Ooh la la this month has been almost busier than the packed, fun summer months are! School's start and all of the last hoo-rahs of summer, maybe...fall is far and away my favorite season.
Sunny, cool, colors, harvests, jeans, scarves, calm, slow change...
How cute is my little nephew?
We had a somewhat rained out garage sale Labor Saturday and the Blonde Hoffes came over to hang and bring some inventory.
We also saw this - what we thought was a hummingbird and were baffled and sort of still are - we coincidentally saw it in a book of Graham's - it's just a moth apparently. (nothing against moths)
Where I used to volunteer, love to visit and in this picture is Schlitz Audubon Nature Center - a little oasis where Lake Dr and Brown Deer Rd 'L' . Went for a little refreshing and peaceful hike. In the background is their Gold LEED certified beautiful building...
Graham's fall season of soccer heated up again. He loves it.
Dad's shoes, gabbing on the phone, eating a popscicle in 'rocker' pajamas. Life is good.
I just love going to the zoo. I love seeing the animals and the place itself is so beautiful - wooded, well kept and spacious.
It's so fun to see Graham observe and get excited and now Estelle screams and grunts and points when she sees the animals. It's a great opportunity to be outside and get a little walk in. It's leisurely and lovely. One of our favorite things to do with Auntie Kack - then see my cuz Mike at his restaurant.
Graham and Estelle are sweet together - he calls her 'Nunu' and will randomly give her kisses and she rubs his back and springs into action when I say 'where's Graham?'!
And here's a load of Estelle...
And not least but last - Jason's amazing food:
Last night we had this which I think I've already posted - the recipe is from a real estate newsletter - it's a no-cook dish (other than boiling the noodles). Avocado, walnuts, sun-dried tomatoes, diced peppers, parsley or basil then olive oil, balsamic vinegar and S&P. Tastes so fresh and is so, so good.
Jason made some phenomenal grilled salmon with one of his creative risotto inventions
This dang thing was mouth-watering. Like an omelet frittata type deal with shredded 4 yr cheddar. That's a new deal that we're doing because of the additives they put in shredded cheese...tastes a lot better freshly shredded from the block, too.
Graham and Jason picked some of the neighbors apples that hang over our lawn and made apple sauce and crisp. So resourceful!
This might be the best chicken soup I've ever had. Orzo was so great in it as well as a trio of fresh herbs from the garden. The broth was nice and thin and with the corn, carrots and chicken - an awesome balance. Oh and Jason just whipped up some homemade bread. No biggy.
These were for the kids - based on a chicken tender recipe from Seinfeld's wife's kids cookbook. Flax and such in the 'breading'.
The obsession of the moment here is roasted broccoli - it's amazing what simply olive oil, S&P can do to vegetables (we always use this combo with shishkabobs, too). Fantastically delicious. They're like fries or chips or candy or something but it's broccoli! That with chicken, pepper and avocado on ciabatta - all grilled (except the avos)
Whoa, that was a long post.
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