Author: Liz

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Crustless Quiche

4 eggs
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 Tablespoon flour
2 Tablespoons melted butter
Pinch of salt
Pinch of nutmeg
2 cups cheese: I used 1 cup Monterrey Jack, 1 cup cheddar and a little pecorino

Beat all the ingredients – through cheese – together with a whisk until blended. Butter a pie dish and scatter a mixture of the cheese over the bottom of the pie dish. I then added 1 zucchini (grated), 1/2 small sweet onion sliced thin and some roasted red pepper diced. Pour egg mixture over top. Sprinkle nutmeg. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes until the custard is firm, puffy & slightly brown.

Good out of the oven and even better cold the next day.

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Rollin’ with it

According to NOAA, our week of cool was to come to an end today.

But, it started cool and took until late afternoon to really feel hot.

We topped out at 85 vs the 91 forecast…at my house, anyway.

And we enjoyed.

So.

Yes, I decided not to sell the house (property).

The timing was wrong on several fronts:
realtors expressed that I overpriced and they passed that on to their clients
showing the house meant a spiffing up and disruption as I got us all in the motorhome for a 2 hour window around the showing time
I didn’t have a good idea of where I wanted to go
Bear and Auggie are doing so well here
I’m not unhappy here
I have 2 neighbors that are GOLD: Mike and Nancy next and Jesse and Melanie across the road. GOLD!!

Yes, I have the dream of the little house, etc., but the current reality is pretty darn good also.

The timing was just wrong for me and for us.

I am so happy and relieved to not be “selling”.

And the fact that the Yellow Jacket thing appears to be a non-thing and the woods, the front porch, Beardog point – all are enjoyable – BONUS!

The construction…about 150-175 yards from the front porch.

UGH.

But we are rollin’ with it :) !!

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Normal

This time last year I was complaining and worrying about yellow jackets.

This year, despite the April/May trapping of A LOT of queens- I figured I didn’t trap them all and percent-wise, etc – I thought we were in for another bad year, but NO yellow jackets. No Wasps, No nothing of the flying/stinging/biting sort of insect.

I have been sitting on the front porch with a sweet beverage and/or a snack and have not been bothered by any flying thing.

Same with a chair on Beardog point.

Every day this happens, I am grateful.

Last year, it was buzzy EVERYWHERE.

This year, we sit, we walk and it is “normal”.

HOO- RAH!!!

But, I cannot believe it is the last week of July.

And then it will be August.

Last year August was difficult. Bob’s stuff and losing Bob.

I miss that darn Bob and have been dreaming about him.

Nothing to do but go forward.

And try to get to normal.

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The week in review

The week went swimmingly until Thursday…

It was a wonderfully cool week weather-wise.

The dire forecast of severe weather and wind did not happen in my neck of the woods.

But, there were plumbing issues…and those will extend into next week. (washer drain…)

It is always something.

Still, more good than difficult, this week so we say YEA!!

In a nutshell:
cool weather
I decided to take the house/property OFF the market!
We are all well!
Between my next and across the road neighbors we are doing a kind of 3-way barter to get all of our properties ship-shape!

Onward.

Part of the 3-way thing…trees down to be split and stacked and split with the neighbor who took them down.

The boys enjoying…

The boys having a conversation…

The clear blue sky…no smoke…and cool!!!

Shell peas from Farmer’s market. SO good. I had them with butter and salt and spaghetti for a side with seared Copper River King Salmon and also with chicken and gravy over potatoes.

It looks like Fall, but it was today…Saturday 7/26. Two windstorms brought down a number of branches. I had picked up the large things but there were a number of medium sized things…too big for the little green machine to eat…so I got out the rake this cool morning and did some cleaning up.

The week in review.