summer so far

So summer has been kinda slow lately. No super big adventure days, but there are some in the works. Like I really, really want to go to the Boehms Candy factory. A LOT. And I found a state park that looks like fun. And we are almost out of Emu oil which could mean a trip to Almost Canandaland to see friends and visit another little shop that looks like fun in Everett.
We attempted the solar oven thing again on that super hot day. Still no luck. I think we will try again with something other than bread. The pan was too hot to hold without a pot holder so it works to some extent. But not with bread.











The garden is a bust this year. It started out so promising with all our little starters growing so strong. All that is left is peas and carrots and one zucchini plant that still looks like a dwarf. Our tomatoes drowned and some had that cut worm thing chomp the main stem. So it looks like we will be buying whatever we need. Bummer. But here is a little fun with peas we got out of our garden.




















We also found a good deal on grapes and froze about 10lbs of those.

I got a case of tomatoes. I made goulash from them and so the empty shelves don't look so bare. I'm still waiting for my little stand to get in more than cherries. We froze some of those for snacking too, though.
Took the fam to the Tumwater park and had some fun there.

We drove around Olympia and found some more houses with views that are amazing.