The most August of August updates.

 

Oh gosh. A month skips by and I didn't post.  I'm not sure how interested anyone is in the stuff  I'm doing.  But, I'll share some pictures of recent events and if while I am doing that I think of something to talk about...well, that will be swell.  

I'm feeling well.  My checkups have all been positive!  

Here is my hair.  It's easy to take care of and I like it.  It's still super curly in the back!

I have gotten it colored and I'm really happy to be doing that.  

I actually do not think I will go back to long hair again.

I am headed in this direction.  When it gets to this length and I try it out I will keep it if it's cute and easy.

If not, maybe I will go back.  

It's my big hair experiment.  

I've been cooking most of my food from scratch. As little processed as possible.

I am desperately waiting for the good tomatoes to come in.

But here is some chicken, grapes, celery, almonds, honey and mayonnaise.

It was very good.

This is a Lou Malnati's salad.  Lou's is a famous pizza place in Chicago.  I love their salad too.  I buy the dressing on Amazon.  

This salad has lettuce, salami,  black olives, tomatoes, parm, blue cheese and mushrooms.

And of course the Lou's dressing.  It's a sweet italian dressing.

I love this salad.  

BTW. Black olives (ripe olives) must have gotten rid of their black dye!  They are not so black anymore.

I never realized they were being dyed!  

Here is some focaccia I made.  This was a BIG deal for me to use yeast. I was assured this was a no fail recipe.  It did not fail.  However...I had to eat it alone and it goes 'bad' after the first day.  So this needs to be made for a group.  Not a single. (my husband won't even try most of the things I make.)

I had it with some nice olive oil and parm.

I use those Maldon salt flakes. Look at those fun crystals.

The salt I have in the house in extensive. I'm very weird like that.

The Boucher boys are growing up so fast.  Asher is going to high school.  

For fun, he has decided to take all of the hardest classes he can take, including numerous AP classes.

The boys are all so sweet and fun and active.

I've been knitting a little bit while watching my kdramas and Dodgers baseball games.

These cute little pocket crosses knit up super quick.  Now I need to drop them off at a clinic or old folks home.  

Do you want one?

We love to walk around Epic Systems campus, which is ever changing and growing and absolutely incredible.  It is a mile from our house so we keep an eye on it. *wink *wink

Olbrich Garden is another lovely place to walk.  I hadn't seen the lily pads before.

Aren't they beautiful?  They take them out in the winter and replant them in the spring.  Isn't that interesting?  There are some other tropical plants on the site and I wondered how they managed in the winter.  They are moved inside.  Amazing.

Here is our front yard.  Our neighbors have a nice new mailbox.  All the rest of us look a bit shoddy now.  oh well.  haha

(they are wonderful neighbors who take lovely care of their house and yard.)

The plant on stump can not make it thru the hot summer in that spot.  We have replaced this one with some pretty pink zinnias.  These zinnias are thirsty flowers.....even with a morning water they are wilting by five on a hot day!

They flowers out back had to be replaced too!  

We do not have green thumbs.  But our lawn is gorgeous!

I have had hummingbirds pretty regularly this month and I am super happy about that!!!

There is one now!!!!!

Oh! And this Chippie.  Filling it's cheeks.  I buy safflower seeds cause the black birds and squirrels don't like them.  But this chippie is a big fan.  The other birds that visit are doves, cardinals, sparrows, chickadees, and finches.  

One last picture.

Katie is at a Kentucky Derby party. Look at her hat!

The horse on her hat cracks me up.  So clever.

Katie started a new job today!  She is a TA at a school in Madison.  

I think it will be a great fit for her! 

Go Katie!

Emma's River will enter kindergarten this week.

Oh my goodness!

School days.

School days.

Dear old golden rule days.

Encourage one another!

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Donna Boo