{"id":573897188,"date":"2024-07-30T21:20:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T01:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573897188"},"modified":"2024-08-01T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:40:06","slug":"backyard-to-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2024\/07\/30\/backyard-to-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard to table"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slow day, as it should be. The only problem is I need to figure out how to do more with the slow days. Even the days I don’t want to do a lot, or perhaps especially on those days. The only other problem is I need to find a way to make something productive come of the slow days. (Hashtag, summer problems.) <\/p>\n

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We’ve been enjoying the first products from our backyard garden. Two cucumbers came out yesterday. They went into a fresh salad that we had with lunch yesterday and dinner this evening. <\/p>\n

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I wonder what we’ll bring in next? Probably the peaches. They’re getting close, and the first ones will come off the tree later this week, I’d bet. <\/p>\n

We’ve still got a lot of peaches from last year’s harvest in the freezer. I had a giant peach smoothie for dinner Sunday night. You see, I forgot that we bagged some for smoothies, and bagged larger quart bags for general purposes. I grabbed a quart bag. I had a giant smoothie. Then I had another. And then a bit more. <\/p>\n

Peaches, honey, a touch of milk, and that’s it. Somehow I didn’t think that’d make up dinner, but you can put … about a quart’s worth of peaches in a quart bag. And that’s a lot of peaches!<\/p>\n

I sat outside and listened to the crickets and some music and enjoyed a lot of fresh frozen fruit. It was peaceful. And also peachful. <\/p>\n

So it’s slow, but look what’s going on outside. <\/p>\n

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Quite lovely, innit? That’s why I sat outside Sunday night. Why I’ve got to remember to do that more and more. <\/p>\n

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Last night we loaded up the car — my uncle-in-law came to join us, and we all picked up my god-nieces-in-law (just go with it) — and went over to see the local guys play the visiting Yankees. We had some nice seats. <\/p>\n

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But it was not a good game for the home team. Aaron Judge hit two home runs. The Yankees collected four more dingers, which have become quite boring, I’d say. Also, we saw a position player, the Phillies’ backup catcher, pitch the final inning in a game everyone just wanted to end.<\/p>\n

We ran into one of The Yankee’s students leaving the park, so that happens now. <\/p>\n

We got the girls home and caught up on the night’s Olympics. It was a full fun night of sportsing. And we had more sportsing today, which was probably the most productive bit of my Tuesday, truth be told. (Hashtag, summer problems.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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