First Friday with the Crew

TIME FOR SOME FUN

It's a QUICK SIX MONTH

HEY CREW...

ANGI: I mow myself. I actually enjoy it. Very relaxing for me until I get the the last third of my yard in 100 degree heat. (I have a huge yard.)

C.H.: I only mow if my DH (darling hubby) isn't around to do it. It's an old mower and getting the pull cord to work...well doesn't always work for me ;)

JACQUI: I live in a condo, so I don’t have a lawn but if I did, I’d mow it myself. It would remind me of being young and having that job on the farm. The scent of cut grass is still one of my favorites.

LIZBETH:  We mow our own lawn in a pretty unique (some would say insane) way. We live on five acres and our "yard" takes up a little over one of those. My hubby has refused to buy a riding lawn mower, claiming walking behind the Toro is his best exercise. We have four parts to the lawn--front and street, hillside, garden stretch, and the back yard. All together it takes about eight hours--we split it up into 3-4 nights per week. I usually have the garden area, hubby does the rest. During the summer we spend a LOT of time in the yard!

ANGI: We had grilled brats on Hawaiian rolls with spicy mustard, along with grilled fresh corn.

C.H.: Tacos! It's what was in the freezer ;)

JACQUI: Perogies (I think this is the Canadian spelling) because I'm part Ukrainian.

LIZBETH:  We had traditional burgers and brats with fruit salad, potato salad, green salad, chocolate cake and brownies. And wine. And lemonade with a little Minnesota vodka added. (And yes, that's a thing--it's called Gray Duck vodka and it's made with corn!) You'll be glad to know we didn't let the little kids in on that...

ANGI: Lena Diaz's SMOKIES SPECIAL AGENT.

C.H.: Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts (re-reading it)

JACQUI: Stephen King’s On Writing

LIZBETH:  Nora Roberts' "The Liar." 

ANGI: "You've got to be kidding."

C.H.: "Merry Christmas, Love."

JACQUI: Her destination was in sight (Fitting because my destination - as well as my heroine’s - is in sight. Mine being: writing the last scene of my story-in-progress).

LIZBETH:  Yeah, he’d miss her, too, but that only told him their connection was getting far too close.

ANGI: Homemade vanilla for the Fourth, AND a strawberry cupcake.

C.H.: Tin Roof Sundae (Turkey Hill brand with chocolate covered peanuts!)

JACQUI: Neapolitan ice cream

LIZBETH:  Dark chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream frosting and chocolate mousse filling. 

ANGI: Nothing in the sun, at the ocean. Seriously. I can daydream on the beach for hours and hours. I might read a bit. I ALWAYS am inspired to write. Absolutely, hands down my most favorite thing to do year round.

C.H.: Make jelly! Our daughter and grandsons came over July 3rd to help pick red currants in our side yard. They make a delicious tart jelly. We add them to my great-grandmother's Butter Cake recipe...or my special Cream Scone recipe ;)

JACQUI: Take a walk in a park or, even better, a forest or a field. And take pictures of the flowers. And then relax afterward with an adult beverage :)

LIZBETH:  Go camping. Love being outdoors, hiking long trails, eating from Dutch ovens and off sticks poked through food and held over a campfire, then sitting and watching the fire for hours with no cares in the world before crawling into our tent. Best treat then? A thunderstorm that ends well before dawn but tattoos on the tent all night!