Dwarf Blue Scotch Kale

I know there are some new gardeners out there, so I thought I would document some of what we are pulling out of garden. It takes some time to recognize plants, especially once you start playing with heirlooms.

Double Rainbow

You can see Liv down by the goat barn. She insisted on waiting out the storm with them to make sure they were okay.

Summer Fun at the Reid's

July 4th Stamps Family Fish & Feast

The first annual Stamps Family Farm Fish and Feast:

Blueberry


Asher LOOOOVEESSSS wild black raspberries. He seriously inhales them.


And fishing for bullhead catfish. See how active this type of fishing is? That's why I don't like it. Andrew likes the fight once the fish bites. I like to have fish bite a lot, rather than wait. Trout fisherwoman versus catfish fisherman.


Lil Bug being tickled till her snot turns purple


You would not believe what it takes for two dads to get a fire started in terribly damp weather. Quite a feat. And amusing for the mommas, too.


Mulberries! Marshmallows!


Friends and Princesses


Near the end of our trip we had breakfast in Osceola at the casino. Afterwards we stopped to pick up a few things at the Wal Mart. This was an impulse buy. Asher would not let us leave without it. Seriously. Screams. The boy loves wheels, what can we say?

Good Guys, July 3rd, 2009

Every July 4th holiday we venture out to some car thing. It is generally a rotation of Good Guys Car Show or the Eddyville drag races. This year was Good Guys. There is some talk of going to the Back to the Fifties Show in Minnesota next year. We'll see. I think that one is actually the weekend before the fourth. Andrew's goal is to have our Falcon wago ready to at least drive to one of them. It will be a work in progress for a long time, but that doesn't mean we can't show off the work!
Here are some of the highlights:

Andrew and Asher checking out a '67 Chevy II Nova. Andrew wants one of these. Bad.


Gratuitous Wind Turbine Picture. Drool.


What are the chances a car with Liv's name plastered on it would be hanging around. Apparently, pretty good.


A rare picture of Momma Glann


Dad and Asher enjoying a lemonade


My sassy girl

What is this bug?

He was easily longer than an inch. He sat on the boat cover for a few days. It looks like it is some sort of beetle, but what, we don't know. Do you?

Summer House Living Room Paint

The color is one I mixed up with free paint from the Hazardous Household Recycling Center in Bondurant. It turned out to be a lovely, very light orange, and I used a brick red for accents with stars and the word Rejoice. I decided that each room in the basement would have a one word accent, all appropriate for the room, but also have a deeper spiritual meaning, as well. I am excited to work on each room. And, now that I can easily put pictures up here, instead of needing to upload them several places, I can document it all! I had made a rug from some fun, funky, vintage fabric I had gotten from Sarah, but we all decided it just wasn't heavy enough. So, with the same fabric, plus some more, I am working on making a crocheted rug instead. It should be heavier. It will take some time, though, so it will be a bit before I can get it up. The brick red accents also match my forties vintage cracked ice table and chairs, which we had recovered in a brick red and cream stars fabric years ago. I was excited to finally have them fit in.
In the meantime, I have moved on to start the paint in the summer house kitchen, a bright, beautiful blue. More on that when I am finished.

June visit to the farm trio in Woodward (this is Picket Fence Creamery in the picture)

Best Seat in the House (at least from Asher's point of view)

Leader of the Pack