It is said that you eat with your eyes before your other senses. That is true with me. When I saw this plate I thought….yummmm. My second thought was…how do they do that? I remember eating crunchy tacos that fell over and then later soft tacos that would also fall over. What was this magic?
Glad to say, the fish tacos were delicious and it didn’t take long for me to learn the secret.
Haha! Presentation, presentation, presentation.
“Try it FREE for a month…..”
Six most dangerous words online. “Try Amazon Prime,” they said. “You’ll love it,” they said.
Well, dang it, “they” were right and I may now be hooked.
I started my month timidly, making sure I was ONLY getting what I would otherwise buy. Three weeks in, I’m LOOKING for things to buy. Lord, have mercy.
It started with Divina Dolmas, the best stuffed grape leaves I have ever eaten. One 4.4 lb can makes four meals for Hubs and myself. Add a salad, and there ya go! The shipping for a can a month would pay for Amazon prime (so I told myself). What a deal.
While searching for more goodies, I found a six pack. I mean, who does not need 26.4 lbs of dolmas. I sure do. Amazon probably thinks I am part owner of a Greek restaurant. So now I have cans stuffed around closets, etc. since our pantry can only hold one can.
The box came with 3 straight cans, two with dings, and one soundly smashed.
Will I continue Amazon Prime after the 30 days. I do not know. But I have enough dolmas to eat while I think about it.
A Saturday Market flower booth, abundant in colors, remind me of autumn. Time for a mantle change. The heat of summer and the smoke of nearby forest fires let us know we are still in summer. I long for the cool rains of autumn to fall, and will decorate accordingly.
Ahhhhh…. autumn is right around the corner. Believe!
Photograph and poem by Emily Bittel
Eagle Creek Fire 2017
I breathe, and smoke fills my lungs.
The forest I love is burning –
The place we first backpacked together.
The senseless loss is staggering.
What will be left when the burning is done?
We will shuffle through ash
Shake it from our socks into little piles on the floor of the tent.
Perhaps our grandchildren’s children
Will gaze up with wonder
At the lofty heights of the douglas fir
Through the filter of vibrant vine maple.
I pray for rain as the ash drifts down from the sky
Flakes of a forest I once knew
The last time light will shift through its leaves.
Head in my arms, I cry
Maybe, just maybe, my tears will water the desolation.
I thank Emily for sharing her personal poem. Below is a picture from katutv, a split screen of what the Bonneville Dam looks like normally, and now during the fire. My heart goes out to all those working the PNW fires, the critters who make the forests their home, and the forests themselves. Photo: National Coast Trail Association
If you are around me long enough, somehow, somewhere, the store “Costco” will work its way into the conversation. Yup, I love Costco. Sure you have to be careful and not buy 60 pairs of white socks, but if you shop around you’ll find some great deals.
What does this have to do with the picture of this stranger on a sofa pretending Costco is his living room? Well, we have had several days of record breaking heat in Salem, Oregon. When I say record breaking, I mean….since temperatures were written down and kept…record breaking.
Hubs and I zipped over to pick up a few items during one of those three digit days and caught this gentlemen beating the heat in the air conditioned store.
Wonder if he comes with the sofa.
Robert has worked at the Artisan Village for the last 8 years. Two days of set-up, 11 days of demonstrating and selling his artwork, then a day to break down the booth. Eight long years working the Oregon Fair.
This year he retired from the fair and we went on an Oregon State Fair date. Loads of walking and enjoying all the sights. A root-beer shake from his favorite booth for Robert and fresh grilled corn on the cob for me.
The fair is so big, we had to make a mental list of things we wanted to do. Either do them or wait until next year!
Robert wanted to see his chums who he had worked along side for the last few years. I wanted to ride the sky chair.
We arrived in the morning when the place was pretty quiet and still cool. The weather was in our favor.
A short trip to the fair lasted about four hours, but was loads of fun. Loads!
See you next year, Oregon State Fair.
We went all out at the coast this month with three generations under one roof. Luck was with us as we enjoyed blue skies, incredible views, and non-stop action morning to night.
We shared three precious days and two nights in Lincoln City, Oregon. There was beach walking and exploring, hot tubing with papa, movie nights, and the very famous traditional talent show.
With spaghetti feasts and breakfast sausages…no one went hungry.
Robert and “the boys” rescued a ladybug.
The cousins were introduced to “The Princess Bride.”
The Saturday Talent Show included everything from tap dancing to rap, with some juggling, magic tricks, and group participation thrown in.
Each night when the kids were tucked in, the adults played “Spinner Dominoes” and laughed until we farted….I mean cried.
Sunday morning found us all talking about how long it took for the weekend to get here and how fast it all went. We didn’t want to leave (there was some talk about time travel).
It was a weekend of memories.
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