Signs of Summer

~A quintessential summer day. Join in if you like and share what summer is to you.~







Catching hoppy toads... their cute and warty!

Signs of Summer

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Blackberry picking.... the girls are a little obsessed about their blackberries. Now I believe jam is in order...



Happy Solstice, everyone! I hope you had a lovely beginning to summer.

P.S. Don't forget to enter this week's giveaway... a really wonderful package from Badger Balm.

Signs of Summer

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Oh, yes! My mother says they're not really vegetables. What a thing so say! They're so crisp and delicious. Maybe one of these days I'll stop eating them all right away and pickle them. Yeah.. sure!

Also, you can find me here today.

By the way, have you entered to win this gorgeous purse, yet?

Signs of Summer

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Homemade ice cream. I started making it this year because Kaiya is allergic to dairy. And, I must say, mine is way better than store-bought dairy free ice cream.

Good to the last slurp!

Btw, have you entered to win this sweet knitted doll, yet?

Signs of Summer

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Banana sandwiches. It isn't summer in our house without them. We make ours with just bananas and mayo. Dukes, to be precise. Gotta be Dukes.

Signs of Summer

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Cobbler. Any kind will do.
It seems cobbler recipes and types vary from family to family. We make ours this way;

Set oven to 400.
Melt one stick of butter in a 13" pan.
Mix 2 cups self-rising flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 1/4 cup milk.
Mix 4 (or more) cups fruit with 1 cup sugar.

Pour the batter into the pan, over the butter and then pour the fruit over that.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until topping has risen over the fruit (mostly) and is golden.

Top with butter or vanilla ice cream if desired and enjoy the fruits of summer!

PS The Meltdown Monday Giveaway ends on Sunday!

Signs of Summer

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The first blackberries of the season. Kaiya came in with a pocket full of them yesterday... those shorts may never come clean.

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Signs of Summer

Playing in the dirt, all of us. Have you gotten your hands dirty today?

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In case you're wondering, yes, she did end up dunking that poor little kitten into the pool. Should have seen that one coming.

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It's not summer without...
bugs! And, boy, do they love my Zoe Gail! Nom, nom, munch, munch. But, we're prepared. She Badgers up every morning and mostly comes out bite free.

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