Green Beans and Potatoes, the Right Way

Right before the 4th of July a very good friend of mine handed me a big bag full of Green Beans from her garden, and I was more than happy to accept the garden goodies. I thought that my last batch of Green beans and potatoes looked a little sad. With a little help from my friend’s garden, I had plenty of green beans to make a better looking batch to serve  for the 4th of July.

Now there is a proper batch of Green Beans and New Potatoes! Oh so tasty too!

Next year I am going to have to plant a bunch of green bean plants, and share the green bean love too.

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The Fallout from the Fireworks

We had a blast yesterday, and even Thade came around and enjoyed  some fireworks too. James put on an awesome fireworks show for us, and my best friend Stacey brought her family over for some 4th of July fun too. She also brought some tasty cupcakes, and yummy sides too. We had a lot of fun with family and friends, but the mosquitoes were a big pain.

Poor Dylan got bit as soon as we ventured outside to light some daytime fireworks, and today it looks like he has a black eye. Thade got a few mosquito bites too, but his don’t look as bad as Dylan’s. Mosquito bites aside, it was a really fun 4th of July, and I can’t wait to celebrate again next year.

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What’s Going On This Weekend

The Good Ol Days are here again!

This weekend the entire downtown shuts down for a fun Summer festival! There are crafts, carnival rides, and plenty of tasty food. Last night was the Good Ol Days parade, and we couldn’t wait to go.

We met up with a few of our best friends, and we all watched the parade together.

There were so many great floats this year, and candy for the kiddos too.

There were also tractors, lots and lots of tractors. I think I got at least 20 tractor pictures.

The parade was a lot of fun this year, and after the parade was even more activities. There was a bed race through downtown, that was hilarious, and a dachshund competition that James got to help judge. We all had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs too.

Today we will be heading out to the festival to take a Trolley Ride, and enjoy some yummy treats too. I hope that everyone has a great weekend, and I wish you were all here!

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Strawberries, Strawberries, Strawberries

Thursday I had a phone call, and it was my good friend Maggie. She wanted to see what we had planned for the morning, and if we wanted to come over for a bit. All of her kids were playing in the backyard, and she was busy picking strawberries. We headed over to help.

Boy was I glad to help. We picked strawberries for about an hour and a half, and I got to bring home a big bowl of fresh from the garden Strawberries.

Some of them were made into Strawberry Shortcake.

A few made their way into Strawberry Oatmeal muffins.

But James favorite was the Strawberry Cake! Too Good!

Some didn’t make it home to go into delicious recipes cause they went straight off the plant and into my tummy, oh so yummy. Thanks again to Maggie for all of the yummy garden goodies!

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