McDonalds is my kind of place

Larsen may think that this is his kind of McDonalds as he inspects the cargo of chukar on the end of Cathy's van while we wait at the Douglassville exit of I-20 for Al and Shoni.

Season-end tomatoes

By August the garden is parturient: anticipating the harvest of September and October.  Tomatoes ripen throughout the summer, and by August's end we are ready to get into apple season and, later, into squash,   sweet potatoes, and pumpkins of fall.  Bob & April gave us some of their mountain-grown tomatoes during a visit a few weeks ago, neat and as a canned salsa.  What a great way to remember the summertime and friends.

Bounty from Bob's garden.

Instant gratification.

Something for later.  

Winter supper

It was sleeting in Chicago this morning, and cold rain falls in Atlanta this evening.  Christmas and New Years are distant memories.  It is the cold, dark, and wet winter nights.

How about steaming-hot, home-made pot pie for supper?

4th of July, final report

Memphis style ribs, cole slaw, baked beans, and blueberry pie were the order of this red, white, and blue day.  Ray and MaryAnne Brown stopped by to complete the festivities.

Ray Brown views the set table.  MaryAnne is in the mirror (click on photo to see entirety).

Aki's Memphis-styled BBQ ribs were a hit.

The blueberry pie put some new notches in the belt.

Fireworks, interrupted.  Larsen glowers at Chance (not in photo) from within his crate.  

Friday night pizza