Dinner plans for tonight

Tonights meal, cannot wait as I think it will be really good. Orange roughy fish that will be baked with a nice big stalk of fennel and a bit of tarragon and thyme, French bread with real French butter that we got from the farm market this morning and butter parsley potatoes, viva la carbs!! Jeff heard a program on public radio a couple weeks ago that was talking about French butter being unique to the region and season, season due to what the cows have been grazing on, and region as to whats available. Since then we have been wanting to try it, and today our favorite cheese purveyer, Nala's Fromagerie from Green Bay just happened to have some!! I can't wait, should be good and a great finish to a hectic week!!!

HOG Harley Owners Group Wisconsin Rally

This weekend here in Appleton, Wisconsin, there are literally thousands of Harleys riding around town. The annual state rally is being held here, there will be a parade of bikes going right down College Avenue past Kindred Spirits this afternoon. Should be interesting and exciting, and what a hot, steamy weekend for this! Cool! Jason and Amy brought Jason's Harley over last night, the two year restoration was just finished a couple weeks ago. Since then, 2 shows, 2 first places!! He gave us a ride, which was awesome. We joked about Jeff needing to wear a seat belt, a couple weeks ago he fell off the 4 wheeler by accident in Upper Michigan and needed medical attention. Do you know that medical grade super glue is used instead of stitches? It really works! And that at the hospital (45 minutes away) emergency room, you take a number, just like at a deli or bakery, and wait for your turn. Since Jeff was the only one in the waiting room bleeding, we had hoped his number would be called soon. As a get well present, Jason and Amy sent him a U. P. care package, consisting of a seat belt cut from a junked out car, an emergency blanket to keep shock from setting in, some antiseptic wipes, a big tube of super glue and some aspirins.

Garden update

With all the rain lately, the garden has been pretty happy (so are the weeds!). The beans are being enjoyed by the rabbits, the potatoes are up, corn is about 4 inches tall and the shallots are doing really well. Not bad for a late start this year. Tomatoes are green but no sign of blossoms. Thanks to my friend Cindy I am experimenting this year - growing my first artichoke! She gave me a beautiful plant and since it will need to overwinter to produce the chokes next year, I transplanted it into a larger sized pot.