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Dog Days of Summer.

Jake as #28, Buster Nosey!

So Jake donned his catcher’s gear and we saddled up for the hour+ ride to San Francisco and AT&T Park for Dog Days of Summer.

Jake hung out with 500 or so other dogs outside of the stadium, some big, some small, all well-behaved.

Waiting for the judges…

He paraded around the ball field with his dad:

Jake can always hear my voice! In Left Field.

He had his own reserved seat in the bleachers along with all the other dogs, but he chose to lay on the cement at our feet. It wa...

Today’s Harvest!

Thai chilies, beets, potatoes, Japanese eggplant, black satin eggplant, Costa Rican sweet pepper.

The beets got mixed with some previously frozen mustard greens– from this spring’s garden. The potatoes and the Costa Rican sweet pepper were made into scalloped potatoes with fresh rosemary and sage from my herb bed. Served with grilled boneless beef shortribs. Yummolicious!

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“No, I didn’t!”

“Yes, you did! You pandered big time! You sold out! You prostituted yourself!”

“No, really. I didn’t. I swear it.”

“Oh yeah? Explain.” Foot tapping. “I’m waiting…”

“Well, you see, it’s like this… Come Back To Me was always a New Adult book.”

“Oh yeah? Really… This I gotta hear.”

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Supper Time!

So yesterday Roberta asked me to post a pic of what I made with what I harvested. Here ya go!

From left to right – apple butter, pickled beets, roasted eggplant with olive oil and white wine vinegar, broccoli rabe (frozen when I harvested my spring veggies) with roasted hot chilies, sesame oil and mirin, a selection of cave-aged cheeses – Challerhocker, Farmstead Cheddar and Etivaz. Oh, sliced heirloom tomatoes with a roasted Costa Rican sweet pepper. What you can’t see – grilled bread with ol...

Today’s Harvest.

Beets, Japanese eggplant, Italian eggplant, Long hot Italian chili, Costa Rican sweet pepper, Thai chilies.

Still have a half-bushel of apples in the garage – the last of ‘em. Gotta make more apple butter today!

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I’ve been Weinerized!

I picked Jake up at puppy camp and turned onto the country road we take to get home when I saw this guy on the side of the road next to his bike, bicycle.

And here’s a glimpse into the workings of my brain – Oh, there’s a skinny guy standing on the shoulder wearing a white biking shirt, a black bike helmet and a, uh, a, uh, a super short flouncy black mini-skirt… Uh, okay. No problem. He must have bike shorts under the skirt because he’s biking…. Wait, he’s bending over to touch his toes for n...

Holy Shite!

How long must I wait???

The second season of Orphan Black (on BBC America) won’t premier until Spring 2014. Shite! Shite! Shite!

Vikings, second season, 2014. Fy faen!

Game of Thrones, fourth season, 2014. Godsdamn!

True Blood can bite me. It sucks!

The Walking Dead, fourth season, October 2013 – will watch one or two episodes to see if it’s worth my time. Ya had to kill off Shane, didn’t ya?

Downton Abby premiers January 5, 2014. Oh my dear darling, yes!

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Buried in Work and Catching Up On Orphan Black.

I gotta work, peeps. Will post when I can. In the meantime, do whatever you have to do in order to watch Season One of Orphan Black. Might just be the best television series you have ever watched.

And here I thought nothing could be better than Season One of The Walking Dead or maybe the first few episodes of Vikings or Game of Thrones. Orphan Black beats ‘em all. It ain’t even a contest.

As Tom says, “Lurv yas!” Julia

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A Much Needed Day At the Beach!

All to ourselves!

Worth a sniff.

Checking things out.

Playing in the waves.

Fun!

Pretty!

Romping!

Great trio of rocks.

Ooh, a beach stick!

Action shots!

The teeth!

Gazing out to sea….

Perfect sand for digging!

Handsome boy!

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Two dog stories.

Dislocated left ring finger, mine.

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Puppy Hastur.

So we were in Nebraska… maybe Wyoming. I don’t know. All the days ran together and a river ran through it. Anywhooo, we stopped to get gas and let Hastur out for a potty brea...