Heading West...far West

It is that time of the year again.  Packing up for our summer trip.  The freezer and refrigerator are almost empty.  Plans have been made and now the packing for the next 2 days.  In the next month we will be driving from central Florida to the coast of Oregon.   We are going to see family, attend my class reunion and meet two blogger friends in Oregon.  I have already met Diana from "Voice in the Garden," but this time we will also meet Cathy from "Wives with Knives."  And then, our summer in Montana in our travel trailer.

First of all, I have been very lack in blogging as I have gotten into several knitting projects and you know how it is...you can't do both.  We have also  enjoyed watching a mockingbird lay build a nest and lay four eggs in our oleander bush.  Each time we tried to peek, we were bombed by the mama bird, flying right into our hair.  And then yesterday, we saw one young bird hanging on a branch and chirping loudly and then this morning, all the babies are gone.  It seems odd that they can fly already, but the books say 12 days after birth they are ready for flight lessons.

I also have some questions to answer.  Yes, the bacon jam was delicious.  We ended up finishing it on a cracker with cheese with the bacon spread on top.  Very nice afternoon cocktail treat. Surprisingly, it did not give that greasy feel in the mouth that might be expected.   I will need to make this again when there are more men around.  But, when it comes right down to it, bacon and eggs or bacon and onions sauteed together in any German dish still seems to be my favorite way of eating it.

And the celery we planted a few months ago.  I have actually been using it and it still is growing.  No, it does not have the thick ribs of the celery you are familiar with, but the leaves are beautiful and the taste is good.  It was a great experiment.  Now I will be curious to see if it is still alive when we come back in the fall.

I will be blogging when the moose visit us or if it snows earlier than expected and when the Internet is working up to par.  Enjoy your summer.  I know ours will be busy.