Now that we are finished with our series for Mothers and Fathers Day we have to return to posting stories from real life. This will be another random post since I can't seem to find a common thread to tie all the events together in a neat package-- after all we are not English majors but you probably know that already from the lack of editing and writing style. We also have been dealing with slightly sporadic internet/computer issues this week so blogging as been at a minimum.
-Last week a co-worker brought me some fresh herbs from her garden. As I pulled out the little baggies of green plant-like material from my pursue Arthur was somewhat suspicious that it might be questionable (drug-related) It was probably a disappointment for him when he found out it was just fresh dill, sage, and thyme. He then witnessed further questionable behavior in his wife when I started attaching the herbs to a hanger and hung them in our closet to dry. Our closets may smell like dill for a while now but I currently have freshly dried dill and thyme in my cupboard.
-I was afraid that Arthur may have thought I had gone completely over the edge during another kitchen experiment. I had purchased a bag of lentils out of curiosity. I have been trying to cook one new dish each month so for June it was lentil tacos. Here's some background on lentils from Wikipedia: Lentils are a legume that grow on bushes in little seed pods. The main location lentils are grown include Canada (specifically Saskatchewan), India, and Turkey. Lentils have 120% of the recommended daily fiber in one serving and half of a person's daily protein requirements. Lentils are also mentioned in the Bible in 2 Samuel 23:11-12. I made a batch of lentil tacos which is basically tacos with lentils instead of ground beef. They really were fairly decent and for a frugal cook I loved that I was able to get between 15-20 meals out of a $1 bag of lentils. The downside was it seemed like the lentil tacos would never end. Twenty meals between two people is a lot of lentil tacos, lentil burritos, lentil taco salad, and whatever other combinations I could dream up. It was like feeding the 5,000 or the widow whose flour and oil never ran out while she was providing for Elijah. Except I personally was praying for the end of the lentil tacos.
- Every summer our town has a city band that plays in the band shell at the park once a week. I love these community events that are slightly quirky and fun. People sit in their lawn chairs or cars. Those in cars honk the horn for applause. During the songs that are marches all the kids get flags and parade around. There was also a good variety of pieces from hymns to movie scores and more. Arthur of course isn't in to the atmosphere as much but the music itself. I think a few drawbacks for him was that it did sprinkle on us for several minutes and he sat next to a five year old boy who kept sniffing Arthur's arm-- it's harder to appreciate fine music with these distractions.
- So this year we have been spending a lot more time hiking but we did pull our bikes out for a 20 mile ride on Saturday morning. In the past I have always assumed that I am just not a very good biker. When we ride Arthur leaves me in the dust. We decided to switch bikes on our latest ride and determined that the problem with my bike was not the engine (aka me) but the transmission. I flew on Arthur's speedy bike and he puttered along as fast as his legs could spin on my bike (he's a wonderful husband- he wouldn't switch back to his own bike when I offered.) So my bike is probably headed to the shop for a tune up in the near future before any rides that are too long. I think Arthur is even more impressed that I was able to complete the 65 mile ride we did last fall on my bike. I feel better about getting passed by 80 year olds on that ride now.
- We made yet another trip to Sonic this week. My father drove through town and stopped shortly. After reading so much about our Sonic trips he wanted to be in on the fun. So we took him out for shakes at Sonic to celebrate Fathers' Day before he continued on down the road.
- As most of our readers are from the Kansas area, you are all probably well aware of the warmer temperatures we have been experiencing this past week. Saturday the temperatures reached triple digits. Perfect weather for an outdoor wedding--right? Our first friend that we made once we moved to town got married in the rose garden in the park. It was a beautiful wedding. It was also very warm. Everyone was dressed up but we were also dripping with sweat. We really felt for the guys in the wedding party in the three piece suits. One of our friends was also a groomsmen and he made the comment that he was glad that they chose to were the vests with the suits because 4 layers of clothing was just about right for those conditions. After the ceremony, the reception was held indoors and the party began-- popcorn, games, BBQ, dancing, pictures, etc. Our role in all of this was serving the cake. Whenever I am asked to help with a wedding I always secretly hope it will not be with the cake. So much can go wrong and it seems like fairly high stakes. The consultation this time was the other gal that was helping us is the county FACS (home economics) agent so she might have some professional training. Also the lady who made the cake was at the wedding ready to assist. We pulled out our knives and cake servers and settled into the trenches. There were some stressful moments when the marble cake I was serving kept falling apart at marble layers. Of course all the older ladies from church, legends in the kitchen, passing through the line assured us we were doing a wonderful job.
-Omnia Vincit Amour
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