Mullein Blossoms

Freshly picked mullein blossoms with the bumblebees. 

Olive Oil sun drenched tincture.  Analgesic and antiseptic.

8-18-18

A beautiful day, a beautiful wedding, a beautiful barn, and a beautiful bride!

Shanea - Dana

Edible Flowers

Food must look good.

Here is a random photo of an August dinner entree, summer artichokes.  Aren't they pretty?  Steam and serve with a fresh made pint jar of olive oil mayonnaise.  The immersion blender makes mayonnaise a snap.  Put a fresh farm egg in the bottom of a pint jar.  Add 1/2 tsp of coarse celtic salt, a small dollop of dijon mustard, and a squeeze of half a lemon.  Pour in 1 cup of extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil.  Put the head of your immersion blender down to the very bottom of the jar.  Blend on high for 10-30 seconds, slowly bringing your blender to the top AFTER the mayo has well emulsified from the bottom up.  Voilà.

Jeep

Marshal takes the top off and takes us for a ride.

It's It - Eating a bit of family history.

Gabe's Caretaking

Wild mallard ducklings coming to mama Gabe. 

A near silhouette of Gabe running between sprinklers as the sun goes down.  He is tending a neighboring friend's farm.

Dusky sunset on the mountain and echinacea in the foreground on the mile route home.

Trout Lake Fair in August

The first weekend in August, Trout Lake has an annual old-fashioned fair.

This year did not disappoint.  Marshal and I had a health fair, advertising booth for our clinic.  Lydia won blue ribbons for junior crafts with her baby booties and for her Russian Teacakes in the baking contest.    

Part of the flower arrangement show. 

My sister entered her beautiful head of lettuce in the garden category.

Paint 'N Sip

Paint Together

Marshal's parents hosted the bi-annual family reunion at their home in Milton-Freewater/Walla Walla this year.  Over 70 family members  came together for three days of fun and feasting.  Lydia and I joined about 2 dozen related ladies and participated in our first paint 'n sip activity in Walla Walla.
Brushes N'Brix - Paint 'N Sip Family Reunion
The generations of family all branch out from Grandpa and Grandma, hard-working farmers in Eastern Washington, so a classic barn and windmill silhouetted against a painted sunset sky is apropos.