Wow, we blinked and it was August. Our July flew by with projects at home in between bouts of extreme smoke from wildfires & maintaining things at my parent's while they chilled Up North at the cabin. We harvested peppers & tomatoes for the first time, finished up a project for a dear friend's little girl, worked in the dog run, played on the lake, and had a visit from my hubby's folks.
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| First pepper harvest |
We started working on some additional projects to finish up the library in July as well. These projects are coming along so hopefully we'll be completely done with that room soon!
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| Getting started on the table for the library |
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| Top & bottom of the table stained |
Made another blanket for a sweet baby girl my dear friend had at the beginning of August. I think it turned out rather well.
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| Baby blanket, pinning letters on |
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| Finished name side |
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| Finished back side |
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| Tag on the blanket |
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| Caprese Bites I made for her baby shower |
We used our first tomato harvest along with our peppers to make this delicious grilled cheese. Yum!
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| Grilled Cheese with homegrown veggies |
I also spent at ton of time mowing at both houses. I even wore out a pair of chacos. I guess after 11 years they'd had enough. Don't worry, we sent them in to get repaired so they'll be back.
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| This makes mowing more difficult |
We made great strides in the dog run in July & got all the pavers in. We finished this project up in August, so more on this to come.
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| Getting the ground level for pavers |
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| Aria is a big help, as always |
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| First two rows in |
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| All the pavers in |
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| Looks wonderful! |
I was also very slow at work, so Aria got to have a "go to work with mom" day. She had a blast.
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| Aria chilling at work |
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| With her bone |
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| Hanging out in her bed |
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| Playing with her dragon |
My folks were home for a couple of days between trips so we took the new-to-them boat out on the lake with my aunt & uncle.
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| At the lake |
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| Storm rolling in |
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| The fam |
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| Swiftly moving clouds |
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| Did I mention the boat has a bit of a problem with staying running? Luckily we were almost to the dock when it died so only had to paddle a short ways. |
At the end of the month my hubby's folks came up for a wonderful weekend visit. We had a good time, picked some fresh peaches at
Greenbluff, drove up to the top of
Mt. Spokane, and took them to
The Wandering Table. They also took a quick tour up to Sandpoint, ID.
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| Peach Picking |
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| Top of Mt. Spokane |
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| At the top |
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| Amazing view |
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| Looking through the arch |
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| Shadows below |
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| Incredible view |
