This weekend was filled with fun & of course sun. In our neck of the woods we sure know how to enjoy the sun
An impromptu dinner with friends:
I am one of those people who says "just come over" and I love it when people do, so of course for the joy of their company they get food...... We had 2 friends and their babes over for a little splash in the giraffe pool and flat bread pizza with homemade ice cream, I wanted to try a new non heavy cream recipe and it was just delish...Last summer Jeff and I (the gadget junkies that we are) bought an ice cream maker. Its a fun thing to break out when friends come over or just to have a little family fun to see what you can make.
Wonderful night
The rest of the weekend included
A trip to the Farmer's market in Tonawanda.
It is in the Square of Robinson and Payne (it is open T, Th, Sat).
I just adore markets.... As we got in the car to leave Jeff turned to me and said- I don't think I've seen you talk that much in years (I am not a crowd or big people person outside my "circle"). I get such a joy form seeing all the farmers and looking at all their hard work and wondrous treats. Thinking of what to do with all that fresh good for you food and taking an extra step to be good to the earth just makes me tickle. We met up with some friends of ours and my little Miss was in heaven with her "Unckey Monkey" & Aunt Jillllly.
As we left our basket was brimming with fresh beans ( which I put up this afternoon,) Asparagus, Blackberries, Blueberries ( fresh muffins made) Beets ( new addiction had to eat them that night) a Plant ( Foxglove, such a cool variety) that made its way to a dear friends new house, Cherries ( made their way to a bowl on the counter for easy sweet cravings) Flat bread pizza crusts, Sophia's "pink doughnuts", and fresh roasted coffee. Nothing better....
A visit and dip in the pool
For the last 10 years we've have had amazing friends as neighbors, the kind that become family and you walk life with. The kind that at 10pm when you are baking apple pie ( because you have nothing better to do?) in fall and you have no cinnamon in the house (how does that happen) you can knock on the door knowing they'll be up
( doing the same thing and ready to share), the kind that know we don't have a doorbell and don't like the phone so they have grown to knock on the basement window, the kind that, you run down the street in you PJ's at 6:30am to have your pregnancy test stick double checked because you've been trying for 3 years and your husband is out of town and "wholy cow" did I just see 2 lines!, You get the point, GREAT FRIENDS. Well they have moved a bit far away and it just so happens we were half way there when we were at the market so...... In we stopped with lunch.
Come this time of year I always have a beach bag ready to go in the car and it came in handy for their beautiful pool. We had a great time, Sophia even managed to get 4 "boo-boos" to prove it.
The 4th
Over the past 3 years we have been in California for the 4th and, I just love it there with Jeff's Aunt's and Grandfather. This year seeing as we've made a few trips back and forth to Florida we thought it would be too much. It worked out perfect because with us being in California we were able to be here celebrating a few July birthday's with the same great friends I mentioned above.
We headed out "up North" again for a cook out and wonderful fireworks over the water.
I am one of those people who says "just come over" and I love it when people do, so of course for the joy of their company they get food...... We had 2 friends and their babes over for a little splash in the giraffe pool and flat bread pizza with homemade ice cream, I wanted to try a new non heavy cream recipe and it was just delish...Last summer Jeff and I (the gadget junkies that we are) bought an ice cream maker. Its a fun thing to break out when friends come over or just to have a little family fun to see what you can make.
Wonderful night
The rest of the weekend included
A trip to the Farmer's market in Tonawanda.
It is in the Square of Robinson and Payne (it is open T, Th, Sat).
I just adore markets.... As we got in the car to leave Jeff turned to me and said- I don't think I've seen you talk that much in years (I am not a crowd or big people person outside my "circle"). I get such a joy form seeing all the farmers and looking at all their hard work and wondrous treats. Thinking of what to do with all that fresh good for you food and taking an extra step to be good to the earth just makes me tickle. We met up with some friends of ours and my little Miss was in heaven with her "Unckey Monkey" & Aunt Jillllly.
As we left our basket was brimming with fresh beans ( which I put up this afternoon,) Asparagus, Blackberries, Blueberries ( fresh muffins made) Beets ( new addiction had to eat them that night) a Plant ( Foxglove, such a cool variety) that made its way to a dear friends new house, Cherries ( made their way to a bowl on the counter for easy sweet cravings) Flat bread pizza crusts, Sophia's "pink doughnuts", and fresh roasted coffee. Nothing better....
A visit and dip in the pool
For the last 10 years we've have had amazing friends as neighbors, the kind that become family and you walk life with. The kind that at 10pm when you are baking apple pie ( because you have nothing better to do?) in fall and you have no cinnamon in the house (how does that happen) you can knock on the door knowing they'll be up
( doing the same thing and ready to share), the kind that know we don't have a doorbell and don't like the phone so they have grown to knock on the basement window, the kind that, you run down the street in you PJ's at 6:30am to have your pregnancy test stick double checked because you've been trying for 3 years and your husband is out of town and "wholy cow" did I just see 2 lines!, You get the point, GREAT FRIENDS. Well they have moved a bit far away and it just so happens we were half way there when we were at the market so...... In we stopped with lunch.
Come this time of year I always have a beach bag ready to go in the car and it came in handy for their beautiful pool. We had a great time, Sophia even managed to get 4 "boo-boos" to prove it.
The 4th
Over the past 3 years we have been in California for the 4th and, I just love it there with Jeff's Aunt's and Grandfather. This year seeing as we've made a few trips back and forth to Florida we thought it would be too much. It worked out perfect because with us being in California we were able to be here celebrating a few July birthday's with the same great friends I mentioned above.
We headed out "up North" again for a cook out and wonderful fireworks over the water.
And Monday....Oh Monday
about a week ago we purchased a "soft shell pool" and Jeff set it up on Sat. By the time Monday rolled around it was 84' so in we went and it was so nice to be at our own home just resting. That is what the "7th" day is for, right?
about a week ago we purchased a "soft shell pool" and Jeff set it up on Sat. By the time Monday rolled around it was 84' so in we went and it was so nice to be at our own home just resting. That is what the "7th" day is for, right?
Do you have a rest day? Its something we just started over in our neck of the woods and let me say, why didn't we do this before? Something so amazing about being still. We leave the phones in the room on the chargers, pay no attention to our home phone, no driving, no grocery store, nothing. Just good, clean home time........ If you don't do this, I highly suggest it.
But the key is to truly be doing only simple and relaxing things, read a book, the paper, NO TV!, Lounge outside, play in the garden, the pool, get out the chalk, NO COMPUTERS.
My Challenge to you try it, you'll like it.
But the key is to truly be doing only simple and relaxing things, read a book, the paper, NO TV!, Lounge outside, play in the garden, the pool, get out the chalk, NO COMPUTERS.
My Challenge to you try it, you'll like it.
Sounds like a perfect weekend! Have you ever been to the Bidwell Farmers Market on Elmwood? You would love it - let me know if you guys ever want to meet there, we go every Sat. am. And did you see Tony Duggan at the coffee stand at the Tonawanda market? I know he's away on vacation this week, so I'm not sure if he was working on Saturday, but he has a great coffee stand there.
ReplyDeleteOh I would love to meet you at your market. Yes "Mr. Tony" has become one of Sophia's favorite market stops, probably because she smiles and gets a cup of milk from him.. He does make great coffee too
ReplyDeleteI know all you "southtowners" think it is the same thing but for anyone looking to visit the market it is in NORTH Tonawanda. If you go to Tonawanda looking for it you would get lost. On a side note Carolyn- we always love "marketing" with you and the family, such a treat!
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