It's been a very busy summer! Today the sidewalk trees in front of the Statesman Journal building gave me the same bad news they do every year: Autumn is coming. Those trees (and I don't know what kind they are) are always the first to get just a tinge of red splashed in their leaves, far before I begin to think about fall Sigh. But there's still some summer to enjoy....
Last weekend we went to Waldport with Jim's family for Kim's birthday. The first day was rainy- which is OK; it's the beach! The next two days were lovely despite the wind. We all took a nice long bike ride on the beach, and it was so fun & kind of surreal! Especially the part where Jim flipped his bike, cracked his helmet and injured his shoulder. Oops. But he dusted himself off & we continued riding. :-P After a trip to the ER the next day, we found there was nothing broken in the shoulder, and now it's starting to feel better.
When Chester got home from Doggie Daycare, he rushed into the house & started squeaking his squeak toy. Hee. It amuses me to no end how much he loves that squeaky little thing.
I'm sitting here attempting to make my first batch of yogurt. First, I heat milk *almost but not quite* to boiling. That was tedious. Now I'm watching it cool to room temperature. La la la la. Then it has to cook in its yogurt incubator for 10 hours. La la la. Won't it be fun if it turns out well, though?
Picked 3 delicious cherry tomatoes from the garden, as well as a couple of giant cucumbers. Unfortunately, the cukes weren't quite ready- still kind of green & hard inside. So I'll let the others continue to hang out on the vine for awhile longer.
Going to Vegas this weekend for Joe's birthday. My siblings, Rachel & Chris, will be there, too. Fun!
OK, off to stare at milk now...