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    T Tuesday: end of season edition

    September 15, 2015 - By 

    Ah here we are…the end of summer. Gardening is all but done. Leaves are turning and falling at a rapid pace around here. The birds and critters are frantically storing food for the long winter. IMG_0614

    I ripped out the plants from the home gardens yesterday. I still have plants in my in-laws garden that will come out next weekend.canningI’ve been canning like crazy. More spicy beans and salsa. I’m really looking forward to breaking into those jars come the dead of winter!!

    I also have to share my colorful carrots.carrots

    Aren’t they pretty!! I sampled a couple and they are quite tasty. These are going in my next beef roast dinner. YUM!

    My important phone call I mentioned last week came but not with the results I had hoped for. Such a bummer!!! I really thought I had that job! I even had gotten a tour of “my work space” at the end of the interview.

    BAH!! Anyway…moving on…

    Since I don’t have a regular gig to go to, I’ll continue to do my on-call subbing. At least that leaves time for art!

    I’ve actually done a bit of creating! Will wonders never cease! IMG_0617I completed one art journal page and just need to put the  final touches on a second. Waiting for paint and glue to dry. The above page isn’t my favorite but I was just happy that I still had the drive to create.

    I’ll be meeting with some friends for breakfast today…real casual. Likely head there after working out…seriously casual. 🙂 Not exactly sure what the rest of the day holds for me…other than a shower. HA!

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: harvest edition

    August 11, 2015 - By 

    Hello! I made it for T stands for Tuesday…I was beginning to think that I’d be missing it until school starts. I still won’t guarantee I’ll be here every week but I’ll certainly try my level best to join in the fun.

    T Tuesday: harvest edition| Halle's Hobbies

    I’ve been collecting seeds from my Cleome plant now that I know what it’s called. I’m guessing there will be a bunch of volunteers starting under the deck next Spring though since so may seed pods broke open before I noticed.

    T Tuesday: harvest edition| Halle's Hobbies

    Look at the pretty tomatoes on the vine. I’ve been having Caprese salad for lunch each day. The fresh mozzarella likely isn’t the best for the waistline but you’ve got to eat those tomatoes when they are at their peak!

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    This was my harvest photos from the last two days! YUM!! Look at that ridiculous cucumber though…I finally just picked the dumb thing since it’s been that size for a week.

    T Tuesday: harvest edition| Halle's HobbiesI also so happy with the way my little flower garden is doing this year…

    T Tuesday: harvest edition| Halle's Hobbies

    The pots are so nice and full.

    Little J and I are off to the salon to get haircuts in a little while. I’m thinking I’m going to get 5-6 inches cut off. I’m tired of constantly having my hair in a ponytail or bun. Big J just endured almost 2 hours in the orthodontist chair this morning…poor kid.  We’ll have to bring home him some ice cream to sooth his sore mouth.

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: week in review edition

    July 7, 2015 - By 

    We had a busy week leading up to the July 4th holiday weekend. I barely touched my computer for days… I totally missed 2nd on the Second that Elizabeth our T stands for Tuesday also hosts. I didn’t even realize I missed it until the 5th. How’s that for being out of touch!

    Lets start back on Tuesday of last week…

    hail damage

    after writing my T post, we headed off to my inlaws to check out the damage to the garden and their house. The garden was a wreck. Leaves and plants ripped to shreds and beaten into the mud. I cleaned up as much as I could and will just hope for the best. At least we have a thriving garden here at home as well.

    Wednesday and Thursday were a blur… I can’t even remember what we did.

    Friday evening was spent at the carnival in town. The kids had a great time. I had a great time too. I wasn’t looking forward to going this year but I’m glad I did.

    carnival

    I don’t know if you can tell from the photo (upper left side) but we’ve been effected by smoke from the Canadian wild fires here. The sun at times is just a red glow in the sky. Yesterday after our heavy rains ended it was so hazy and the air smelled really bad. I found out later that we were under an air quality warning. Our air quality was worse than Beijing, China yesterday.  Thankfully today it has cleared out.

    EDIT: I can still smell the smoke but at least the sky is clear.

    On to Independence day…chalk collage

    Before the parade I walked over to the hockey rink at the Elementary school to check out the chalk drawing contest entries now that they were complete. Amazing work! The girl who drew Uncle Sam was 14 yrs old! Wow!

    And now parade time….

    T6 Texans flyover

    The annual flyover by a T6 Texan squadron announces the start of the parade.  Then we have another good 30 minutes before the parade reaches our seats. That’s ok…we sit with a group of about 55 people in a friends back yard along the parade route. Can’t beat that!

    It was a hot and steamy day…my drink of choice…

    corona

    Ok I didn’t get that fancy that day…I had to take one for the team yesterday for dramatic effect on the post. *grin*

    After the sticky day it was time for a dip in the neighbors pool.

    pool party

    And then some fireworks…

    fireworks

    We are back to a normal schedule I think. Errands, hopefully knitting and visiting my T friends are on the list for today.

    What are you doing?