Get the latest photos and ramblings from Corinne, Mike, and Anders living in the Columbia River Gorge.
Anders has a set of those wooden tower blocks, as just about every child in America did. He can be pretty creative with them and often surprises us. One day he created this scene and then told us that it was the Space Needle.
This is definitely a sign of our times...
Anders had built something with his Tinkertoys. (Remember those?) When Corinne walked in, she asked him what it was that he had built.
Without missing a beat, Anders responded: "I don't know. Let's find out. Let's look it up. Where's my phone?"
He then proceeded to pull out his toy flip-phone, push some buttons, then say "Oh, it's a spinning wheel."
I can't imagine where he learned that.
- Mike, Corinne, and Anders Rocket
Recently the three of us walked out to our garden to pick some flowers for a bouquet. Most of the flowers were still in full bloom, but Anders particularly liked how "fluffy" the zinnias were.
Thanks to a long summer, our garden was still producing prolifically into October. When it looked like the first frost was coming, we harvested whatever was left: tomatoes, tomatillos, boxes of squash, and piles of herbs. We spent most of a weekend cooking and canning: Zucchini Dill Pickles, Chile Verde Sauce, and a wonderful Tomato and Sage Sauce. All made from garden ingredients! (Thanks to Debbie for some of her garden plum tomatoes.)
The blender technique to this particular recipe was a bit unusual for a tomato sauce. But with so many different varieties and colors, the process was beautiful.
