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  The Summer has been lumbering along. Right now in Kentucky it's very hot and humid. For the last week or so, it seems to have been in the mid 90's (F) and lots of humidity in the air - very sticky. We've had plenty of rain this year, as opposed to last. We're due for another one soon. I thought I'd run through some of the things I've been doing regularly this Summer. You see one of them on the right there - tomatoes. Liz planted this garden and somehow I've sort of adopted these tomato plants. I've put cages around them. I make sure they're tied up, staked up, etc. I take time each day to go out and water the whole garden, along with the tomato plants. I've found myself a little place in the shade of our redbud tree, in that chair on the left, to sit quietly for a little bit while I have the hose set up watering sections of the garden. I try to meditate there - maybe pray a decade of the Rosary here and there. Since we moved into this house, almost 3 years ago, we have wanted to put either a patio or deck in the back but never have gotten around to it. Well, it's finally happening. You can see the progress so far on the left. I'm very excited about it. And no, we can't really "cash" afford it right now, but it'll add value to the house, that's the way I've got to look at it. Listen, it'll add value to my life as well, I'm certain of that. It becomes an outdoor room and will draw us to spend more time out there. Also, we're hospitality people and lately, we haven't done a lot of hospitalitizing. Life has been such that it just hasn't happened like it used to. We want that to change and I believe this will help. It's a huge excuse to invite people over all the time to hang out on the deck. There will be a party very soon - prepare yourself! Fishing is one of my life hobbies. See, even calling it a "hobby" doesn't seem right. It's more than that. It has been woven into the fabric of who I am since I can remember being alive. And I too up that mantle. Lately, it has fallen by the way of life. It's sad. I recently made a point of getting both myself and my Dad out to go fishing. He's more pitiful than me - hasn't been for a long time. So, we took a little trip to Harlan, land of our birth, and fished the old River of both our youths - the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River. It was a good trip. We didn't catch many, too early in the day I think, but it was good to be there, actually fishing. We both remembered what a work-out our kind of fishing is too. I seriously need to make myself do this every week. People who know me, know I love to cook, and that I am pretty good at it. My daughter McKenzie (12) (she's not the only child who has) has taken up this mantle. She loves to cook and has become quite the little chef. That is, in fact, her stated career goal now - to be a chef. We'll see how that works out, but she's got my support. Anyway, we both love Asian food and she's pretty brave when it comes to trying new foods. We have Vietnamese neighbors whom she eats with sometimes. So, we decided, since she now likes it and it's growing on me, to make a batch of our own Kimchi - a Korean fermented cabbage and spices dish. It's basically the staple side-dish/condiment of Korea - they eat it with everything. And we did it! It's not that hard actually, just takes time. So, after 4 days fermenting in a plastic container in the kitchen, we opened it up (wooo hoo! what an odor!) and we now have a very spicy quart of homemade Kimchi. Yes, you can have some if you come over. :)OK, that's it for now. Nobody reads blogs on the weekends anyway for some odd reason, so "see" you on Monday! Peace. Labels: cooking, family, fishing, personal :::
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