Country Escape

Before we get into the fun stuff, let's get some business out of the way. You may have noticed I haven't posted for about 2 weeks...eek. Trust me, I think about it every day. It's always on my mind...sometimes even more so when family and friends comment on how it's been a while since something new has been posted. It seems strange to be posting my adventures when most of you know what I'm up to or are a part of the adventures! This weekend I was out at the Curle-Hodgson's (Brenda, Larry, Isabelle, and Duncan's house) and Brenda and I started talking about a different set up for the blog...we shall see how it unfolds!

Now, the fun stuff...

I got to spend 4 days in the country. Yup, the prairies are definitely what I crave the most when I am happy, sad, and everything in between. Seeing the openness and the fields of yellow canola makes me calm. Those who know me well know I'm a prairie girl through and through. There was play, a baseball game, gardening, resting, and of course cooking.

I went out Thursday afternoon and after a couple hours in the garden weeding, I went and fetched this handsome devil from the end of the lane...

After a swim in the pool we headed out for the baseball game. I snapped this next picture on the drive...priceless.One of the main cooking accomplishments of the weekend was onion rings. Duncan had been requesting them for a while...it was high time. After he realized that all it consisted of was soaking onions in buttermilk, tossing them in some flour, and frying them he said "that's it? why haven't we been making this more often!". I think everyone enjoyed them...Especially Mr. Bug Man...

On Saturday Punk and I did some baking together. If you are beginning to wonder where the other 3/4 of the Curle-Hodgson's are...they were there too!! It seems that Isabelle took most of the pictures from the weekend and the camera seemed to come out mostly in the kitchen. It was a great weekend. I love cooking with those kids! I'm kicking myself now for not picking up the camera more often...