food
Taste of GR 2010
We’ve always been curious about the Taste of GR event, and this year we made it down to check it out. It is held in John Ball Park, right by the zoo, and I saw on my way home from work that it was packed! We took advantage of the fact that Kevin’s Dad lives [...]
B-DoubleE-DoubleR-UN: Beer Run!
Kevin and I have officially participated in our first Beer Run! Unlike the normal use of the term, this did not involve driving to the store to restock on libations mid-party. Oh no. This involved actual running. Then beer. I wasn’t too thrilled about the beer part, to tell you the truth. But, I figured [...]
The Berry Best
Since we didn’t go strawberry picking this year, we decided to go blueberry picking instead! In my quest for an organic blueberry farm, I found Irvine Blueberries online. I was instantly impressed with their website, which included a “daily update”… pretty snazzy! (Most u-pick sites I’ve perused haven’t been updated in months or even YEARS, [...]
Journey to the Reception and Reception Perception
At long last, here are some photos from Ryan & Marie’s reception!! Alas, it was sooooo hot in the limo (the AC was BROKEN. Not just weak. Oh, no. It did not work AT ALL… and the windows didn’t open! Ha!), that nobody thought to take any pictures enroute to the yacht club. We were [...]
Overrun with Basil
Our basil is doing so well this year! Actually, our whole garden has absolutely exploded! But for now, we’ll just talk about the basil. Not wanting to repeat the chipmunk fiasco of ‘09, during which a chipmunk family tunneled under the basil reducing a would-be bumper crop to nothing in short order, I decided to [...]
Fourth of July Weekend- Part 1
Fourth of July Weekend has it all! Fascinating historical significance. The excuse to eat insane amounts of barbecue and ice cream. The chance to get as excited as a five year old when the fireworks start going off. Fourth of July Weekend 2010 did not disappoint. It was quite action-packed and fun-filled! To start things [...]
In Celebration of 5
The morning of our anniversary dawned clear and gorgeous! Blue sky, puffy clouds, warm but not too hot temperatures. It was almost a carbon copy of our wedding day. How perfect was that for our anniversary?? For a multi-sport athlete, or at least the one I live with, there is no such thing as a [...]
Swim, Bike, Run, Go to Holland!
Saturday was a busy day that had us up early for Kevin’s 3rd Tri Del Sol at Camp Manitou-Lin in Middleville. This is always a fun one because this race was Kevin’s very first tri ever; so it always feels a little sentimental, going back to where it all began. Sigh. Ok, enough with the [...]
Showing Them How It’s Done
Today was our Week 6 CSA Pickup. It reinforced our conclusion that kale and chard must be verrryyy easy to grow! Again, we got a huge bunch of each. As you can see from the picture below, those items make up about half of this week’s haul! Too bad we haven’t developed a taste for [...]
Jammin’
It’s scandalous, I know, but we completely missed strawberry season this year. *Wipe away the tears.* We were busy/out of town each and every possible weekend that we could have been out there picking berries. But, there will be homemade jam to bring that fresh taste of summer to the cold winter months! Toast, rejoice! [...]
