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08/29/2015 00:05 #60190

Happy Birthday Terry
Category: birthdays

I love you so much... even if you hate your kindle ;)

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08/23/2015 22:56 #60182

Mather's Arch Fort Erie Robbery Or Crazy
Category: canada

We biked over to Windmill Point in Fort Erie for a swim this hot afternoon. On the way back we stopped at Mother's Arch. Either someone was robbed and lost their purse filled with only a giant cross and hand creme, or they went crazy.

Other clues we envelope full of tax papers and crazy God scrawl in the fountain, and Bob Marley tee-shirt on the bike rack.

The cross in the pursue was marked as costing $24.95, so someone really cared about it.

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08/23/2015 22:51 #60181

Frat House Life
Category: fratlife

Saturday night I had an allergy based migraine so I stayed home and went to bed early.

I woke up to a bunch of our friends using the giant metal spoon for a spanking contest to see who could hit harder.

Not sure how the bear head got involved but it made for a real interesting situation.

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08/23/2015 22:43 #60180

Beans And Greens
Category: food

Got some amazing baby swiss chard from the Clinton Bailey market. In fact a giant bag for only 2 bucks. Every piece perfectly clean so that if didn't even need to be picked through at all.

I mixed that with white navy beans, roasted garlic, chopped artichoke hearts and put it on speghetti. Then I sliced some aged Gouda and aged Asiago over the top.

Paired it with some spicy chicken sausage from the grill, yum!

We also grilled some squashes. This year I tried grilling that ugly yellow squash with the bumps on the skin. Its really good. Just brush on some olive oil, salt and pepper and grill till soft.

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08/23/2015 22:38 #60179

Bubblegum Plums - Clinton Bailey Market
Category: fruit
We got what was called bubblegum plums at the Clinton Bailey farmers market on Saturday. If you haven't been there you really have to go this Saturday. Prime harvest season, so much stuff, so cheap it will blow your mind.

Apparently these plums are marketed as bubblegum plums but I read the hybrid that has been around for a while.

Toka is known as the bubblegum plum and has been around for a very long time. The fruit is very nice if properly ripened. Its prunus Americana (Native American plum) x prunus simoni (Chinese plum apricot.



Its unbelievable how much they smell like bubblegum. Like bazooka joe style pink bubblegum. My guess is whoever invented bubblegum used this as a base.

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