We’ve been having some pretty severe weather around here lately. We’ve had a couple of tornado warnings and severe storm watches. When we left for Phoenix they had some hail here and a few people that I know are getting refunds from the insurance agencies. We are having a warning right now, so I thought I’d post a little video of all the thunder, lightening and hail.
Greeley right in the middle of it
Cool Clouds
The Sunset after the storm
We are just starting to get our small harvests in, but it has been enough to net us a good lunch. We went out and weeded the garden, planted the summer seeds (like watermelon, cucumbers, cantaloupe and basil) and harvested the early summer bounty.
The Raw materials from the garden for our backyard salad included: eggs from the Leghorn, strawberries, radishes, spinach, lettuce (arugula, romaine and bibb), mint and garlic scapes.
The Prepared Lunch
I think lunch was about 90% from the backyard. We only added suntea, lemon and homemade dressing that included the scapes. The rest was washed, chopped up or, in the case of the eggs, boiled and served. It was very delicious and reminded us of why we spend so much of our time toiling in the soil. I love making these locavore meals. I can’t wait till I can do it year round in the tropics. You truly reap what you sow! Yum.
Well today was a busy day. In addition to work, we closed on a small one-level (no basement) house in Greeley near where we live that we will rent out to a friend of ours. We think it will work out for everyone involved. We are pretty excited.
Britton out front (lots of weeds!)
Friday night we went out to the Rio in downtown Greeley where they were having a live music night with a blues band. We met Shana and Garrison there and had dinner and danced a little. We even ran into JR which was a fun surprise.
Shana, Garrison and Me at the Rio
Live band and dancing at the Rio
Shana, Garrison, Cassie, Britton and JR
Saturday we ran a bunch of errands including going grocery shopping, to the library, out to Chinese food for lunch (we were really out of food), and I convinced Britton to stop at the Goodwill in Greeley. It’s a good thing we did! They were having a 50% off sale! That means most things that were usually $3 were only $1.50! I got a bunch of t-shirts for the trip to Puerto Rico for between $1-2 each. I found American Apparel, Old Navy, and other nice brands.The genuine Rolling Stone t-shirt in the following picture was only $1.50. Talk about being a frugalista! I am still so stoked about the deals! Does Puerto Rico have a Goodwill? I looked online but only found Salvation Armys. Anyway, after our great finds, we went over to Matt and Jamie’s and hung out with them and Erin and Chad.
Erin, Me and Jamie
Matt and Britton hanging out