Dad is Sleeping

Where do I begin? I guess I will start with the fact that it has not been a good health week around here. A-Corn has been sick with pneumonia (you would never tell from looking at her.) She is on the mend, but I don't have any funny stories about her other than she threw up all over her bed for us last night and that she made me this sign for yesterday's dental festivities.

Remember this my root canal issue? Well, I put it off and the pain went away. Then, some pain came back a few weeks ago, and I thought that my head was going to explode, and I went to a doctor and he said that it was allergies sinus issues, but most of all, dental issues. So I found a new dentist with clean hair. (I always check out a new dentists hair, because in the words of the late great George Carlin, "NEVER TRUST A DENTIST WITH BLOOD IN HIS HAIR!"

He told me that I don't need a root canal, but the 2 shattered teeth had to be crowned. So I explained to the dentist that I don't like dentists (nothing personal), and he understood. Something about the smell of tooth smoke just doesn't agree with me. He assured me that the medicine that he would give me would take care of all my fears. So we set up the appointment for the crowns, and he was RIGHT. WAAAY RIGHT.

3 little blue pills. I don't know what they were, and I frankly don't care. All that I know is that I didn't smell any smoking teeth. One minute I sit down and the next minute I'm being wheel-chaired to the car. Wow. Then there was the double vision. Crystal clear double vision. Not college-junior-year-toga-party double vision. Crystal clear. Two trucks coming right at us. Evil.

When we got home, I fell up the stairs (yes, up) for a nice little slumber.

And I thank A-corn for the do not disturb sign, like I really needed it!

Hot One

We have had quite a heatwave, but Monday looks like a scorcher.

Craftsmanship.

What a thing of beauty. Meat carefully laid out. Lettuce neatly piled high. Very nicely done. The problem is, this is a photo of what they advertise.

And this is what you get.

Half sandwich, half lunch meat sushi? The absolute skill that it took to make this beauty amazes me. The care that was poured into it. A real labor of love. It is amazing that it only took seconds to create.

Old Contrivance Update

It looks like the tomato trellises are working perfectly (knock on wood). Usually, by this time in the season, I spend a few minutes each day trying to jam the vines back into the cages. Just to do a fair test, I used one of my cages from last year on one plant. So far, the "new-old contrivances" are much less work. I think it is time to build more, and some different sizes for the peppers. I also want to build one that will serve as an onion and garlic drying rack.

I'll never use these again.

Last night's harvest. I gave the zucchini and cucumbers to TJ and Art. I pickled the pepperoncini, and ate the greens, green beans, tomatoes, and squash blossoms.

I love our garden.

Road Trip

America whizzes by.

Last Saturday, we packed up the van and headed for the Adirondacks. As usual, the trek was filled with all of the usual. There were many hours of boredom, seconds of panic and fright, and a few minuets spent having a conversation with a representative of the New York State Police.



Sorry for the blurry shot. It is very difficult to take clear photos at such high rates of speed.

Ironically, moments before it happened.

See the man in the mirror?

I'm not sure how, but she got off with a warning. I swear it was the fact that she was wearing a short skirt and she has great legs. Yes, I do have a photo of them, and NO, I will not share it here. But I can imagine that if this was the view that Officer Friendly would have seen, we would have been in BIG trouble.

These legs get tickets.

Random Precision

Had fun with the new camera tonight. See you on the dark side.....

If you want to see some really cool shots of the moon, Mark and Brittany have some nice ones:
http://www.onewayticketphotography.blogspot.com/

More Garden

Last weekend I tilled up some more turf. Hurray! Less to mow, more veggies to grow!


Lettuce, spinach, greens, onion, strawberries, asparagus and cilantro are growing nicely.

Remind me not to do This next year...

A 'Premier' Arts and Crafts Event.

I do not lie. Premier.


Hundreds of people walking sloooooowly.

I picked the wrong week to quit huffing Cinnamon Rosehips.

We can get you into this beauty for a buck-125.

Or $225 for this 'premier' craft?

And, if you haven't had enough, hang your kid from a contraption for $5. Probably the best possible $5 you could spend today.

So, what is it like to spend a few hours at the Brick Street Market Day? Let me just say this, it is not for men. Unless of course you need to stock up on Cinnamon Rosehips , bracelets made out of bent spoons, painted antique saw blades, and teapots turned into birdhouses. Who on earth buys a $125 teapot birdhouse? Honestly, someone tell me. I can see paying $5 to hang your kid for awhile......

Still Alive, part 2

Saturday night I had a hunk of my cheese with my steak. This is STRONG stuff.

It is hard to believe that this started in January. I have now taken the cheese out of the 'cave', vacuum packed, and refrigerated it.

New Camera

We got a new camera for Mother's Day...

Too Bleu?

Whooh! You should see my shoes.

90 Day old Bleu 'Stilton'. I think that I added too much bleu too soon... Funkiest and strongest cheese I have ever eaten. I ate it on Saturday, still alive and kicking on Wednesday.

Morels

Is there anything better than morels?

T-bone and I found a few beauties. YUM!

Dos Breckies

I went to lunch with a couple of friends on Thursday at one of my favorite places, BBI Cafe. It is not a chain restaurant and everything that they make is yummy.

Mike likes breakfast for lunch, so he had 2. 4 eggs, 6 bacon, 4 toast, 1 Coke. "Dos Breckies!"

New Old Contrivances

Here goes a shot at an old new idea. I am completely unhappy with every tomato cage that I have ever tried. Last winter I checked out a book from the library, "Homemade Contrivances and How to Make Them."

Evidently in 1850's this is how they made tomato trellises. I made one today, I'll probably make 3 or 4 different design changes and make a few more. Maybe I'll make a smaller version for the peppers.

Stay tuned.

Big 4-oh

My wife's big 4-0 is in a couple of weeks. I promised her a toilet last year, I under-delivered. This year I got on my hands and knees, scrubbed out the rust stain, and put a new crapper lid on. I know, it doesn't get much more romantic than that.
Oh, I almost forgot... I also set up a surprise 6:00 wake-up on Friday, day at the spa (thanks Wendy, Beth, and Cheryl) and a HUGE surprise party Saturday night.

I hope that I made up for it this year.Wakey Wakey Wakey!

Born to Spa.


Almost New Crapper


Dunkerly sucks up to me for free beer.

A & B

Get your damn hands off my wife!

Get your damn hands off my wife!

Get your damn hands off my wife!
A big thank you to our wine sponsors!

I'm not lying about the Golden Retriever.
Pillow fight next?!?!?!?

I love you, HB!

4 weeks later

After a nice 4 week nap and a refreshing brine wash. We might need to send this experiment to the lab before tasting.

Love

We should still believe.

Our team lost. It was a good chance to talk to T-bone about winning and losing. The conversation started with him in tears. It ended with a big hug. There is next year.

Go Colts!

Time for my annual ice sculpture.









Go Colts!