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The Good News Is: I Am Not Dead

May 17, 2012

And that’s about the only good news.

I’d love to rant and rave about all KINDS of blog posts that I have written in my head as I go from one crisis to another, always 7-19 minutes late for everything, but I don’t have time. Charlie has to ref in about 30 minutes, Morgan has to coach alone for the first time ever, more shingles just flew off the roof, I forgot to order net clips for the soccer goals, Dave just left for fishing (please don’t come and kill me), and the cat is sleeping on my keyboard making all of this a lot more difficult…

So here is a round up of the blog worthy things that I might have enjoyed writing about in the last month since the carnage:

I FOUND SOME MORELS!

OK, so I guess that was a good day.

THE ASPARAGUS:
…was a mess this year. Due to our crazy warm March things were greening up and my annual burning wasn’t done in a timely fashion. I did finally manage to get the dead stuff cut down, but the weeds are going nuts.

The asparagus doesn’t seem to mind. I’m giving it out by the armload once again. So, if you can think of a reason to visit me…

This year — yesterday, in fact — I made my first ever asparagus soup. It was the most vile looking gloop you’ve ever seen. But it tasted good…

I GOT A NEW STOVE!

(and need to sell my old one…) Here is a tribute to the cooktop that has taken me through 17 chaotic years. Goodbye old friend:

[Look for it on Craig’s List soon!]

HELLO NEW FRIEND:

(and pretty pictures of bread made for people other than my family. Very bitter children, have I)

It’s a 6-burner BlueStar. So far, so good. It’s HOT!

And for the Piece de Resistance (that makes no sense, I just wanted to say it):

MY GARDEN:

Or perhaps I should call it My NOT Garden.

Or my Garden Not YET.

And that is why I must go now.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, I am now all caught up on my blogging.

Filed Under: Garden, Home Tagged With: spring, morels, asparagus. bluestar range top, bread

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  1. Heyjami says

    May 18, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Ha! Hilarious! Wondered what happened to you. Then I remembered my own end-of-school-year-hurricane and had pity. Here are some topics to hit: pinterest, we need an update on the hair straightening (did it last), did the quilting bug hit you yet? fabric seems so YOU. Happy Spring Jen!

  2. Cheryl says

    May 18, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    My boyfriend John and I were walking through a county park hear, near Madison, earlier this month. On a trail, a man was approaching us, and when he was close enough he pulled his hands out of his hoodie pockets and said ‘Look what I found!’ He was holding two fistfuls of morels! John asked him ‘Where did you find those?’ I laughed and said ‘Like he’s gonna tell you!’ And of course he didn’t! 🙂

  3. Sheila says

    May 18, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    You have been busy. Nice new stove top… beautiful morels… wish I still lived on fountain lake – i would toodle on over to get asparagus… then again… its mighty windy right now in the big city … may just be too windy for me out yonder on the prarie.

  4. Cheryl says

    May 18, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    I can’t believe I did it again. I am an official member of the spelling police and I think I’m losing my touch! 🙁

  5. admin says

    July 11, 2012 at 11:50 am

    And I’m still in it. Not sure when I’m going to get back in the saddle. So sad!!

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I’m a mostly-retired, pretend graphics and web developer (but don’t judge my skillz by THIS site!). We sold our dream home in Watertown, MN and downsized to a “Villa” in Excelsior, MN and built a home in our dream location of Eagle, CO and now split our time between the two states. It is truly a dichotomous life of absentee gardening and getting together with friends & family while in MN and playing hard and hermitting while in CO. I’ve let the blog go but a trip to Alaska has me resurrecting the Road Warriors series. My beloved brother is my biggest fan and I am doing this just for him.

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