Monday, August 30, 2021

Weekending

 Good Morning!

My weekend was so nice and I hope yours was too.  Mine started late Friday morning when my last conference call scheduled for 11 a.m. was cancelled.  Joy!!  A good part of that afternoon was spent looking at knitting patterns and getting some ideas for future projects.

Saturday morning Dee and I met up for some quality time at a local Starbucks.  We knit and chatted and sipped and oh man did the rain come down!  In torrents!  The afternoon cleared though and Fletch and I headed over to Mailing's parents for some dumpling making and consuming.  You should see the melons growing in Zhongren's garden!


Look at the size of this!  I'm not sure what kind this is (the bamboo he uses for supports is from the stand of bamboo on our property!).


This one is known as a "loofah squash" and is related to the cucumber family.  We had some of this at dinner sauteed with a ton of garlic - very much like yellow summer squash or zucchini - not really strong flavored, but good.  One last one:


I know I've shared this previously, but it is such a work of art I need to share it again.  The "Horse Head Fiddle" that Zhongren plays occasionally.



So beautiful!  And here's a picture of the table before we sat down to eat:


We had dumplings (of course!!), some pickled veggies (cabbage, carrots and daikon radish), wings, ribs, a noodle salad with tofu and the loofah squash.  We brought a Peach Blueberry Greek Yogurt Cake and there was also Moon Cake.  Everything was delicious!  After dinner we took Otto (Anna's dog) for a walk in the neighborhood (it was good to move a bit after that meal - lol).

Sunday was a pretty quiet day.  I made pecan waffles for breakfast and Fletch and I did a small grocery shopping.  Fletch mowed a little and I knit a little in the afternoon.  Dinner was the vegetarian stuffed peppers (I just cooked a bit of brown rice, added some red onion chopped up and refried beans.  Put that in the peppers and topped with a little shredded cheese).  I mixed up some guacamole to go with it and also a sauce using the tomatillos and hot peppers that Colin had given us last week.  Yum!  We watched a little TV Sunday night and called it a wrap on the weekend.

This week shouldn't be too bad work-wise.  I think everyone is winding down to Labor Day Weekend.  I will be meeting up with Bill at the office tomorrow to go through a few things and start to clear out his office.  Nothing major though.

Wishing you all a great week!

17 comments:

  1. I always love hearing about your meals with Mailing's parents and this one is no exception! Zhongren's garden and fiddle are both very interesting and probably wonderful to see and hear in person. I hope this week is a good one!

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  2. I love that you and Colin's in-laws are close and that you regularly get together. You all certainly eat well. Do you have a recipe for that cake? It sounds delicious!

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  3. Hello,
    Sounds like a great weekend, the dinners sound delicious. I would like to try the veggie stuffed peppers. Have a great week!

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  4. I love it when you share your meals with Mailing's parents! What fun that you all can get together from time to time for food and friendship. I especially love the glimpse into their garden - which looks just fabulous. And that fiddle is a wonder -- so beautiful and unique. Here's to a good week!

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  5. What a feast! It sounds like a lovely weekend full of camaraderie and good food. It's so good that you have a warm relationship with Mailing's family.

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  6. any weekend with Dee is good! I'm glad you two found each other. My weekend was nice and serenely quiet.

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  7. The dinner sounds great. Even though I don't know what moon cake is, it has the word cake and cake is GOOD!

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  8. Ooh, the meal that Mailing’s parents prepared looks delicious! Making dumplings would be fun — so different than the dumplings I grew up eating. Glad you had a great weekend.

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  9. I love all the things you bring together when you dine with Mailing's family!
    It was a busy weekend for us (visit with the girls on Saturday, then flooring Sunday) but like you, work is quiet here, so I should be able to relax a little this week.

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  10. What a feast! I'm always impressed by the bounty of that table!

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  11. I'm glad to know that Dee is still around. Is she done blogging? Her blog has been deleted!

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  12. Those are some great looking melons. Your meals always sound so good.

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  13. Oh, yum! That dinner looks amazing. That fiddle is exquisite. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it.

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  14. That fidd1e is amazing! How can Summer be winding down. NOOOOOOOO!

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  15. I think your relationship with Mailings parents is much like ours would be if we lived closer to Tara's parents. We so enjoy our time together. The meals you have when you get together are just wonderful.
    I'm glad you have a slow week to look forward to. This will be our first labor day in 10 years that we haven't been at the lake. This entire summer seems a bit strange but it's a new life we're living here.
    I've been reading your posts but didn't take my laptop to Spokane and Blogger won't let me comment 99% of the time with my phone.
    Take care Vera.
    Blessings and hugs,
    Betsy

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  16. I just love hearing about the meals with Mailing's parents! I hope those continue after the kids move! That "fiddle" is just an amazing work of art!

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  17. What a wonderful way to share the love of your children--both parents and their kids...beautiful times.

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