Crab — Bait to Plate . . .

We’re still not done with that gorgeous chinook salmon my brother brought to last weekend’sfamily gathering.  After the leftovers were stripped of meat for the fishcakes, there was still head, skeleton, and odds ‘n ends…

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Fish Cakes, Get your Fish cakes right here . . .

Remember Saturday’s fish, caught by my bandana-ed brother in the background there, being expertly filleted by my son-in-law, the cook. While he and my brother prepared the fish to bone-free grill perfection, they put aside…

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On the Beach . . .

 We’re still busy playing.  So instead of words, may I offer you some beach art?  Wondrous found objects from the place where tide meets land, flotsam and jetsam mixing it up with dried seed pods…

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Simple Summer Pleasures

   It’s been busy ’round here. But we’re not just changing beds and cooking meals and washing dishes.  We’ve had some lively conversations, consumed numerous bottles of very decent wine, eaten some wonderful meals together,…

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House Guests, Bathtub Races, Birthdays — Summer’s Here!

Friday afternoon Daughter #3 arrived, Saturday morning two of her friends, Saturday afternoon another one, then Sunday morning her husband. Shortly after that, Daughter #1 unpacked, with her husband and our granddaughter, and we all…

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