Good Morning!
What a gorgeous weekend we had. Not a typical August weekend at all. Moderate temperatures and very low humidity. It was wonderful!
This weekend I managed to get the chores done that I had successfully avoided over the past week. It was time...bathrooms, kitchen floor, scatter rugs washed and hung on the line to dry. Trust me, there is still more to do, but at least a dent was a made in some of the things.
A bit of cooking was also done. Colin had given me a couple of cucumbers from Zhongren's garden. He gave me the smallest two and they are pretty big. Long and slender like an English cucumber. I used one to make some sweet cucumber chips. I also made some guacamole and a large crab salad (just lump crab meat, chopped celery, mayo, s&p. a bit of Old Bay seasoning and lemon juice. We had that last night on a toasted croissant with sliced tomato and a little bit of cheese on top - stuck under the broiler to melt the cheese. Yummy.
This was the best though:
Yellow pole beans - so good both raw or quickly steamed. The little cherry tomatoes were a big disappointment though - either no flavor or a bad taste. This has not been a good year for tomatoes for us. Our green bush beans should be flowering soon (fingers crossed).
I managed to sneak in a tiny amount of stitching and knitting as well as some reading. Overall, a very satisfying weekend. I hope yours was a good one as well.
