This summer I’ve been loving the shimmery silky look of water on the shores of Lake Superior. I love how it moves, heaves, and sways. I love how it blends together and looks like bumpy, muted glass.
I’ve been loving fresh herbs straight from my deck.
I bought this fancy salad spinner to wash herbs, lettuce, and other produce. It’s fantastic.
While the kidlets in this house seem to NEVER GO TO BED AT NIGHT, I have been enjoying slow peaceful mornings with few people up. If someone is up, they seem to be headed out the door in the morning. I love getting to sleep in until 8 o’clock in the summer (some of these kidlets are sleeping until 11:00 a.m. or later) and I’m going to enjoy every last morning of sleeping in before the grind of the school year bears down and forces me out of bed well before sunrise.
The Banana is learning parts of the Bach’s Double Violin Concerto. What a genius piece of music! I’ve been enjoying listening to a recording her violin teacher recommended this summer, but even more of a treat was getting to go to a Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert a few weeks ago where the concertmaster of the DSSO and the concertmaster of a symphony orchestra in Phoenix (who grew up here) played together. It was sublime.
YaYa is working at an ice cream shop this summer, which means I’ve had a lot of access to really amazing ice cream. She’s been creating all sorts of new combinations for me to try (I’m notorious for ALWAYS ordering the EXACT same thing . . . once I find something I like I stick with it!). I’ve been loving my fancy ice cream all summer. Even better, my ice cream often comes in a waffle cone! I love waffle cones.
I’ve stayed away from cast iron pans for most of my adult life, because it just seemed too overwhelming, but lately I’ve been cooking more and more with cast iron. I love how it can go in the oven and on the stove, and it turns out that some things really do taste better cooked on cast iron!
The combination of fresh mozzarella, homemade rosemary bread, and fresh basil has been something I’ve really been enjoying this summer.
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