready to harvest so I had some canning to do. For those of you following along with my pregnancy saga, I am still pregnant. Being a week overdue is rough, but putting food up in summer while a week overdue is even worse. Luckily for me, I’ve got AMAZING friends who came to the aid of my husband and I. Continue reading
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Art in August: Hazelnut Calm
Today turned out to feel like the most trying day in a very long time. It was pretty normal, by most standards, but I just felt wiped by the time we hit nap time. I had appointments to make, chicken to skin, family to visit, medication to pick-up, groceries to buy, donations to drop off, and mail to retrieve. I did not realize how wiped I was until my absolutely over-the-top-full-of-energy munchkin was in his bed and I was finally eating an egg salad sandwich. Which, by the way, seemed quite literally like the most delicious food I’ve eaten, as of late. It was then, mid-sandwhich, that I heard the softest raindrops hitting the leaves of this lovely hazelnut tree just outside my dining room window. Continue reading
