Dog Days of Summer

The weather isn't too bad right now. We have had a bit more rain than we did last year and it doesn't seem as hot. But of course I've mostly stayed inside with the air conditioning going.




I made my second trip out to our local peach orchard earlier in the week. I love the locally grown peaches and have eaten most of them as just peaches. I used the last ones to make some quick pickled peaches for Lynda.





I also made banana nut bread this afternoon before taking a nap.

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Location:Baker St,Forrest City,United States

A New Vehicle

Lynda and I now have a Honda Odyssey. We traded our 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan and now have a 2013 Odyssey (and car payments).





This is a photo of Lynda and the salesman, Larry, who sold us the Honda. You can get a glimpse of the Dodge in the background.


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A Delicious Pie

I first tasted rhubarb pie on a trip to Colorado several years ago. Lynda and I were visiting in Creede along with Ray and Carolyn. Ray and Carolyn stayed with a friend of Carolyn's. The friend, Marian, had made the pie with rhubarb she grew in her garden. Lynda and I both have remembered the taste over the years.

Tonight, thanks to our friend Cherie, we were able to have another slice of rhubarb pie.





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Tornado Time

The last few days have been filled with multitudes of storms. Lynda and I got out of bed at about 1: a.m. When the tornado sirens sounded. There was no damage close-by, but it was still a bit scary.




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Family Time in Mena

Lynda and I attended a family gathering in Mena this weekend. Eric Petree invited us along with other relatives and friends to share food and fellowship at his cabin on Rich Moutain.

Eric's grandparents, B.G. And Frances bought a place on the mountain about thirty years ago. They were living in Irving, Texas at the time, but spent as much time as possible at the mountain place. In 2007 they bought a place in Mena and made Arkansas there permanent home.

Eric who was seven when his grandparents bought the Rich Mountain place, built a cabin nearby after he grew up.



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What a Difference a Day Can Make

Several years ago I planted a female Possum Haw bush near our back driveway and for the past few years it has had a good display of red berries from let fall until late spring.




One morning last month, as I left to run a few errands, I admired the bush and wondered how long the berries would hang on.

Later that afternoon, when I went out for the local newspaper, I was surprised to see the bush completely naked of berries.





It appears that a flock of hungry birds had devoured the complete crop.

Maybe next year I'll be able to get a photo of the little creatures.


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Flowers of May

I like the way spiderworts and the Jerusalem Sage go together. And I really like the fact that they have come back year after year and require little care.




These are some of my favorite irises although the yellow ones are also favorites.




The Homestead verbena is looking better this year than it did last summer.



The money plant flowers make a good showing. Later in the summer the seed pods will look like coins.




Azaleas are the most showy blossoms at this time of the year.

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A Pleasant Sunday

Lynda and I drove to Memphis after Sunday School for lunch and a concert by the Memphis Symphony.


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Lent

For the past several years, Lynda and I have attended Lenten services at the Episcopal church here in Forrest City. Each Wednesday at noon during Lent, a different minister delivers a message, different individuals or groups present special music, and we share a light meal that has been prepared by different churches. Today as I was looking through some photos I came across some from a trip a few years ago. The ones posted below were taken near Groom, Texas.

National Pie Day

According to what I read in the newspaper, today is national pie day!
Here are photos of some of the pies I've made during the past month.




This one is a lemon chess pie.




And this one is a coconut cream pie. I used the recipe for the chocolate pie that I love. Just substituted coconut in place of cocoa.




This is the chocolate pie. I changed the recipe a bit by adding some espresso (powdered) and vanilla extract.




This is a Shaker lemon pie. The recipe is from a cookbook we saw at the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, KY some years ago. It has thinly sliced lemons (including the peels).




This is a quiche with spinach and bacon. We probably think sweet when the word pie is mentioned, but there are many savory pies.
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