Hitt-Rogers Clan
We did spend a week at our favorite beach house at Trout and Ocean and were so lucky and delighted to have the entire Missouri faction of the family show up to share the fun. Most special was the delectable Aria, all the way from Olympia, Washington, my grand niece and she was grand, I absolutely ate her up every morsel!
My brother Jon is about the only person I know that would welcome the above combo, peanut butter and onion on the left, pimento cheese on the right, all washed down with a cold brew. I think this was the day he boasted of taking not one, but two naps. Now that's truly being on holiday.
Our encampment, daily erected in some variation on the colorful theme. Late afternoon- everyone was probably at the house eating or napping.
Back at home, we've had hot and humid weather followed by cold and rainy. In fact its been the wettest late summer/early autumn period that I remember in some years. I'm glad to have the rain and see all the waterways flowing fully, but hoping to see some of that crisp, dry, sunny weather in the very near future that truly speaks autumn to me.
The fall veggie garden planted about a month ago just before our exit for the beach is coming along famously, all the seeds are up, carrots, spinach, lettuce, chois, turnips. The only thing that's a little rough are the beets which got attacked by caterpillars when I wasn't looking, we'll see if I rescued them in time. The broccoli, cabbage and collards are loving the cool, wet weather. Hoping to be able to start harvesting some greens in a few more weeks. I start to really crave fresh greens about now and have been eating up the ones I froze in the sprig time. We've also been making big pots of soup and baking bread to make us comfy on the chilly wet days.
I'm glad the summer is finally past and really looking forward to fall and winter and slowing down a tad.
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