oh yeah

some favorites...

beans. yum.

bike date. sweet.

planting. front yard style.

I Love Date Night, part 2.

I'm one lucky biotch! When I came home from work
yesterday, I walked into our house smelling like a
fancy ass Italian place. Craig informed me earlier in
the day of what we'd be having, but he totally went
all out!


With food from our garden, he put together a feast
for his baby! I was one happy baby!



For starters, we had lightly fried squash blossoms
stuffed with goat cheese and roasted garlic... delish.




Next, we had grilled bread with olive oil and roasted garlic -
so damn good - and a caprese salad with basil and tomatoes
from the garden , mozzarella and oil and vinegar.



And for the main course, we had parpadelle pasta
with pancetta, copa, sweet peas and pecorino cheese,
lots of pepper and love. For the side dish, we had
braised squash with bacon, onions, garlic, FIGS, and
ridicchio...oh. my. god. it was fabulous!



I really liked the vegetables... a nice change from
the usual broccoli or green beans we love so much.
I loved the roasted garlic and fig combo on grilled
bread... it was heavenly.

Later, we enjoyed La Bamba for the
1,001th time and yes, we ran our lines with the movie
and cried a little at the end.

After that, we talked and talked and talked, then
played around in our bed - you know what I mean?
After all, it was Date Night!

This Weekend

is off to a great start. Last night, after the delicious
green chile cheeseburgers we had for dinner, the
3 of us went downtown to watch a classic film under
the stars and it was fun! Of course, after about 2 hours
our butts were asleep, but all in all it was a good time.
We're hoping next years films will be just as good!

This morning we started our day off with some serious
pug-cuddling. Ever since Bombs became lesser of a man,
he is so sleepy and lazy and he hates getting out of bed.
So, it's our duty to stay in bed with him til he's ready to
start his day... which is right around the time he smells
the bacon cooking.

For breakfast I had a garlic bagel that Sweets picked up
for us, along with cream cheese, more green chile and
some delicious garden tomatoes. And coffee, lots of coffee.

We also hit an estate sale and a few yard sales, Angus
found some books, that's about all. Later, his "homeboy"
(angus thinks that's a funny word) is coming over for a
playdate and then all of us are riding bikes and skateboards
to the University Neighborhood Block party. There we'll
have some cherry lemonade, pizza and get our parking
permits re-issued, while watching and judging all the
folks in our 'hood.

Stay tuned for the rest of the weekend happenings to come...

Random Photos

Home Grown

is the way to go.



Craig can grow a mean crook neck squash.
Them 'maters are pretty tasty too.

Outside...

here are a few photos from outside in our yard,
front and back, taken by myself and Craig. Of
course, there are many shots of Withers.

come on in...


don't mind the professor, he's all bark.


he likes to run around in his yard...


6 foot tall sunflower in the back yard...


close up of a pretty sunflower in the front yard.


angels and devils...in no particular order.


**Gotta run... some green chile stew is calling my name.

Random ...

Here are some photos from around our house and
yard... check out those big ass sunflowers- they
should be flowering very soon! They're taller than
Craig and he's over 6 feet tall!