Emptying the Fridge

It is hot and humid here in London Ontario Canada.  I really didn't feel like turning on 

the oven so I found a steak in the freezer.  I added a few Asian spices, and threw

it on the BBQ.  

Everything else was from the fridge.  Sour cream with a little lime juice added, 

lettuce leaves chopped up with a somewhat less than fresh yellow pepper. Which I just sliced.

Chopped tomatoe, and I also had a bit of pineapple left over and half a jalapeño.

I made a pineapple salsa added a little cilantro.

It was DEE-LICIOUS!!!

Amazing what you can throw together if you look deep into your fridge!!

Flume Gorge Laconia New Hampshire

Our trip to Laconia New Hampshire!  We had a fabulous walk up the Flume Gorge!

It was a great workout!

Fun mini album***

I made a fun little mini album the other day!  Now I will be the first to admit that

I am HORRIBLE at keeping track of who originally made these albums and 

of what paper collections I used.

All I know is that I had fun making this one, it didn't take hours to make... maybe one 

hour in total and that it will be finding a new home for someone's birthday!!

Oh my deer***

My husband was golfing the other day and came upon a Momma and her

babe!! Not very shy these gals!!

Just a little bit of sweet stuff***

Over the weekend, my godson Rob and his girlfriend Stace joined us for lunch before he heads off

to Winnipeg, Canada to continue his work with the Canadian Air Force.

We had a lovely lunch of stuffed chicken breast, rice pilaf and Greek Salad.

I made the rustic berry tart pictured above for dessert!  Served with 

a bit of sweetened whipped cream.  It was lovely!

The chocolate chip cookies were made over the weekend too

to share with my kids and for my husband's occasional sweet tooth.

Last night good friends from our old neighbourhood joined us for drinks

and a few appetizers.

I made crostini with whipped feta and fresh market tomatoes.

My daughter in law Alix first made this a while back and I just love

it!  It is from one of Ina Garten's cookbooks.

Also made BBQ'ed pork satays and peanut sauce and

roasted shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce.

Cheryl and Peter brought a yummy artichoke and cheese dip!

Nice to catch up with good friends.

Time for some cards***

I have been crafting!!  

Two cards last night... 

My new Wplus9 stamps in the first one

watercolored a bit...

The second one - Tim Holtz birds

coloured with Copics!

Love those birds!!

Happy Canada Day*** and Birthday Celebration***

Happy Canada Day!!!

The weather turned out to be fabulous. 

Landon will be 29 on Friday so we celebrated his birthday

with LOTS 

of good food... Ribs, Couscous salad with fresh cherries and feta,

burgers, smoked whitefish dip, tomato crostini with whipped feta, basil and 

pine nuts.

What a wonderful day to be able to spend it with people that you love!!

Travel ***

Over the past year or so we did do some travelling.  More than we have done in 

quite some time.

San Diego, Florida, Halifax, Los Angeles,

Palm Springs, Las Vegas

It's always nice to see other parts of the world.  

Visit with friends and family.

Good food and good wine.

And then share***

New Blog...New Start...

Hello!!  

For those of you who followed 2BKrafty I am here again under

a new name!

Stories from the Orchard

will still be about crafting and cooking

and wool projects and punch needle
and family stuff!

All the things that I love to do and people
I love to be with!!

Our younger son Tyler married his true love Alix two years ago

and our older son Landon married his best friend Britt just three weeks ago.

We have two wonderful sons and now we have two beautiful daughters.

I am excited to get back into the blogging world and to

my wonderful world of crafting and cooking.

I have been doing both but have not had the time, energy, or inclination

to post... Plus I lost my little camera that I always used, bought a new one

and am just figuring out how to use it with my computer.

People have asked me how it feels to have both my children married.
It feels wonderful and calming.
Both my boys have been out of the house for quite some
time so we are used to them not being here.

And to know that both boys are as happy as they are
makes our hearts happy too!