See this? My eggplant garden.
Right ~ NO EGGPLANT!
Here are the guilty culprits:
They've also munched away on other veggies and flowers in the garden!
On a positive note, my three bags of potatoes are doing very well.
And I've learned our local bunnies don't care much for swiss chard and beets. A few random onions are growing between the plants.
The acorn squash looks healthy.
There are some carrots hiding under the squash - undiscovered as yet by the bunnies.
The recent rain and now the warm weather are just what the garden needs.
Next year ~ bigger and better. AND a chicken wire fence.
And maybe an eggplant patch ~ just for the bunnies!
We were invited to two potluck parties this week. I wanted to bring something unique, but easy, easy, easy and quick to prepare.
1) Homemade chunky applesauce. Peel the apples and simmer with a splash of water (I was out of apple cider), cinnamon, and sugar. Done.
2) Lemon Mousse. 2 Cups whipped topping to 1 Cup lemon curd. Blend together, garnish with blueberries. Done.
3) Cheddar Cheese Cookies. Mix thoroughly by hand 2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese, 1 1/4 Cups flour, 1/2 Cup melted butter (and optional dash of cayenne pepper or paprika). Form into ~ 42 one inch balls. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 400 degree F. for ~ 15 minutes. Done.
Here are the cookies ready to chill.
And now they're ready to pop into the oven. (Depending on the heat of the oven and the baking pans, the cookies could take up to 20 minutes before they are well set.)
And now they are ready to eat! They are called "cookies," but they are more of an appetizer. I store them in the refrigerator.
My food prep is done. Time to party!
Father's Day was coming up and we were looking forward to seeing J & S again - and Saturday also happened to be the annual Market Square Day in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. So we drove down from Vermont.
We enjoyed a family dinner at a local Thai restaurant on a drizzly Friday evening. Saturday morning it was still raining a little when we ventured out to a farmers' market, just to see the local products.
I spotted a plant that I have growing in our garden at home. I've always called it an Angel's Trumpet. Now I know the official name: Datura Alba.
From the market we walked (in the rain) to downtown Portsmouth for Market Square Day;
Most of the action was taking place on Congress Street - exhibits and giveaways, food, and entertainment.
Some of the exhibitors were artisans selling their work.
I liked the graphics on the tee-shirts.
We stopped at the Bakery Cafe.
(Note the green "cooler" that guy is carrying - it's actually a radio that can be used as a cooler. It was one of the giveaways!)
Sunday turned out to be a perfect day for Wallis Beach.
I love watching the waves crash on the rocks.
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Portsmouth is becoming one of my favorite places!
