Staycation

Verne is on vacation this week, but we are staying home. Ahhh... just the way I like it! Not that I don't enjoy going away, but there is something very relaxing about not having to pack. We've been getting plenty of sleep, and I've been getting lots of kisses from my beloved sprinkled throughout my day.

I've been admiring these late hydrangeas in my front flower bed and decided to cut a bunch for the table. I was unaware until I looked it up on the internet that this is the color that they need to be before you attempt drying them. Too late. I already placed them in water. That's fine. I'll enjoy the fresh green color while it lasts.

We put an above ground pool in at the end of May, and have been getting swim time in nearly every day. Abigail and Collin are practically ready to jump in as soon as they wake up in the morning.

I generally wait until after lunch when the water nears 86 F.

Splash!
I sat at the dining room table this morning, and played lifeguard through the sliding glass door while I worked on crocheting a hat. I've had to rip it out about a billion times, but it's going well now. I needed total quiet for counting, and it seemed that I'd get to the middle of a row when someone would walk up to me and start a conversation. Perhaps this is a lesson in patience?


Verne worked in his gardens this afternoon, and I walked out to admire his work. There is such beauty in the garden!


Laundry has to be done even on vacation!

And it smells heavenly when it's brought inside.

Verne harvested two cabbages for supper, and was kind enough to cook, too!

Onions in the garden
You can find the delicious recipe for this three ingredient meal at Mama's Fixins.

Cabbage, Bacon, and Noodles.

And because he's always so sweet to me, I made Verne Hot Fudge Cake for dessert.