A Country Quilt Fair

…at the Springville Art Museum.

For a limited time…only.

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No rides. No farm animals. No cotton candy—or food of any kind on the premises, thank you. But somehow still a fair none-the-less.

By now…you should know how we feel about fairs…any sort.

We lovvve them.

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I couldn’t stop looking at this one. It’s my favorite in the whole building. It was sewn with gold thread and sparkled like there was dew on all the leaves. So beautiful.

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This one, “A Very Hungry Caterpillar”  was the babies’ personal favorite. They tried to eat it.

I’m not kidding.

So we had no choice but to go down the street and find…

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Fresh. Peach. Shakes.

Also for a limited time only.

It couldn’t be helped.

After all…it was a fair.

Fresh Cucumbers

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If you have ten billion cucumbers at your place—like some folks do this time of year—maybe you’d love an easy way to enjoy them–and to get your kids to do the same.

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Start by peeling them like a potato. Now, I’m all for getting all the nutrients out of everything by leaving the peel on, but this is a fun bit of diversion from the norm. Compost the peels if you need to feel better about not leaving them on. That should help.

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Next, pour about a teaspoon of salt onto the cucumber and rub it into the outside–gets rid of the bitter taste.

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Cut the cute little veggie in quarters–long ways.

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Slice or scoop out the seeds.

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Rinse off the salt and any remaining seeds.

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Slice them into cubes before some ridiculous bald kid comes along and makes you start all over.

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Chomp, Baby Chompy.

Heh.

Gathering Summer

There is so much goodness…

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that belongs only to summer…

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that it must be gathered with care…

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and sipped…

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so slowly…

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that not one…

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precious…

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moment…

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slips by…

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unnoticed…

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or unappreciated.

 

 

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Week 24 Food Storage Prompt: 10 lbs. Powdered Milk

Don’t Look Nowww…

But we…have…a…crawler…

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Stationary is no longer good enough.

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Now when she sees something pretty…

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that before…she could only look at…

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and long for…

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from afar…

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it is magically within her reach…

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within seconds.

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Perhaps a name change is in order here, because…

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overnight, Baby “Chomp” has transformed into…

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the “Flash.”

And we’re keeping her.

The County Fair

We found another one…

a County Fair, that is…

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complete with a cow girl on a horse showing us where to park…

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lovely Elsie and Bossy the cows…

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and sleek, sleepy sheep.

Say that three times really fast…I dare you.

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I found a small smackeral of trimmed wool on the ground and I needed it.

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Baby Chompy wanted to play the rubber duck game…and she won…

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an amazingly cool stuffed wolf.

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We saw a pink tractor…

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and an oddly groomed llama.

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We ate fair food…

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saw blue ribbon vegetables…

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beautiful preserves…

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and amazing artwork.

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Oooooh—slow down summer…

we aren’t finished with you yet.